Lesson Planning
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.
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)
Unit 2 SPaG: Verbs and the Present Perfect Tense
(suggested as 2 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
The Wolf’s Secret by Myriam Dahman and Nicolas Dagard
Unit 3 SPaG: Identifying and using adverbials, including fronted adverbials
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
The Wolf’s Secret by Myriam Dahman and Nicolas Dagard
Unit 4 Composition: Writing stories inspired by The Wolf’s Secret
(suggested as 5 days)
