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Aesop's Fables
By Geraldine McCaughrean
ISBN 0582334055
Big Book, Published by Puffin Books
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This Big Book contains a collection of fables that you can use to explore the story themes and morals. Each story has two titles which you can use to compare and contrast.
By Geraldine McCaughrean
ISBN 0582334055
Big Book, Published by Puffin Books
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This Big Book contains a collection of fables that you can use to explore the story themes and morals. Each story has two titles which you can use to compare and contrast.
Chinese New Year Unit
This unit covers Myths and Legends through a seasonally appropriate link to the Chinese New Year. It includes Masks of the twelve Zodiac animals making it an ideal link to Drama.
Available from the Literacy Matters Online Store, £6.99 (single user) or £16.99 (multi user)
This unit covers Myths and Legends through a seasonally appropriate link to the Chinese New Year. It includes Masks of the twelve Zodiac animals making it an ideal link to Drama.
Available from the Literacy Matters Online Store, £6.99 (single user) or £16.99 (multi user)
Jim and the Beanstalk
Written and illustrated by Raymond Briggs
ISBN 0-14-050077-4
Published by Puffin Books
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This alternative version of the traditional tale, Jack and the Beanstalk, provides a good model for writing a sequel to a traditional story. It has the features of a traditional tale including the "rule of three".
Written and illustrated by Raymond Briggs
ISBN 0-14-050077-4
Published by Puffin Books
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This alternative version of the traditional tale, Jack and the Beanstalk, provides a good model for writing a sequel to a traditional story. It has the features of a traditional tale including the "rule of three".
Myths, Legends, Fables and Traditional Tales Unit (Narrative Unit 2)
This four week unit of work is based on the teaching objectives outlined in the new Literacy Framework.
Jack and the Beanstalk eBook
Jack and the Beanstalk is an electronic book allowing pupils to read and write on screen. You can read the existing text or personalise it by writing your own story. You can save, reload and print.
Available from the Literacy Matters Online Store, £9.99 (single user) or £24.99 (multi user)
This four week unit of work is based on the teaching objectives outlined in the new Literacy Framework.
Jack and the Beanstalk eBook
Jack and the Beanstalk is an electronic book allowing pupils to read and write on screen. You can read the existing text or personalise it by writing your own story. You can save, reload and print.
Available from the Literacy Matters Online Store, £9.99 (single user) or £24.99 (multi user)
Insects
Author: Rod Theodorou
Heinneman
ISBN 0-431-03084-7
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This Big Book provides a good model of a non-chronological report.
Author: Rod Theodorou
Heinneman
ISBN 0-431-03084-7
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This Big Book provides a good model of a non-chronological report.
Wolves Y3 & Wolf Facts Y3
This two week unit of work contains a printable version of a non-chronological report as well as individual and group activities at word and sentence level. Additionally you can purchase an electronic version that enables pupils to read and write on screen. The text can be edited so you can use it to write your own report. You can save, reload and print.
Available from the Literacy Matters Online Store, £6.99 & £9.99
This two week unit of work contains a printable version of a non-chronological report as well as individual and group activities at word and sentence level. Additionally you can purchase an electronic version that enables pupils to read and write on screen. The text can be edited so you can use it to write your own report. You can save, reload and print.
Available from the Literacy Matters Online Store, £6.99 & £9.99
Hermit Crabs
Author Lola Schaefer
Raintree
ISBN 1-844-21008-1
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The suggested teaching focus for this big book is to identify the main points of the text and to model making notes.
Author Lola Schaefer
Raintree
ISBN 1-844-21008-1
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The suggested teaching focus for this big book is to identify the main points of the text and to model making notes.
Non Chronological Report Unit (Non Fiction Unit 1)
This unit contains plans for four weeks work, although you might prefer to use the first three weeks plans, returning to the fourth plan later in the year as revision.
This unit contains plans for four weeks work, although you might prefer to use the first three weeks plans, returning to the fourth plan later in the year as revision.
Hostage
By Malorie Blackman
Barrington Stoke Ltd
ISBN 1-842993-75-5
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Angela is snatched off the street to be held hostage. How will she manage to escape? There is action all the way through this book with an exciting cliff hanger ending!
By Malorie Blackman
Barrington Stoke Ltd
ISBN 1-842993-75-5
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Angela is snatched off the street to be held hostage. How will she manage to escape? There is action all the way through this book with an exciting cliff hanger ending!
It's Too Frightening for Me!
By Shirley Hughes
Puffin Books, Penguin Group
ISBN 0-14-032008-3
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An adventure/mystery story written by Shirley Hughes. An eerie old house gives Jim and Arthur the creeps. But they can't keep away, even when a spooky face appears at the window!
By Shirley Hughes
Puffin Books, Penguin Group
ISBN 0-14-032008-3
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An adventure/mystery story written by Shirley Hughes. An eerie old house gives Jim and Arthur the creeps. But they can't keep away, even when a spooky face appears at the window!
Julian Secret Agent
By Ann Cameron
Yearling, Random House
ISBN 0-394-81949-7
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An adventure story, written in chapters, features Julian, his brother Huey and their friend Gloria. Using a variety of settings, the action is based on a series of incidents, each with a separate narrative structure. The text also provides a model for writing in chapters.
