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Composition: Rewrite a poem based on original version
The Pobble Who Has No Toes
This is a beautifully illustrated version of the famous poem by Edward Lear. The way that the text is broken up into sub-verses enables children to read it with little difficulty and there is a matching sound file to support them.
Core: Reading a story and poems about monsters
In Every Corner
There are friendly monsters hiding in the corners of this delightful book getting up to all sorts of things. This lovely story provides opportunities for looking at rhyme and a range of sentence punctuation.
Comprehension: Reading, discussing and answering questions
The dog who wouldn't stop barking
The dog who wouldn’t stop barking, by Ruth Merttens, is a story told in the form of a recount, and the illustrations have a humorous cartoon-like feel. Set in a domestic context but with a nice fantasy element, children will follow the narrative and want to find out whether the plan works!
Core: Read and write letters; understand features
The Three Guinea Fowl
This is a clever story with lively illustrations, written partly through the medium of letters. Ideal for teaching this genre of writing, the tale engages children who want to know how the problem is resolved.
Y2 Group Readers (Poetry)
Family Flusters
Children will enjoy reading this colourful book all about Little Pig’s family. We all have our ups and downs and this story is a great starting point for thinking about how we can all learn to get along together.
SPaG: Adjectives and qualifying adverbs in descriptive writing
Boris and Sid find a Tiger
Boris and Sid find a Tiger, by Ruth Merttens, gives a nice twist to familiar animals which turn up in children’s lives. Useful to read alongside information texts on animals as well as fiction, this story is for those who are beginning to decode slightly harder words.