Lesson Planning
Non-fiction
English Year 5 Autumn Blogs and Reports
Travel Writing
Explore exciting destinations through a range of travel writing. Revise pronouns, learn about relative clauses & punctuation, including uses of commas. Write own travel recount.
Start with the core unit to introduce key texts. Then select from comprehension, SPAG and composition units.
Unit 1 Core: Introduction to travel writing
(suggested as 4 days)
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With TA/Tutor
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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Home Learning packs are not being created for this unit.
You Will Need
Texts
Lonely Planet Kids: The Travel Book – A Journey Through Every Country in the World by Malcolm Croft, illustrated by Maggie Li
Desirable Texts
Lonely Planet – The Travel Book
For Day 1: If possible, have a collection of travel books available for children to browse (these could be borrowed from colleagues, a library or children could bring in any they might have at home).
Unit 2 SPAG: Pronouns, including relative pronouns, and relative clauses
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
TAs & Tutors / Home Learning
With TA/Tutor
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.
Back to Lockdown?
Home Learning packs are not being created for this unit.
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
Lonely Planet Kids: The Travel Book – A Journey Through Every Country in the World by Malcolm Croft, illustrated by Maggie Li
Websites
15 Animals to Look for on Safari in Kenya from youtube.com
Presentations
SPAG PowerPoint: Pronouns and relative clauses
Unit 3 SPAG: Commas for clarity
(suggested as 3 days)
Lesson Planning
TAs & Tutors / Home Learning
With TA/Tutor
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.
Back to Lockdown?
Home Learning packs are not being created for this unit.
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
Lonely Planet Kids: The Travel Book – A Journey Through Every Country in the World by Malcolm Croft, illustrated by Maggie Li
Websites
Lonely Planet: Introducing Brazil from youtube.com
Rio Carnival in Pictures 1 from bbc.co.uk/newsround
Rio Carnival in Pictures 2 from bbc.co.uk/newsround
10 Fascinating Facts about Brazilian Carnival
Sounds and Colours, Rhythm and Passion at Sambadrome, Rio de Janeiro
Presentations
SPAG PowerPoint: Punctuation
Unit 4 Composition: Planning, writing and presenting own travel writing
(suggested as 4 days)
Lesson Planning
TAs & Tutors / Home Learning
With TA/Tutor
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.
Back to Lockdown?
Home Learning packs are not being created for this unit.
SPaG: Grammar and Punctuation
You Will Need
Essential Text
Lonely Planet Kids: The Travel Book – A Journey Through Every Country in the World by Malcolm Croft, illustrated by Maggie Li
Website
Long Way Up Trailer from youtube.com
Presentations
SPAG PowerPoint: Summary