By Ann Cameron
Yearling, Random House
ISBN 0-394-81949-7
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An adventure story, written in chapters, features Julian, his brother Huey and their friend Gloria. Using a variety of settings, the action is based on a series of incidents, each with a separate narrative structure. The text also provides a model for writing in chapters.
The Julian Stories
By Ann Cameron
Yearling, Random House
ISBN: 0552548243
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An anthology of amusing and interesting stories about Julian and his family; each short story features Julian as the central character. Julian's father presents a positive and versatile role model as he bakes, gardens and even acts as a dentist with his children! Offering a simple narrative structure, these texts provide good models for writing children's narrative writing.
By Ann Cameron
Yearling, Random House
ISBN: 0552548243
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An anthology of amusing and interesting stories about Julian and his family; each short story features Julian as the central character. Julian's father presents a positive and versatile role model as he bakes, gardens and even acts as a dentist with his children! Offering a simple narrative structure, these texts provide good models for writing children's narrative writing.
Adventure and Mystery Unit (Narrative Unit 3)
This four week unit of work is based on the teaching objectives outlined in the new Literacy Framework.
This four week unit of work is based on the teaching objectives outlined in the new Literacy Framework.
Wolves, Non Chronological Report and Discussion Units for year 3. Contains all you need for two week units of work, lesson plans, differentiated non chronological reports to print, independent and guided group activities and more. (4.8mb Download) PC Version
Year 3 - £6.99 - buy now!
Wolves Facts Single User (PC)
Wolf Facts E Book Non Chronological Report for Year 3. A Electronic Book featuring the Wolves non chronological report, you can edit, save and load text. (7.1mb Download) PC Version
Year 3 - £9.99 - buy now!
Designed by Ken Vail Graphic Design.
Illustrated by Dave Burroughs (Linda Rogers + Associates), Julie Carpenter and Fran Jordan
ISBN 0582 334063 Published by Pelican Books
Also available in small format
A useful text for the layout and features of non-fiction writing; also good for offering opportunities to model note-making of the key points. The information presented provides PHSE and science links.
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ISBN 0-439-99359-8 Published by Scholastics
A lovely anthology of animal poems, providing a variety of forms, which can be used as models for innovation in children's poetry writing
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Cat among the Pigeons by Kit Wright. Illustrated by Posy Simmonds
ISBN 0-14-032367-8 Published by Puffin Books
Word play, nonsense poems, rhyme and alliteration are included in this collection of interesting poems. This selection offers a stimulus for children's own poems.
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Leapers and Fliers: Poems to Share. Anthology Editor Avelyn Davidson.
Front Cover Illustration by Clive Taylor Published by Kingscourt Publishing
ISBN 0-7901-1962-5
A selection of classic and modern poems for the entire year, focusing in the Summer term, on joke poems, word lay and calligrams to inspire writing in these forms.
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Illustrations by Michael Terry.
ISBN 0-7475-4193-0
Published by Bloomsbury Paperbacks
All the animals in the forest are afraid of the formidable crocodile, until one day he develops a problem and has to enlist the help of a tiny mouse to seek a solution. An excellent model for building tension, investigating characters' feelings and providing a good model for writing a character's own account of an incident.
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This is a superbly crafted text which provides an excellent example of a cumulative story. The story is set 'Long ago, when the ticking of time had barely begun..'
Author: Geraldine McCaughrean
Illustrator: Emma Chichester Clark
Publisher: Rigby (Red Giant)
ISBN: 0-433-03243-X
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ISBN 0-552-52731-9 Published by Transworld Publishers
An amusing story about a scruffy mongrel with aspirations of becoming a guard dog. Will he succeed? This chapter book uses a variety of techniques to look at different characters' motives and build tension. It also provides a good model for writing a character's own account of an incident.
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The Hodgeheg by Dick King Smith. Illustrations by Linda Birch
ISBN 0-14-032503-4 Published by Penguin Books (Puffin)
A story of a family of hedgehogs, which live in the garden of a house opposite a park. The family would like to go to the park, but how do they cross the main road? Max, the youngest hedgehog sets out to solve the problem. The text provides a good model for writing a character's own account of an incident.
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The Jolly Postman
ISBN 0-670-88624-6.
Allan Ahlberg
Examples of letters, formal and informal, a postcard, poster and invitation with a range of envelpes provide models for writing to a defined audience and for a particular purpose.
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All the resources required for this week's plan can be obtained free from this site or from the internet. You may find these books useful as additional resources:
Discovering the USA - ISBN 1-874488-25-8 - add book to shopping basket
Postcards from USA - ISBN 1-874488-81-9 - add book to shopping basket
Written by Mem Fox. Design by Steven Woolman
Published by Era Publications
ISBN 1 86374 0244
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ISBN 0-440-86333-3 Published by Corgi Yearling
An anthology of amusing and interesting stories about Julian and his family; each short story features Julian as the central character. Julian's father presents a positive and versatile role model as he bakes, gardens and even acts as a dentist with his children! Offering a simple narrative structure, these texts provide good models for writing children's narrative writing.
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ISBN 0552548243 Published by Corgi Yearling Books
An adventure story, written in chapters, features Julian, his brother Huey and their friend Gloria. Using a variey of settings, the action is based on a series of incidents, each with a separate narrative structure. The text also provides a model for writing in chapters.
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