Lesson Planning
Non-fiction
English Year 4/5 Spring Instructions and Explanations
The Earth Book
Discover more about our incredible world using The Earth Book by Jonathan Litton. Create information pages and write blogs. Learn how to use parenthesis and create cohesion between paragraphs. Finish the block by writing an explanation text before scripting and recording a podcast.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Reading and creating information texts and blogs
(suggested as 5 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
The Earth Book by Jonathan Litton
Websites
Information page on the Taiga Forest Biome
BBC website Explore Biomes
NASA Earth Observatory page on Biomes
Unit 2 SPaG: Using brackets, dashes or commas to indicate parenthesis
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
The Earth Book by Jonathan Litton
Unit 3 SPaG: Paragraphs, devices to build cohesion
(suggested as 2 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
The Earth Book by Jonathan Litton
Websites
BBC Bitesize Seven Wonders of the World Quiz
National Geographic Kids Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Britannica New Seven Wonders of the World
Unit 4 Composition: Reading and writing explanation texts; creating a podcast.
(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
The Earth Book by Jonathan Litton
Websites
Audacity podcast recording and editing tutorial
Brains On ‘Why is the Ocean Salty?’ podcast