Lesson Planning
Poetry
English Year 3/4 Spring Poems by the Same Poet
Alex Wharton
Enjoy reading and performing poems from Daydreams and Jellybeans. Learn how to punctuate dialogue while writing playscripts. Use fronted adverbials in descriptions. Create poems and short stories inspired by poems from the book.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Reading and performing poems and recognising poetic devices
(suggested as 5 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Daydreams and Jellybeans: Poems to read aloud by Alex Wharton
Please Mrs Butler by Alan Ahlberg
Weblinks
Alex Wharton reads Jellybean
Children's Poetry Archive
Waterfall video
Unit 2 SPaG: Punctuating dialogue
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Texts
Daydreams and Jellybeans: Poems to read aloud by Alex Wharton
Weblinks
Scene from Toy Story 1 when Buzz Light Year arrives
Unit 3 SPaG: Recognising and using adverbials
(suggested as 2 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
Daydreams and Jellybeans: Poems to read aloud by Alex Wharton
Unit 4 Composition: Writing poetry and short 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 Text
Daydreams and Jellybeans: Poems to read aloud by Alex Wharton
Weblinks
Video showing life under the sea