Unit D – School Poems
This English scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to read and write tongue twisters, humorous poems and word play poetry on the theme of schools, identify word roots that can be changed by adding different prefixes and rehearse and perform a poem to the class.
Read and write tongue twisters, humorous poems and word play poetry on the theme of schools
Lesson One : Prefix Word Match
Play some word spelling games to identify and match different word roots that can be changed and expanded by the addition of a range of prefixes
Lesson Two : Word Determinants List
Select and use the correct determinants before nouns in alliterative phrases for poems about some of the special things seen and used in a school
Lesson Three : Poetry Lines
Select and record vocabulary words that can be used in lines for a poem to describe some of the different objects that are connected to the school
Lesson Four : School Questions
Select and record a set of questions that could be used when composing a short poem about some of the different things that might happen in a school
Lesson Five : Poetry Performance
Select and perform a poem about some of the special things that could happen in a school using the correct tones, expressions and actions for a performance
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Fraction Lengths, Masses and Capacities
Practise using division number skills to calculate and record the fractions of different measurements for length, mass and capacity
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Story Changes
Explore different ways of changing characters, settings and events in a story by a significant children’s author
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Easter Viewpoints
Explore some of the main narrative events in the Easter story and suggest how different characters might have reacted to what happened to Jesus
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Viking Longships
Select, combine and adjust different graphic shapes to create the design that could be used on a replica Viking longship sail