Posted on May 30th, 2009 by misskprimary
I’m going to add my planning and resources for this unit as I do them.
So here’s Week 1 (Chapters 1-3):
kensukes-kingdom-week-1
You’ll need a copy of the book (ideally enough for the children to have copies to refer to during their work). I managed to persuade the school to buy 30 copies of the book last year:
http://shop.scholastic.co.uk/products/1529
Some [...]
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Posted on February 24th, 2008 by misskprimary
http://www.lovereading4kids.co.uk/
This is an online bookshop, but you can download extracts (usually the opening chapter) of many books. Very useful for descriptions of settings, different ways to start stories, etc.
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Posted on January 19th, 2008 by misskprimary
I found a copy of this book in the sale in Asda the other day and am now planning to use it to inspire an art project as part of our topic on Water and Rivers. The book tells the story of a crate of rubber ducks who are lost overboard a ship [...]
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Posted on October 12th, 2007 by misskprimary
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbc7/kids/bigtoe/
This BBC site has a wide range of stories available to listen to online, including stories by authors such as Paul Jennings and Morris Gleitzman. They’re in Real Audio formats, so you’ll need to download Real Audio Player.
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Posted on July 6th, 2007 by misskprimary
I came across the BookTrust website today, and thought it might be useful to others. I was particularly inspired by the myths section and ideas for using The Fire Thief by Terry Deary.
http://www.booktrusted.co.uk/education/education_docs.php4?sectname=Genres%20in%20children’s%20books&topicname=Myths%20and%20Legends&topicid=26
It will link in perfectly with my topic next term on Ancient Greece and also link back to the work I did at [...]
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