This is a unit of work for three History lessons on Ancient Maya. They include: The Mayan creation story Mayan Gods What were Ancient Mayan homes like? There are a range of activities such as drawing, designing, researching and creating a fact file.

Here is 4 weeks worth of lessons based on The Pebble in My Pocket. Some lessons are inspired by the planning sequence from The Power of Reading scheme of work which then builds up comprehension and understanding of the text to lead into writing. Two high quality pieces of writing are planned, modelled, drafted, edited and published including a newspaper report and a persuasive speech on the environment. Learning objectives for each lesson are: 1 - write a poem about a pebble (examining and exploring real pebbles) 2 - create an image based on the text (art inspired by the illustrations) 3 - use rich vocabulary 4 - create a storyboard 5 - identify and use formal language 6 - plan a newspaper report 7 - write a newspaper report 8 - edit and improve (no slides for this as children complete this independently through a checklist) 9 - publishing (no slides provided as this is children publishing their work in their neatest handwriting for display) 10 - respond to illustrations 11 - understand the impact of climate change 12 - explain the impact of climate change 13 - explain the impact of climate change 14 - identify and use emotive language 15 - plan a persuasive speech 16 - write a persuasive speech 17 - edit and improve (no slides for this as children complete this independently through a checklist) 18 - publishing (no slides provided as this is children publishing their work in their neatest handwriting for display)