Enormous Pancake

This English scheme of work for Key Stage One gets the children to investigate how to write a story illustrating conflict and resolution about making an enormous pancake based on the structure and content of a traditional story. The class can write lists using commas and select exciting vocabulary to use in their story writing.

Investigate and record how to write a story illustrating conflict and resolution about making an enormous pancake based on the structure and content of a traditional story

Lesson One : Enormous Turnip

Identify and record the sequence of events and characters in a traditional story as preparation for writing a similar story using conflict and resolution

Pancake Toppings

Select and combine powerful adjectives into descriptive noun phrases to use in sentences describing a range of different pancakes toppings and fillings

Lesson Three : Story Lists

Practise using commas to compile lists of characters, settings and objects to match the content and structure of a narrative story

Lesson Four : Pancake Events

Select and record a sequence of story events to illustrate conflict and resolution that could happen in a narrative story about making an enormous pancake

Lesson Five : Pancake Story

Compose and edit a narrative story with a familiar setting based on the structure and sequence of the traditional story. of the Enormous Turnip to show how characters can work to make a pancake

  • Word Matching

    Word Matching

    Identify, match and record the initial sounds that have been used in a range of cvc words beginning with different letters

  • Family Toys

    Family Toys

    Investigate and record how a selection of different toys and games that were owned by families have changed and developed over time

  • Subtraction Digits

    Subtraction Digits

    Model and illustrate how to subtract pairs of single digit numbers within ten using concrete equipment and diagrams to support the subtraction calculations

  • Family Experiences

    Family Experiences

    Practise composing and presenting some example stories with familiar settings to illustrate things that might be experienced by a family