Planning and Activities
Poetry
English Year 3 Summer Poems on a Theme
Animal Poems
Use animal poems to stimulate discussion and analysis. Study description, expanded noun phrases and adverbs. Use them in writing poems about endangered animals.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Read a variety of poems, compare and analyse features
(suggested as 4 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Animal Poems compiled by Jennifer Curry
Poems
(All in resources)
Mother doesn't want a dog by Judith Viorst
Black Cat by Suzanne Elvidge
Claws by Tony Langham
Additional poems (see resources)
Unit 2 SPaG: Tense: present and past progressive and perfect form
(suggested as 3 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Poems
(All in resources)
Night Prowler by Jennifer Curry
The Fox's Foray by Anonymous
Useful Texts
Animal Poems by Jennifer Curry
Websites
For Day 1: Urban foxes from www.YouTube.com.
For Day 2: Friendship with a fox from www.bbc.co.uk.
Presentations
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
Unit 3 Comprehension: Reading animal poems, comparing and creating an anthology
(suggested as 5 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Animal Poems compiled by Jennifer Curry
Poems
Message for the Mosquito who shares my bedroom by Pie Corbett
Pelican Pelican by Celia Warren
Escapades by Michaela Morgan
The Sloth by Colin West
Iguana by Paul Cookson
Mice by Rose Fyleman
Additional poems (see resources)
Websites
For Day 1: Make a simple book from www.YouTube.com.
Unit 4 SPaG: Identifying and using adverbs to modify verbs and adjectives
(suggested as 3 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Poems
(All in resources)
The Cow by Robert Louis Stevenson
Sheep in Winter by John Clare
Rabbit Poem by Pamela Mordecai
Additional poems in resources
Useful Texts
Animal Poems compiled by Jennifer Curry
Websites
For Day 1: Secret Life of Farm Animals - cows from www.bbc.co.uk
For Day 3: Secret Life of Farm Animals - rabbit from www.bbc.co.uk
Presentation
SPaG powerpoint: Adverbs and how to use them
Unit 5 Composition: Reading animal poems; writing a poem based on those read
(suggested as 4 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Animal Poems by Jennifer Curry
Poems
The Whale's Hymn by Brian Patten (see resources)
Additional poems (see resources)