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Spring 1 - My Name is Not Refugee by Kate Milner             

A young boy discusses the journey he is about to make with his mother. They will leave their town, she explains, and it will be sad but also a little bit exciting. They will have to say goodbye to friends and loved ones, and that will be difficult. And, they will have to walk and walk and walk. Although they will see many new and interesting things, it will be difficult at times too. A powerful and moving exploration that draws the young reader into each stage of the journey, inviting the chance to imagine the decisions he or she would make. 

To listen to the story click on the link below:

My Name is Not Refugee/ Children's Books Read Aloud

                   We found this bag that belongs to the refugee boy, Salah.

Literacy skills for this text include:

• punctuate sentences using full stops, capital letters and exclamation marks
• use story language and spell key words correctly 
• join words and clauses using and/ because/ when / so that
• use present and past tense correctly
• include details and description 
• write in 1st person

We will finish this literacy unit by writing a diary entry as the main character.

       Story maps and story plans

Autumn 2 - The Fossil Girl by Catherine Brighton

The true story of ten-year-old Mary Anning who, nearly 200 years ago, discovered the first complete fossil of an ichthyosaurus. Mary wants to find a special fossil for her father's shop and when she sees a huge eye staring out of the cliff face she resolves to bring the creature down.

This text will link with our History topic on Significant People, where we will look at the life of Mary Anning.

To listen to the story click on the link below:

The Fossil Girl Story

Literacy skills for this text include:

• write in simple sentences
• punctuate sentences correctly
• use adverbs of time, place and manner / subordinating conjunctions
• use headings and sub-headings
• begin to use paragraphs

We will finish this topic by writing a diary recount

Autumn 1 - Look Up! by Nathan Bryon

Rocket's going to be the greatest astronaut, star-catcher, space-traveller that has ever lived!

But...

First, she needs to convince her big brother Jamal to stop looking down at his phone and start LOOKING UP at the stars.

Bursting with energy and passion about space and the natural world, this heart-warming picture book will reignite your desire to turn off those screens and switch on to the outside world.

We will be looking at this book as part of British History Month theme.

To listen to the story click on the link below:

Look Up! Read Aloud

Literacy skills for this text include:

• write simple sentences with finger spaces
• punctuate sentences using a capital letter and a full stop
• use some story language/ phrases 
• sequence events of the story, include a beginning, middle and end
• join words and clauses using and / because
• use adjectives/ expanded noun phrases

To finish this unit of work we will write our own diary of a trip to space and poems.