Lesson Planning
Fiction
English Year 1/2 Spring Classic Fiction
Beatrix Potter
Explore the classic stories of Beatrix Potter. Compare stories and write imaginatively in response. Learn about verb tenses and revise sentence punctuation. Sequence events from Two Bad Mice and plan and write a version of their own.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Beatrix Potter and her Tales
(suggested as 5 days)
Group Readers
The Bunny Lady
This is a simple non-fiction text about Beatrix Potter and is centred around her creation of the Peter Rabbit stories. Children can follow key points of her life, supported by the charming illustrations, and understand how she came to write these magical tales!
You Will Need
Essential Texts
The Tale of Two Bad Mice; The Tale of Tom Kitten; The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher; The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck all by Beatrix Potter
Group Readers
The Bunny Lady by Ruth Merttens
Unit 2 SPaG: Verbs – the present and past tense; the progressive form of the past tense
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
Verb Tenses
You Will Need
Essential Text
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter (any edition)
Unit 3 SPaG: Sentence Punctuation
(suggested as 2 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
Sentence Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck by Beatrix Potter
Unit 4 Composition: a new version of The Tale of Two Bad Mice
(suggested as 5 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
The Tale of Two Bad Mice by Beatrix Potter