Fables Writing KS2

Fables Writing Unit – The Boy Who Cried Wolf
This complete writing unit guides children through the features, structure, and purpose of fables using The Boy Who Cried Wolf as a model text. Through engaging, scaffolded lessons, pupils learn to analyse and internalise fables before planning and writing their own. The unit is ideal for KS2 classrooms, with clear progression, grammar integration and oracy opportunities.

What’s included:
✔ Model text: The Boy Who Cried Wolf
✔ Fully planned lessons with learning objectives
✔ Grammar starters (e.g. fronted adverbials, speech, conjunctions)
✔ Shared writing examples and hot tasks
✔ Boxing-up templates and writing scaffolds
✔ Opportunities for drama, discussion, and performance
✔ Focus on morals and the structure of traditional tales

Skills covered:

• Narrative structure (5-part story)
• Use of dialogue and “show, not tell”
• Coordinating and subordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS & AWHITEBUS)
• Editing and improving work independently
  Perfect for teachers looking to develop confident, purposeful narrative writers through a rich, traditional genre.