Unit A – Running Wild
This English scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to investigate the main characters and settings in a story by a significant author set in a rainforest, explore spellings of words with tious and cious endings and write and change sentences using relative clauses based on Running Wild, Michael Morpurgo.
Investigate the main characters, settings and sequence of events in an adventure story by a significant ’s author that takes place in a rainforest location
Lesson One : Word Suffixes
Explore the spellings and meanings of different words with endings which sound like /ʃəs/ spelt cious or tious to use when describing events from an adventure story
Lesson Two : Sentence Extensions
Practise extending a range of different sentences related to the sequence of events in an adventure story by using relative clauses beginning with when, where, which and who
Lesson Three : Sentence Edits
Practise editing a selection of sections from an adventure story changing from the first to the third person and extending different sentences by adding relative clauses
Lesson Four : Story Questions
Select and record questions that can be used to indicate the thoughts and actions of different characters in a section from an adventure story
Lesson Five : Story Events
Suggest and record an alternative sequence of events with conflict and resolution that might feature in the narrative of an adventure story written by a significant author
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New Start
Explore how to prepare for and deal with some of the new events and special occasions that someone might experience in life
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Viking Settlement
Explore how the Vikings settled and built communities in Britain in the past by referencing their culture and traditions
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Changing Seasons
Investigate changes that can happen to the natural world during the four seasons of the year and reflect on similar changes that can occur in people’s lives
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Chinese Dragons
Select and combine different mouldable and other materials to create masks representing dragons that can be worn during a performance dance