Planning and Activities
Fiction
English Year 5 Spring Stories on a Theme
Faraway Places
Read and write stories set in faraway places using Cloud Tea Monkeys and Mysterious Traveller. Study relative clauses and expanded noun phrases for concise writing.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Introduction to faraway stories
(suggested as 4 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Texts
Cloud Tea Monkeys by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham
Websites
Fairtrade chocolate production from www.YouTube.com
Fairtrade bananas from www.bbc.co.uk
Unit 2 SPAG: Expanded noun phrases to convey information concisely
(suggested as 3 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Texts
Cloud Tea Monkeys by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham
Presentations
Grammar PowerPoint: Expanded Noun Phrases
Unit 3 Comprehension: Explore how writers use imagery and tension
(suggested as 4 days)
Unit 4 SPAG: Relative clauses; building images
(suggested as 3 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Texts
Mysterious Traveller by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham
Presentations
Grammar PowerPoint: Relative clauses
Unit 5 Composition: Write a story with a faraway setting
(suggested as 5 days)
Planning and Activities
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Texts
Mysterious Traveller by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham
or
Cloud Tea Monkeys by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham
Presentations
Grammar PowerPoint: Relative clauses