Lesson Planning
Poetry
English Year 2/3 Spring Poems by the Same Poet
Zaro Weil
Discover the beautiful poetry of Zaro Weil and enjoy responding to and writing poetry, learning poetic terms along the way. Explore word classes and write instructions for growing beans. End the block by writing an adventure story inspired by the poems studied.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Explore poems, identify features and write poetry
(suggested as 5 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
Cherry Moon by Zaro Weil
Unit 2 SPaG: Identify and use verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs.
(suggested as 2 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
Cherry Moon by Zaro Weil
Unit 3 Composition: Instructional and descriptive writing
(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
Cherry Moon by Zaro Weil
Weblinks
How to grow a bean plant in a jar
Draw with Rob - Butterfly
Unit 4 Composition: Writing stories inspired by poetry
(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
Cherry Moon by Zaro Weil
Optional Text
A Child’s Garden of Verses by Robert Louis Stevenson
Weblinks
How to make origami boats