Year 1 English Planning and Resources, English Unit of Work based around the  book 'Where the Wild Things Are' by Maurice Sendak. Lesson plans with objectives linked to the KS1 National Curriculum for Reading,  Grammar and Writing Composition. Lessons and worksheets included. Writing Focus: Character Description and Book Review.
 
Planning and resources included only. The book can be purchased here: Where the Wild Things Are
 
Reading Objectives:
Make simple predictions about characters.
To predict what might happen next in a story.
To make simple inferences about a story using clues from the text and pictures.
To sequence, order and retell the story.
 
Speaking and Listening Objectives:
To participate in role-play and freeze frames and verbalise thoughts about characters.
 
Grammar and Spelling Objectives:
To use capital letters and full stops correctly.
To use adjectives to describe nouns.
 
Writing Objectives:
Composing a sentence orally before writing it.
Re-reading what they have written to check that it makes sense.
 
Unit Overview:
In this unit, children will be ‘hooked’ by a mystery scene in their classroom. A letter from ‘Max’ will explain that the ‘Wild Thing’ visited! Children will then be introduced to the story ‘Where the Wild Things Are’ by Maurice Sendak. Shared reading lessons will teach the children to make simple predictions based on what they have read so far. Role play and freeze frames from certain points in the story will encourage children to make inferences based on character feelings and motives. The class will then order and sequence the events of the story based on what they read. Children will then be taught specific grammar and punctuation skills linked to the story. They will revise capital letters and full stops and explore how suitable adjectives can be used to describe nouns. Based on this, children will be required to complete an independent write of a character description based on the adjectives generated within the unit. The final write will lead towards a book review; children will talk through their thoughts about the book and write an honest review based on their personal thoughts.
 
Resources Included in the Zip File:
Editable Planning Documents (8 lessons Microsoft Word Document)
Classroom Display Banner (PDF)
Display Vocabulary (PDF)
Hook letter from Max (PDF)
Hook Wild Thing Images (PDF)
Making predictions about characters worksheets (PDF)
Make a prediction worksheets (PDF)
Role play masks (PDF)
Large Wild Things Storyboard (PDF)
Retelling Wild Things Worksheets (PDF)
Wild Things story map (PDF)
Wild things story sequencing (PDF)
Capital letters and full stops worksheet (PDF)
Capital letters and full stops presentation (PPTX)
Adjectives to describe nouns worksheet (PDF)
Adjectives presentation (PPTX)
Character description writing frames (PDF)
Book review writing frame (PDF)
Word Mat (PDF) 
 
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