Room on the broom Lesson plan

A 50-minute Year 1 literacy lesson based on Room on the Broom, focusing on sequencing and storytelling.

Starter: Look at the cover and predict what might happen.
Shared reading: Read the story, discussing characters, feelings and key events.
Story map: Put the main events in order as a class.
Partner work: Retell the story using actions and “first”, “next”, “then” and “finally”.
Independent activity: Create a four-part story strip with drawings and optional captions.
Plenary: Share retellings and discuss friendship and helping others.
Support: Picture prompts, sentence starters and adult help.
Challenge: Explain characters’ feelings or retell from a character’s viewpoint.

Assessment: Check whether children can sequence and retell the main events.