1. Fantasy Stories- Where The Wild Things Are-Maurice Sendak
What are your five senses?
What do I include in a quality setting?
How do precise nouns and adjectives improve descriptions?
Which descriptive phrases help to improve a character description?
7. Create own short story inspired by “Where The Wild Things Are.”
3.Read the book and . Watch the movie trailer. Discuss illustrations. Write a description of one of the characters-use effective adjectives and precise nouns.
4.Three part character picture Label their monster/creature with descriptive language. Word bank provided.
6. Plan your story. Key features for a narrative. What happens at the start? What does your bedroom change into? Where do you go? What do the characters do? What happens at the end?
2.How have artists used items in their settings? Write quality sentences to describe the setting.
1.Study power point of fantasy settings. What can you see hear and smell?
5 Write a short paragraph to describe their monster-are they friendly scary? What do they do with their monster?
What are our top tips for a Fantasy Story?
What should I include in a story plan?
What else should I include my “Wild Thing” description other than how it looks?

2. Reading and writing Poems about Dangerous Animals!
8.How can I write an animal riddle? Use of structure and success criteria. Read own poem using expression and actions.
3. Read the Lion section form Rumble in the Jungle- How could we make our reading more interesting? Use expressive voice and actions
4. Why is this a good quality dangerous animal poem? Animal name, what it looks like, what it’s doing and what it sounds like
5.What should we include in our success criteria for an animal poem?
7. Have a poem/riddle on the board that has good quality adjectives but no punctuation, capital letters, full stops or commas. Shared improvement. Which punctuation marks are needed in the animal poems?
2. Which adjectives and verbs are used by the author to describe the animals?
1. Read extracts from Rumble in the Jungle. Which words and phrases describe what the animal is like and how it moves?
6. What are Alliteration, Onomatopoeia,
and Similes?

3. Stories with Familiar Settings- The Tiger Who Came For Tea- Judith Kerr
8. What should I include in a recount?
How do I write in the past tense?
3.Which feature are needed to make an invitation? Good clear handwriting. Capital letters for days of the week. Proper Nouns
4. What is alliteration?-Tiger who came for tea. Panda who came for a picnic. Select alternative title.
5. How do time openers improve my writing?
: Level 1- The, I, My
Level 2 - First, Then, Next, After, Finally.
Level 3 - Later that day, Tomorrow, After, This Morning, Yesterday.
Talk for writing to sequence the story.
7. Which time openers help to sequence my story? Story sequence with a beginning, middle and end.
2. How do accurate punctuation and spelling improve my sequencing sentences?
1. What are my favourite parts of the story and why?
6. Which connectives can I use to create complex sentences.
Level 1- and
Level 2- but
Level 3 – because, however, so, then
Study PWP of the book
Pictures and captions.

4. Explanation Texts/ Non Chronological Reports – Non Fiction- Discovery Sharks Jonathan Sheikh - Miller
8. What should I include in a non chronological report? Use key facts- how they breath, what they eat… Top tips
adventurous word choices, compound sentences and accurate punctuation.
3. What is a glossary? Model making a class glossary. Know the order of the alphabet. First and second letters.
4. How can I write interesting answers to questions? Use connectives-then because. E.g Why do sharks need so many teeth?
5. How do I add information to a diagram?
Produce your own labels–linked to sharks teeth and own teeth –scientific vocabulary.
7. How can I use the Internet to research –
2. Why would I use an index ? Write questions using question marks.
1. What are the features of non- fiction texts? Layout, diagrams. Produce a list of features.
6. When would I use a comma in lists? Key words linked to shark teeth- commas in lists

5. Writing a story in familiar settings –A Lion in the Meadow by Margaret Mahy
8. What should I include in my own fantasy story with real and fictional parts?
3.Which word groups improve imaginative descriptions?
4. Which words can help to sequence my writing?
5. How do time openers structure events win your writing?
: Level 2- First, Next, Then.
Level 3 - Later that day, Tomorrow, After, This Morning, Yesterday.
7. Which other animal would they want to find in the meadow? Substitute the dangerous animal! What should I include in a description?
2. How do adjectives improve writing?-big roaring whiskery lion. Enormous, grey wrinkly elephant
1. What makes a good quality story?
6. How do connectives and conjunctions help to create complex sentences?
Level 2- but
Level 3 – because, however, so, then