Weekly Plan For Literacy: Year 1

Literacy Key Stage 1: 1 week: Using Adjectives and Inventing Characters Narrative: Adventure and Mystery

Objectives Text/Speaking/Listening Word/Sentence Group activities/Independent Outcomes Read the Night Zookeeper story to accompany this unit. Students will be using this text throughout the week to use as inspiration for a number of tasks. You will need one copy of the story Gorilla by Anthony Browne or similar adventure story. The ch should also experience a number of adventure stories outside of lesson time. See bottom of plan for suggestions. y

a Describe Explain to chn that you are starting to look at adventure Easy Medium/Hard Children can:

d characters stories this week. Discuss what ‘adventure’ means. Children are given Children are to be given a picture and name of the 1. Write n

o using Consider adjectives such as exciting, unusual, scary, pictures (see character in chapter 4 (see session resources). They sentences M adjectives. funny etc. Look at pictures of ‘Night Zookeeper’ (see session resources) are to brainstorm six adjectives to describe the time including 1

n session resources). What kind of adventure do chn think of the three travelling elephant. They must then proceed to write adjectives. o

s En1: 3b,c this might be? Refer to list of adjectives & ask for characters they three sentences in the style of the author. Their 2. Use capital s

e En2: 4 reasons for their ideas. Read the first three chapters of have just discussed paragraph should begin with: “Who is the time letters and full L

: En3: 2a, 3c the story with chn. What is the purpose of each chapter as whole class. travelling elephant? Well I may be the only zookeeper stops. 1 (to introduce a new animal to the reader)? Which Their task is to in the world that can tell you”. Medium/Hard k e characters have we met so far? Split the children up into write three 3. Write in the e

W three groups giving them a character each to focus on sentences style of an (see session resources). 1st rotation: identify adjectives describing each author. used in the story to describe each character. 2nd one using words Use of rotation: review words already recorded and add their from the working adjectives. own to the spider diagram? 3rd rotation: Student’s wall. TD feedback other groups ideas. The brainstorms should Plenary now be placed on your working wall. Bring together children’s ideas. Read their sentences to a partner. Now choose children to share their success with the whole class. What Went Well/ Even Better If (WWW/EBI) y

a Invent a new Read chapter 4 to the chn. Ask Give chn successful Easy Medium/Hard Children can: d

s character. them if their predictions were and unsuccessful Chn sketch (chn use this Chn sketch (chn use this sketch in Art this 1. Identify and e

u similar or different. Can chn add examples of sketch in Art this week) week) their animal at the top of their page and select T

En1: 3b,c to the words on the working descriptive sentences their animal in the middle give them chapter 4 to use as inspiration (see adjectives. 2 En2: 4 wall? Now show children a (see session of their page and session resources). They should aim to write a 2. Invent and n

o En3: 2a, 3c selection of animal pictures resources). In pairs surround with adjectives descriptive paragraph about their animal. TD sketch a new s

s (see session resources). What chn identify which to describe it. They now character. e L

could be special about these they believe are write three sentences to Medium/Hard : 1

animals e.g. spying giraffes? successful and give a describe their animal as 3. Write complex k

e Encourage the chn to imagine a reason why. they did on Monday. descriptive e cross between two different Plenary paragraph in the W animals e.g. giving a cheetah Children to share their descriptive writing from the lesson. Children to raise style of an the wings of an eagle. Chn talk their hand whenever they hear an adjective. Note: read chapters 5, 6 and 7 author. to their partner and come up before tomorrow’s lesson. Use of with an idea for a new night zoo adjectives. animal. Literacy Key Stage 1: 1 week: Using Adjectives and Inventing Characters Narrative: Adventure and Mystery Objectives Text/Speaking/Listening Word/Sentence Group activities/Independent Outcomes y

a Use Hand out copies of Florence the Flamingo (see session Easy Medium/Hard Children can: d

s alliteration to resources). Read the chapter in groups with the chn. Give children a ‘My Give children a ‘My Animal’ profile sheet (see 1. Describe a e

n write a Now ask them to highlight each example of alliteration Animal’ profile sheet session resources) and ask them to answer each character using

d character that they can find. Now share these with the whole (see session question in turn. Their aim should be to include as alliteration. e

W profile. class. Chn now move to the carpet and sit in circle to resources) and ask much alliteration as possible especially within the 2. Complete a

play the alliteration game. Chn all think of an adjective them to answer each likes and dislikes section. E.g. Polly the Penguin character profile. n

o En1: 3a which begins with the same letter as their first name. question in turn. Their likes Ping Pong and Peeling Potatoes. She doesn’t Use of s

s En2: 3c They then move around the circle repeating the chn’s aim is include three like Punching Pandas and Pesky Parakeets. (chn alliteration. e

L En3: 7a alliteration that have proceeded their turn. This activity pieces of alliteration. use animal profile during ICT this week) TD

