KS1 Planning and Resources Unit of Work based around the picture book 'Traction Man Is Here' by Mini Grey. 10 Lessons fully planned with objectives linked to the KS1 National Curriculum for Reading, S & L, Grammar and Composition. Lessons and worksheets included. Final writing piece: Adventure Story Writing.
 
Planning and resources included. The book can be purchased here: Traction Man
 
Reading Objectives:
To draw on what they already know or on background information and vocabulary provided by the teacher.
To discuss and clarifying the meanings of words, linking new meanings to known vocabulary.
To make inferences on the basis of what is being said and done.
To answer and ask question questions. To predict what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far.
 
Speaking and Listening Objectives:
To listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers.
To ask relevant questions to extend their understanding and knowledge.
 
Grammar and Spelling Objectives:
Expanded noun phrases for description and specification.
To recognise and use commas to separate items in a list.
To use exclamation marks effectively
 
Writing Objectives:
 
To write down ideas and/or key words, including new vocabulary.
To encapsule what they want to say, sentence by sentence.
Writing narratives about personal experiences and those of others (real and fictional)
Proof-reading to check for errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation [for example, ends of sentences punctuated correctly].
Read aloud what they have written with appropriate intonation to make the meaning clear.
 
Unit Overview:
In this unit, the class will be greeted with a toy ‘Traction Man Figure’. The class will be presented with the story book ‘Traction Man Is Here!’ by Mini Grey. During shared reading lessons, children will be taught effective reading strategies, beginning with making simple verbal predictions. As they are reading, they will be encouraged to identify unfamiliar vocabulary and make use of word webs to clarify meaning. Using hot-seating, children will begin to ask questions about the characters feelings and then go on to answer inference questions by gathering clues from the text. The children will then notice how the author has used grammar and punctuation effectively to add elements of suspense, action and sound. They will recognise and use onomatopoeia within their own written work, along with exclamation marks. The children will then unpick elements of the text that uses expanded noun phrases to describe Traction Man’s outfits. These noun phrases will then be organised into lists using commas to separate each item. Guided writing lessons will be focused on planning a new adventure story that continues for Traction Man. Children will use their own planning document and draft their own writing using a checklist generated by the children in class.
Resources Included in the Zip File:
Editable Planning Documents (10 lessons Microsoft Word Document)
Character description writing frames (PDF)
Commas in a list (PPTX)
Images of Action Men (PDF)
Inference Question Cards (PDF)
Label the toy figure worksheets (PDF)
Onomatopoeia Worksheets (PDF)
Onomatopoeia (PPTX)
Onomatopoeia design a t-shirt worksheets (PDF)
Planning Action Story Worksheet (PDF)
Blank Story Map (PDF)
Word Web Worksheets (PDF)
Traction Man Writing Paper (PDF)
 
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