Lesson Planning
Non-fiction
English Year 5/6 Autumn Reports
Awesome Oceans
Use My Encyclopedia of Very Important Oceans to revise key features of information texts. Research and create information pages for younger children. Learn to use complex punctuation and cohesive devices.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Identifying features of non-chronological reports and summarising information
(suggested as 5 days)
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
There is no spelling and grammar presentation for this unit.
You Will Need
Essential Text
My Encyclopedia of Very Important Oceans Dorling Kindersley
Weblinks
Kraken – 6 Mythical Monsters History.com
Siren – World History Encyclopedia and Kids Britannica
Atlantis – World History Encyclopedia
Mermaids – Kids Britannica
Unit 2 SPaG: Complex punctuation (colons, semi-colons and bullet points)
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
My Encyclopedia of Very Important Oceans Dorling Kindersley
Weblink
Under the Sea: Ocean Animal Moves
Unit 3 SPaG: Cohesive devices
(suggested as 2 days)
Lesson Planning
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
My Encyclopedia of Very Important Oceans Dorling Kindersley
Unit 4 Composition: Plan and produce a double page spread
(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
My Encyclopedia of Very Important Oceans Dorling Kindersley
Weblinks
National Geographic
National Geographic Kids Homepage
National Geographic Kids Sea Stars page