Planning and Activities

Use Studio Ghibli films and contemporary Japanese popular culture, including Pokémon, to frame the study of haikus & syllabic poems. Use descriptive language & adverbials.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
With TA/Tutor
These materials are for a TA or Tutor to use with a small group of children or one child.
They support the learning in class in this unit.
Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
Back to Lockdown?
If your class or school is having to close for a while, these materials provide a home dimension as well as a clear route map outlining what to teach online, and what to practise at home.
Film
Howl’s Moving Castle – Studio Ghibli (2004)
Websites
Howl's Moving Castle trailer from YouTube.com
Howl's Moving Castle film compilation from YouTube.com (best watched without sound)
With TA/Tutor
These materials are for a TA or Tutor to use with a small group of children or one child.
They support the learning in class in this unit.
Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
Back to Lockdown?
If your class or school is having to close for a while, these materials provide a home dimension as well as a clear route map outlining what to teach online, and what to practise at home.
Websites
The Story of Satoshi from YouTube.com
Bulbapedia - Pokemon characters from bulbapedia.bulbgarden.net
Counting syllables from howmanysyllables.com
With TA/Tutor
These materials are for a TA or Tutor to use with a small group of children or one child.
They support the learning in class in this unit.
Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
Back to Lockdown?
If your class or school is having to close for a while, these materials provide a home dimension as well as a clear route map outlining what to teach online, and what to practise at home.
Essential Texts
Guess Who in the Woods by Jodi Haley
Websites
Counting syllables from howmanysyllables.com
Clip of the sea from YouTube.com
Dawn chorus from YourTube.com
With TA/Tutor
These materials are for a TA or Tutor to use with a small group of children or one child.
They support the learning in class in this unit.
Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
Back to Lockdown?
If your class or school is having to close for a while, these materials provide a home dimension as well as a clear route map outlining what to teach online, and what to practise at home.
Essential Texts
All images and poems provided in resources
With TA/Tutor
These materials are for a TA or Tutor to use with a small group of children or one child.
They support the learning in class in this unit.
Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
Back to Lockdown?
If your class or school is having to close for a while, these materials provide a home dimension as well as a clear route map outlining what to teach online, and what to practise at home.
Essential Texts
All provided in resources
Websites
Summary of Howl’s Moving Castle from YouTube.com
Guidance on counting syllables from howmanysyllables.com
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