Newspaper report - Stig of the Dump

A whole unit of work based on the book Stig of the Dump by Clive King. The children will write a written report in the style of a newspaper. The sessions last approximately 3 weeks. All objectives come from the Year 3 English National Curriculum.
Resource includes: Lessson PowerPoint with learning objectives, Grammar Geek (How to use this is below), some spelling resources (Spelling Bee sold separately) lesson activities and planning. Some resources are editable to suit your class.

How to use Grammar Geek:

• Introduce the session slide, read out each objective. The colours focus on different parts of grammar: vocabulary, structure and application.
• Give children 5 minutes to complete as much as they can. Support can be given. We complete ours in silence and adults support children across the class.
• After 5 minutes, invite individual children to read the objective and give their answer with explanation e.g. I have put a comma here and full stop at the end because it has two clauses in this sentence.
• After children’s responses, show the ‘teacher’ responses and discuss reasons behind each answer.
  The aim of Grammar Geek is to increase the children’s knowledge and understanding of grammar whilst engaging them in the unit of work. There are spelling sessions weaved in to encourage this skill in students.