Unit B – Animal Adventures
This English scheme of work for Key Stage One gets the children to plan and write a story based on a book by a significant author about an animal kept as a pet by a family, explore words with ge spellings and use apostrophes to show possession based on Mog the Forgetful Cat by Judith Kerr.
Plan and write a story based on a book by a significant author about an animal kept as a pet by a family
Lesson One : Word Sounds
Investigate and match the different spellings of words that contain the /dʒ/ sound that can be used to describe pets that are owned by families
Lesson Two : Pet Sentences
Practise using apostrophes for possession correctly in model sentences to indicate some of the things belonging to different family pets
Lesson Three : Pet Belongings
Explain and model how to use possessive apostrophes in example sentences to indicate some of the items belonging to different family pets
Lesson Four : Pet Story Events
Select and sequence different events to use in a story matching the structure and content of a narrative text about problems caused by a family pet
Lesson Five : Pet Story Writing
Draft and edit a narrative story to illustrate alternative conflict and resolution for the main character in a story about problems that might be caused by a family pet
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Counting Back
Practise using the number technique of counting back to solve and complete a range of abstract and contextual subtraction calculations
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Mother Nature
Explore how mother nature can provide nourishment, protection and support to all living things in different habitats and environments
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Digraphs Word Sums
Investigate the spellings and meanings of different sets of words with a range of initial consonant digraphs
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Van Gogh
Investigate and replicate the work and painting style of a famous artist from the past by producing a matching landscape of the school building