1 will test the chn’s listening skills. Now play again but (chn use animal

k with their invented animal from Tuesday’s lesson. Give profile during ICT this e

e chn opportunity to change their characters name by week) W using alliteration. Show chn a successful ‘My Animal’ Plenary profile sheet including several examples of alliteration In mixed ability pairs chn read out their animal profiles to a partner. Chn (see session resources). suggest one extra piece of alliteration to improve their partner’s profile. Ch will need this completed profile sheet in Friday’s lesson. y

a To create a Main Teaching: Show children Easy Medium/Hard Children can: d

s game for www.nightzookeeper.com and look at a variety of Give the ch a list of The ch should consider the missions they have 1. Play a game r

u others to profiles focussing on the mission section of each profile. simple rules which already completed in this lesson and invent one of by reading and h

T play. Read out a number of examples and ask the children if they can use as their own. Children should be given the mission following

they can explain why these missions are connected to inspiration (see template to record their ideas (see session instructions. n

o En1: 1a the particular animals. Now as a whole group ask one session resources). resources). 2. Make up my s

s En2: 1j, 1L child to read aloud their profile and discuss what a good Ch to record their own game by e

L En3: 1c mission (rule) for this animal would be. ideas on the mission experiencing

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k Partner activity: The children should now split up into Use of e

e partners and play a selection of missions from the Plenary interactive play. W website (see session resources) (it is ideal if the children Ch find a new partner to play the mission with that they have just created. If can access the site from a laptop, if not; see session the game has problems the children should peer assess and make resources which provide an extensive list of missions). necessary changes. Children will need this rule in tomorrow’s lesson. Literacy Key Stage 1: 1 week: Using Adjectives and Inventing Characters Narrative: Adventure and Mystery 5 Upload For this lesson you will need to have access to an ICT Easy/Medium/Hard Children can: n

o creative suite or laptops for each child in the class. Children to follow instructions given in the main teaching and input their 1. log on to a s

s writing and Begin by logging on to www.nightzookeeper.com using profile, mission and artwork into their night zoo account. TD Website e

L artwork to a your teacher account. Then take the ch to a profile page 2. type into a

1 website. ensuring they are following at each step (see session text box.

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e resources). Model typing into the profile page text 3. upload a file e ICT: 3a, 3b, boxes. When you have finished click submit and your Once they have finished they can submit their work and explore the site to a website. W

y 4a, 4c. animal profile information should appear on screen. Now further by either reading more of the night zookeeper story or navigating Complete profile a

d browse you school network to find an artwork file. Show around the ZOOK. and mission on i r

F the chn how to upload this to the Website using the Website. import a picture function. Explain that the children will be following this same process with their profiles and artwork in the ICT suite.

Now move to the ICT suite. Children should have with them their profile, mission and artwork.

National Curriculum links Lesson objectives Assessment for learning Session resources cross curricular links TD – Teacher Directed

Scroll down for success criteria, book list and websites Literacy Key Stage 1: 1 week: Using Adjectives and Inventing Characters Narrative: Adventure and Mystery

Success criteria for the block – these should be selected & adjusted to match the specific needs of the class being taught. Easy Medium Hard  Understand that an adventure story has  Identify the different stages of an adventure story  Identify and name the different stages of an adventure stages  Take turns to speak in a group, listening to story  Take turns to speak in a group, listening to everyone’s ideas  Take turns to speak in a group, listening to everyone’s everyone’s ideas  Use a story as the starting point of our own writing ideas  Use a story as the starting point of our own  Use suitable descriptive language in own writing  Use a story as the starting point of our own writing writing  Take the viewpoint of one of the characters in a  Use elaborated descriptive language in own writing  Use suitable descriptive language in own story/ write in the role of this character (the Night  Take the viewpoint of one of the characters in a story/ writing Zookeeper) write in the role of this character (the Night Zookeeper)  Begin to take the viewpoint of a character in  Write dialogue, using appropriate punctuation  Identify dialogue in a story a story  Use alliteration when writing a story and a character  Write dialogue, using appropriate punctuation  Write a few sentences to describe an profile.  Understand the structure of an adventure story existing character  Understand the structure of an adventure story  Use alliteration when writing a story and a character  Begin to understand the structure of an  Plan each stage of an adventure story profile. adventure story  Write a chapter for each stage in an adventure  Understand the importance of time sequencing words in  Use alliteration when writing a story and story an adventure story and use these in own writing character profile  Plan each stage of an adventure story.  Plan each stage of an adventure story  Write a chapter for each stage in an adventure story  Write each stage of an adventure story

Books The Night Zookeeper by Joshua Davidson Gorilla by Anthony Browne Other recommended titles include: The Tunnel by Anthony Browne

Websites  http://www.nightzookeeper.com  http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_a_list_of_animal_names_in_alphabetical_order

This is a link to the night zookeeper website which includes additional educational resources to accompany the project. You may also find plans on the site for key stage 1. They come complete with differentiated session resources to suit all ability levels.