Lesson Planning
Non-fiction
English Year 2/3 Spring Information Texts
Adaptation
Using Darwin's Super-Pooping Worm Spectacular, Polly Owen and Moth: An Evolution Story, Isabel Thomas find out more about animal adaptations.
The planning and resource documents for each session in this English block are free to all users.
Unit 1 Core: Exploring information texts about animals
(suggested as 5 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Darwin's Super-Pooping Worm Spectacular, Polly Owen. Wide Eyed Editions.
Moth: An Evolution Story, Isabel Thomas. Bloomsbury Children's Books.
Selection of information texts about animals, including insects.
Websites
Isabel Thomas reads Moth: An Evolution Story (5:03)
Kids National Geographic Fish
Kids National Geographic Insects
Unit 2 SPaG: Using Expanded Noun Phrases
(suggested as 2 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Darwin's Super-Pooping Worm Spectacular, Polly Owen. Wide Eyed Editions
Unit 3 SPaG: Extending sentences with conjunctions
(suggested as 3 days)
Active Learning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Moth: An Evolution Story, Isabel Thomas. Bloomsbury Children's Books.
Websites
Isabel Thomas reads Moth: An Evolution Story (5:03)
Unit 4 Composition: Writing an information page about amazing animal adaptations
(suggested as 5 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Moth: An Evolution Story, Isabel Thomas. Bloomsbury Children's Books.
Websites
Isabel Thomas reads Moth: An Evolution Story (5:03)
Wildlife Trust Online Database
National Geographic Kids
Animal Fun Facts