Grandad's Island - 25 lessons with differentiated resources
Resource Pack 1 : Character description of Syd
This is a 5 day Teaching Powerpoint complete with success criteria’s and differentiated resources that include grammar and comprehension and leads to a long writing task - character profile of Grandad. A WAGOLL is included for the long write.
The lessons include talk tasks - comprehension and grammar based on the book and it is pitched at National Curriculum levels. See breakdown of teaching materials below.
All the lessons follow in sequence and each lesson whether comprehension or grammar builds up to the long writing task.
This set of lessons is structured based on the best pedagogical approaches to use in the classroom such as AFL questions to gather what learners already know, the use of talk partners to share learning, allowing learners to choose their own task from MILD, SPICY and HOT (this works wonders for their self-esteem) The tasks are differentiated and progressive you can teach and model on the PowerPoint.
The learners’ can use their work from Day 1 to Day 4 and interweave it into the Long Write. Lessons include a word bank to support EAL/SEN learners and a word bank for all children for the long write.
Lesson 1: Grammar : To use common nouns and adjectives ( describe Syd)
Lesson 2: Comprehension : To raise questions ( about Syd)
Lesson 3: Speaking and Listening : To participate in roleplay and ask questions ( about Syd)
Lesson 4 : Planning : To plan a character profile.
Lesson 5: Composition : To write a character profile.
Resource Pack 2 : Comprehension Questions on Grandad's Island
This is a 6 day DIFFERENTIATED TEACHING POWERPOINT complete with a success criteria for each lesson, talk tasks, learner tasks as well as accompanying resources for the book, Grandad’s Island.
The lessons are based on reading comprehension and it is pitched at National Curriculum levels. Some learning zooms in to making predictions based on the front cover. Other focus on predictions teaches the learners to use what is already known from the text and pictures to predict what will happen next. Children can then apply these skills learnt to other books that they read.
This set of lessons is structured based on the best pedagogical approaches to use in the classroom such as AFL questions to gather what learners already know, the use of talk partners to share learning, allowing learners to choose their own task from MILD, SPICY and HOT (this works wonders for their self-esteem) The tasks are differentiated and progressive and the assessment at the end of the lesson is based on the success criteria.
Lesson 1 - Comprehension: To identify nouns
Lesson 2- Comprehension: To answer questions.
Lesson 3 -Comprehension: To make a prediction.
Lesson 4 - Comprehension: To make a prediction.
Lesson 5 - Comprehension: To make a prediction.
Lesson 6 - Grammar: To raise questions.
Resource Pack 3 : Teaching Powerpoint based on Front cover
This is a 5 day tried and tested DIFFERENTIATED TEACHING POWERPOINT complete with success criteria’s for the task and differentiated scaffolds as well as accompanying resources. All the lessons follow in sequence and the ideas lead up to the long writing task which is to write a postcard and the learners’ can use their ideas from Day 1 to Day 4. It includes a word banks to support EAL/SEN learners. This lesson is structured based on the best pedagogical approaches to use in the classroom such as AFL questions to gather what learners’ already know, the use of talk partners to share learning, allowing learners to choose their own task from MILD, SPICY and HOT (this works wonders for their self-esteem) The tasks are differentiated and progressive and the assessment at the end of the lesson is based on the success criteria.
Lesson 1: To identify nouns in a picture.
Lesson 2: To answer a range of questions.
Lesson 3: To make a prediction.
Lesson 4: To use capital letters and full stops.
Lesson 5: To write a postcard.
Resource Pack 4 : Character description of Grandad
This is an 5 day Teaching Powerpoint complete with success criteria’s and differentiated resources that leads to a long writing task - character profile of Grandad.
The lessons include talk tasks - comprehension and grammar based on the book and it is pitched at National Curriculum levels. See breakdown of teaching materials below.
All the lessons follow in sequence and each lesson whether comprehension or grammar builds up to the long writing task.
This set of lessons is structured based on the best pedagogical approaches to use in the classroom such as AFL questions to gather what learners already know, the use of talk partners to share learning, allowing learners to choose their own task from MILD, SPICY and HOT (this works wonders for their self-esteem) The tasks are differentiated and progressive you can teach and model on the PowerPoint.
The learners’ can use their work from Day 1 to Day 4 and interweave it into the Long Write. Lessons include a word bank to support EAL/SEN learners and a word bank for all children for the long write.
Lesson 1: Grammar : To use common nouns and adjectives ( describe Grandad)
Lesson 2: Comprehension : To raise questions ( about Grandad)
Lesson 3: Speaking and Listening : To participate in roleplay and ask questions ( about Grandad)
Lesson 4 : Planning : To plan a character profile.
Lesson 5: Composition : To write a character profile.
Resource Pack 5 : Setting description of the Island
This is an 4 day English plan complete with success criteria for each day and accompanying resources to support the book, Grandad’s island and can be used as an independent write. Visuals, word banks to support EAL/SEN learners. The activity is based on describing the setting- island according to the 5 senses(see, smell, touch, taste, emotions of character in this setting using adjectives or expanded nouns, powerful verbs and similes and includes a success criteria and picture stimulus on each page.
Lesson 1: To plan a description of a setting using expanded nouns.
Lesson 2: To roleplay and jump into the setting and act out what is seen ,heard, smelt, touch.
Lesson 3: L.O: To describe a setting.
Lesson 4: LO: To evaluate and edit a piece of writing.
