Unit C – Story Fables
This English scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to explore and describe some of the different characters settings and events that can feature in traditional fables, identify families of words with common spellings and practise punctuating direct speech in sentences based on Aesop’s Funky Fables.
Explore and describe some of the different characters settings and events that can feature in traditional fables that teach the reader a moral lesson
Lesson One : Word Combinations
Explore how to select and combine different sets of prefixes, suffixes and word roots to make collections of words from the same spelling family to use when describing characters from a fable
Lesson Two : Character Lists
Practise selecting and compiling lists of matching words that can be used in fables to describe the appearance and behaviour of different story characters
Lesson Three : Story Dialogue
Practise using speech marks to punctuate dialogue sentences from a fable that can be used to show character traits and narrative actions
Lesson Four : Fable Ending
Explain and model how to compose an alternative ending to a story fable illustrating the actions and thoughts of characters about the narrative sequence of events
Lesson Five : Fable Writing
Edit and redraft an alternative ending to a story fable to teach the reader another moral lesson through the narrative sequence of events and plot conclusion
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Homophones Matching
Explore the spelling and meaning of some different words that are homophones by matching and listing pairs of words with the same pronunciations
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Friction
Investigate, describe and test the effects of air and water resistance and friction on different objects and materials presenting results using graphs and tables
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Capacity Conversions
Explain and model how to convert between different units of measurement for capacity by comparing and matching capacities in litres and millilitres
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Story Conjunctions
Identify and model how to link clauses in sentences related to some of the special characters and events that feature in different stories