Fiction

English Year 3/4 Autumn Traditional Tales

The Wolf's Secret

The beautiful book The Wolf's Secret, a new story in the traditional style, is the starting point for this block. Focus on the plot, rich language, design and layout alongside learning about adverbials and the present perfect form.

Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.

Core
Unit 1 Core: Reading/discussing stories about The Wolf’s Secret
(suggested as 5 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

You Will Need

Essential Texts
The Wolf’s Secret by Myriam Dahman and Nicolas Dagard
Amulet by Ted Hughes (in resources)

SPAG
Unit 2 SPaG: Verbs and the Present Perfect Tense
(suggested as 2 days)

You Will Need

Essential Text
The Wolf’s Secret by Myriam Dahman and Nicolas Dagard

SPAG
Unit 3 SPaG: Identifying and using adverbials, including fronted adverbials
(suggested as 3 days)

You Will Need

Essential Text
The Wolf’s Secret by Myriam Dahman and Nicolas Dagard

Composition
Unit 4 Composition: Writing stories inspired by The Wolf’s Secret
(suggested as 5 days)

SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation

There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.

You Will Need

Essential Text

The Wolf’s Secret by Myriam Dahman and Nicolas Dagard