Lesson Planning
Non-fiction
English Year 3/4 Summer Letters and Postcards
Dragon Post
Enjoy reading Dragon Post and discussing the structure and form of a range of letters. Have fun writing formal and informal letters while exploring the idea of a dragon as a class pet. Learn about personal and possessive pronouns and when to use a and an.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Reading and writing letters
(suggested as 5 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
Dragon Post by Emma Yarlett
Unit 2 SPaG: Choosing to use pronouns or nouns within and across sentences to aid cohesion and avoid repetition
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Hamilton Group Reader
I’m Sorry by Ruth Merttens
Non-essential Text
Tiger who Came to Tea by Judith Kerr
Group Readers
I'm Sorry
This is a collection of simple letters, hand-written and typed up by a series of pets who all have something to apologise for! Children will love to read these simple and funny epistles, and it makes an excellent text for generating letter writing.
Unit 3 SPaG: Use of the indefinite article a or an
(suggested as 2 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
Dragon Post by Emma Yarlett
Unit 4 Composition: Writing formal and informal letters.
(suggested as 5 days)
