Lesson Planning
Fiction
English Year 1 Summer Stories on a Theme
Superheroes
Superheroes All Sorts, Super Daisy, Superhero ABC will inspire your class to read and write! Study antonyms and punctuation while producing comic strips based on invented superheroes.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core Unit 1 – Read, recognise and enjoy a text about superheroes
(suggested as 4 days)
Group Readers
Superheroes All Sorts
A quite superb book which points out that there are many types of superhero – human and otherwise! All children (and adults) will love the illustrations which can make us laugh out loud. This text is perfect for beginning readers.
You Will Need
Group Reader
Superheroes All Sorts by Ruth Merttens
Unit 2 SPAG: Spelling of plurals and words ending –ed and -ing
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
Group Readers
Superheroes All Sorts
A quite superb book which points out that there are many types of superhero – human and otherwise! All children (and adults) will love the illustrations which can make us laugh out loud. This text is perfect for beginning readers.
You Will Need
Essential Text
Class book from Unit 1
Websites
DC Super Friends Episode 13, League Vs. Legion from www.YouTube.com
DC Super Hero Girls , Season 3 from www.YouTube.com
Group Reader
Superheroes All Sorts by Ruth Merttens
Unit 3 Composition: Recognising and writing antonyms and comparisons
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
Group Readers
Superheroes All Sorts
A quite superb book which points out that there are many types of superhero – human and otherwise! All children (and adults) will love the illustrations which can make us laugh out loud. This text is perfect for beginning readers.
You Will Need
Essential Text
Super Daisy by Kes Gray and Nick Sharrett
Group Reader
Superheroes All Sorts by Ruth Merttens
Unit 4 SPAG: Alphabet and initial sounds; using capitals for proper names
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
Superhero ABC by Bob McLeod
Unit 5 Composition: Write dialogue and produce a comic strip about a superhero
(suggested as 5 days)
Lesson Planning
Group Readers
Superheroes All Sorts
A quite superb book which points out that there are many types of superhero – human and otherwise! All children (and adults) will love the illustrations which can make us laugh out loud. This text is perfect for beginning readers.
You Will Need
Group Reader
Superheroes All Sorts by Ruth Merttens