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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Garden Numbers
Identify and model some of the different calculation techniques that can be used when adding pairs of single digit numbers
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Summer Stories
Practise composing and presenting narrative stories with familiar settings to illustrate the events and experiences that could happen during the summer
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Fraction Numbers
Investigate how to use concrete equipment, diagrams and calculations to identify and record the matching fractions of different numbers
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Family Holiday Lists
Explore how to compile sentences punctuated using commas to list some of the special things that families can use, complete and experience on a holiday