Unit F – Poem Mysteries
This English scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to explore and adapt vocabulary used in a narrative poem to describe characters and settings, practise adding vowel suffixes to words ending in fer and learn when to use semi-colons to punctuate lists based on The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes.
Explore and adapt vocabulary used in a narrative poem to describe characters and settings
Lesson One : Word Building
Select and match different roots and vowel suffixes to build a range of words that can be used to describe a poetry character
Lesson Two : Mystery Lists
Practise using colons and semi-colons to compose lists in sentences about mysterious characters and creatures
Lesson Three : Poetry Verse Changes
Model how to adapt and change the mood in a verse from a poem about a mysterious character
Lesson Four : Highwayman Letter
Compose a letter to a character from a poem describing what could happen next in the story.
Lesson Five : Highwayman Escape
Compose a new verse for a narrative poem illustrating an alternative ending scene for the characters
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Times Tables Division
Practise using facts in each of the times tables to support the division of pairs of numbers when solving a range of problems
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Football Teams
Investigate and record how to format and structure letters that could be sent to and from football teams for different purposes and functions
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School Letters
Practise composing and publishing letters to different members in the school community for a range of functions and purposes
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Living Things and Habitats
Identify, group and compare some of the different plants and animals that live in a variety of habitats around the world