A 3-Week Unit looking at the fabulous book ‘The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind.’ The final outcome is a non-chronological report looking at different aspects of the book, including Malawi as a country, the boy himself and the windmill. I taught this with LKS2 but could very easily be adapted for UKS2. The children produced lovely work for this topic as they were so engaged in the story and its links with geography and science (electricity). The unit contains the following: Lessons 1-4: Mix of viper questions linked to different sections of the story. SEND comprehension sheets are also included. Lesson 5: Research lesson. The children research Malawi as a country for 1st part of lesson and listen to TED talk about his life growing up for the 2nd part. Lesson 6: Identify features of a non-chronological report. Report included. Lesson 7: Plan report. Planning templates included. Lesson 8: The children learn how to use relative clauses in their report. Lesson 9: Heading and introduction. Modelled examples included in PPT. Lesson 10 - 12: Write each section of report. Modelled examples included in PPT. Lesson 13: Editing Lesson. Modelled examples included in PPT. Lesson 14: Write Up. Scaffold on PPT to help the children with their write up.

A 2 week literacy unit designed for LKS2 linked to the book ‘The Rhythm of the Rain.’ The final outcome is a water cycle explanation text. I found this book worked wonders for consolidating the children’s understanding of the water cycle. As a result, it is an excellent book to use across the curriculum - particularly literacy and geography.