Year 2 English Planning and Resources, English Unit of Work based around the picture book 'The Tin Forest' by Helen Ward and Wayne Anderson . 12 Lessons fully planned with objectives linked to the KS1 National Curriculum for Reading, S & L, Grammar and Writing Composition. Lessons and worksheets included. Final writing piece: Writing a story of 'hope'.
 
Planning and resources included only. The book can be purchased here: The Tin Forest
 
Reading Objectives:
Making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done.
Predicting what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far.
Discussing and clarifying the meanings of words, linking new meanings to known vocabulary.
 
Speaking and Listening Objectives:
Consider and evaluate different viewpoints, attending to and building on the contributions of others.
 
Grammar and Spelling Objectives:
Expanded noun phrases to describe and specify.
Commas to separate items in a list.
Use co-ordination (and, but).
 
Writing Objectives:
 
Writing down ideas and/or key words, including new vocabulary.
Planning or saying out loud what they are going to write about.
Encapsulating what they want to say, sentence by sentence.
Proofreading to check for errors in spelling, grammar and punctuation (for example, ends of sentences punctuated correctly).
 
 
Unit Overview:
In this unit, children will be ‘hooked’ with a variety of ‘tin’ objects that they must sort into different groups. Children will then be challenged to use these objects to construct a miniature tin forest for a class display. The class with then partake in an oracy activity where they will discuss different view points about what it may be like to live in a ‘tin’ forest / world. Shared reading lessons will allow the children to understand the deeper meaning behind this story. Stories with hopes and dreams that can come true. Through reading, they will explore prediction, inference and clarifying skills. Children will delve into the language used in this book and begin to apply this to their own writing. They will explore the use of expanded noun phrases and commas in lists and begin to use these when writing setting descriptions. Children will then compare the different settings and make use of coordination to write comparison sentences. The skills taught in this unit will then build up to a final piece of writing. To plan and write their own story of ‘hope’, to change the environment in a positive way.
 
Resources Included in the Zip File:
Editable Planning Documents (12 lessons Microsoft Word Document)
Blurb Display Poster (PDF)
Display Vocabulary (PDF)
Commas in Lists Rules Poster (PDF)
Commas in Lists Writing Frame (PDF)
Expanded Noun Frame Modelled Task (PDF)
Expanded Noun Phrase setting description (PDF)
Inference Partner Task (PDF)
Inference Skills Modelled Task (PDF)
Inference Speech Bubbles (PDF)
Living in a Tin World Positives and Negatives (PDF)
Making Comparatives Writing Frame (PDF)
Making Comparisons Venn Diagram (PDF)
Making Inferences Worksheet (PDF)
Oracy Sentence Stems (PDF)
Planning Writing Sheet (PDF)
Prediction Worksheet (PDF)
Prediction Writing Frame (PDF)
The Tin Forest Display Banner (PDF)
Tin Animals and Flowers for Display (PDF)
Word Web (PDF)
 
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