Lesson 1: Predict from objects, Wordle, picture and blurb from the story. For the objects, you will have to make your own props. I got some children from another class to help me make a magician’s top hat and wand and printed out some images of magic show tickets. Lesson 2: Inferring from pictures in the book. Task sheet: Write feelings inside the outline of the man. Outside the outline, children could justify their inferences with the body language expressed in the picture e.g. Leon is hiding behind a girl, which suggests that he is feeling nervous.

Lesson 1: Fronted adverbials Lesson 2: Retrieve information (reading skill) Lesson 3: Use prepositions that tell when Lesson 4: Plan an informal letter from Professor Selim Lesson 5: Write an informal letter from Professor Selim. Imagine what this might say.

Used with a year 4 class but can be adapted. Includes flip charts and task sheets. Lesson 1: predict- Wordle and tell me grid. Pictures for prediction key hole activity (Put pictures in an envelope with a cut out hole to reveal part of the picture. ) Lesson 2: inference reading skill Lesson 3: Expanded noun phrase Lesson 4: Plan writing story- collect and organise ideas (writing to entertain) -Boxing up template -Sentence type carousel task sheet -WAGOLL (including SEN version) Lesson 6: Editing writing. (Screen shots of children’s work.) In addition: Exclamatory sentences lesson

Children write a persuasive piece of writing. Slide 1 WAGOLL Lesson 1: Use descriptive language (adjectives and personification) Short writing task: Use descriptive language to persuade people to go to your imaginary world. Lesson 2:Collect and organise ideas. Collect ideas for your writing to persuade people to visit your imaginary world. Task sheets on flip. Lesson 3: Write to persuade.