Lesson Planning
Fiction
English Year 3 Autumn Traditional Tales and Fables
Tales from India
Read traditional Indian tales in Madhur Jaffrey’s Seasons of Splendour. Analyse, compare and write own versions. Grammar covers conjunctions, prepositions and adverbs.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Introducing Traditional Stories from India
(suggested as 4 days)
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Texts
The Tiger Child by Joanna Troughton
Seasons of Splendour by Madhur Jaffrey
Group Reader
The Old Man and the Magic Bowl retold by Ruth Merttens
Group Readers
The Old Man and the Magic Bowl
This is a traditional tale from India. In this fascinating story, read how the goddess Parvati helps a poor family and punishes a wicked king. This text is suitable for more children who have begun to confidently read independently, or earlier readers with support.
Unit 2 SPAG: Using prepositions to add information to sentences
(suggested as 2 days)
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SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
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Texts
Seasons of Splendour by Madhur Jaffrey
Presentations
SPAG PowerPoint: Prepositions
Unit 3 Comprehension: Reading and analysing the story of Rama and Sita
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
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Texts
Seasons of Splendour by Madhur Jaffrey
Rama and Sita by Malachy Doyle and Christopher Corr
Websites
Model of the city Ayodhya from www.youtube.com (Watch from 6.42)
Unit 4 SPAG: Using conjunctions to join clauses to add information about time, place and cause
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
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Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
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SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
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Texts
Seasons of Splendour by Madhur Jaffrey
Presentations
SPAG PowerPoint: Conjunctions
Unit 5 SPAG: Using adverbs to express time, place and cause
(suggested as 2 days)
Lesson Planning
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These materials are for a TA or Tutor to use with a small group of children or one child.
They support the learning in class in this unit.
Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
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SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
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Texts
Seasons of Splendour by Madhur Jaffrey
Presentations
PowerPoint: Adverbs
Unit 6 Composition: Writing own version of the story of Rama and Sita
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
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Notes are provided for teacher and TA/Tutor.
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Websites
Hamilton Player telling of Rama and Sita Part I from player.hamilton-trust.org.uk
Hamilton Player telling of Rama and Sita Part 2 from player.hamilton-trust.org.uk