Extremely fun and engaging unit of work based on this fantastic new Carnegie award shortlisted book! If you like my resource, leave a positive review and email me - I’ll send you a free resource of your choice worth the same amount: eclipseeducation9@gmail.com A six week unit of work based on chapters 1-6 of the book ‘When the Sky Falls’ with comprehension tasks, writing tasks, history WW2 objectives and activities and a plenty of challenges included throughout. History inspired activity researching and writing a leaflet (non-chronological report) about rationing in the war. Narrative and poetry writing activities. Role playing and listening to music. PowerPoint** for chapters 1-6 with 60 slides. X30 sets of success criteria for each writing task included. x30 sets of extract analysis for each genre ready to print. x 30 Writing checklists for each writing genre included. Comprehension worksheet PDFs included History focus including substantive knowledge and vocabulary for WW2 topic. Extensive Vocabulaly and comprehension linked to the domains for all 6 chapters Comprehension and critical thinking challenges Comprehension answers included Writing tasks with a clear structure: ideas to inspire; text analysis; plenty of SPAG opportunities ; writing activities, editing and publishing Planning overview. Suitable for KS2 Writing opportunities: Write a rationing leaflet (non-chronological report) Narrative writing: continuation of chapter 6 (Blitz street scene). Poetry writing If you are interested in more writing opportunities and history activities including an evacuee research topic, letter writing and designing and writing about a lighthouse in the war- you may be interested in my ‘Letters from the Lighthouse’ unit. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/letters-from-the-lighthouse-literacy-reading-writing-and-history-unit-12727046 Or purchase my two book bundle: Letters from the lighthouse alongside ‘When the Sky Falls’ https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/letters-from-the-lighthouse-literacy-reading-writing-and-history-unit-12727046 If you like my resources, visit my shop and see my KS2 units of work: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Eclipse-Education These schemes of work are all based on beautiful KS2 books and save teachers hours of work!

This exciting letter writing and mock evacuation activity is part of my larger unit base on the fabulous ‘Letters from the Lighthouse’ book. This lesson comes with an evacuee letter ready to analyse and x30 billeting forms ready to fill out for your class. Power Point with slides and SPAG x30 evacuee letter copies PDF x30 letter writing checklists PDF x30 billeting forms for each child in your class-each with information about a different family. This lesson is from my larger unit: ‘Letters from the Lighthouse’. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/letters-from-the-lighthouse-literacy-reading-writing-and-history-unit-12727046

Information text ready to analyse with your class about the famous Gokstad Viking longship. Power Point Slides for the lesson x30 information text copies PDF x 30 writing checklist copies PDF x30 copies of a gokstad longship information grid x30 copies of a deignin your own longship grid This information text is included in my extensive unit of work all bases around the fantastic book: ‘Viking Boy’. This larger unit comes with comprehension tasks, letter writing and narrative writing tasks and heaps of resources included. https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/viking-boy-reading-writing-6-week-unit-12712091 Saves teachers hours of preparation time!

British woodland information text example, ready to analyse and model as part of a geography/literacy lesson. Power Point Slides for the lesson x30 information text copies PDF x30 report writing checklists PDF x30 copies of woodland images PDF This information is part of a much bigger unit of work, all based on the wonderful Carnegie winning book, ‘October, October’. Also, you can buy my ‘Lost Words’ unit of work, with facts, vocabulary and stunning poems all inspired by this beautiful poetry book. These are also available as a bundle! https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/autumn-literacy-bundle-lost-words-and-october-october-books-poetry-writing-and-reading-comprehension-12736171 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/lost-words-poetry-unit-ks2-12730486 https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/autumn-literacy-bundle-lost-words-and-october-october-books-poetry-writing-and-reading-comprehension-12736171 Saves teacher hours of preparation!

Stunning new Carnegie winning book! X 6 week literacy unit. Perfect autumn unit and locational study of a British woodland! If you like my resource, leave a positive review and email me - I’ll send you a free resource of your choice worth the same amount: eclipseeducation9@gmail.com X6 week Unit of work based on chapters 1-8 of this stunning Carnegie Medal winning book. PowerPoint with 64 slides x30 Success criteria provided ready to print PDF. x30 extract analysis included ready to print PDF Writing checklists for each genre covered provided. Recently added free report writing and narrative writing bookmarks for children to edit their writing. Extensive comprehension tasks linked with content domains (answers included) Key vocabulary Writing tasks with a clear structure: ideas to inspire; text analysis; opportunities for modelled writing; SPAG; writing activities; editing and publishing ideas. Planning overview. Suitable for KS2 Perfect book to accompany a locational study of British woodland. Writing opportunities Information text: write an information text about British woodland. Narrative: write a narrative description of an autumnal woodland. Poetry: write an acrostic poem about a woodland animal or plant. If you like my resources, visit my shop and see my KS2 units of work: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Eclipse-Education These schemes of work are all based on beautiful KS2 books and save teachers hours of work!

This is a large unit with detailed analysis for five ‘Lost Words’ poems. It can be used as five separate lessons throughout the year and wonderful for world poetry day celebrations! Alternatively, it can be used as your larger poetry unit. It which would make a stunning display for your classroom! **If you like my resource, write a positive review, email me and I’ll send you a free resource of your choice!!-eclipseeducation9@gmail.com ** Creative poetry writing unit all around this beautiful book! Unit covers five poems from the book: Kingfisher, Dandelion, Willow, Heron and Otter. Copy of the book is needed for this resource. 63 page Power Point presentation with poems for animals and plants included and poetry features analysed. x30 poem extracts included x30 poetry checklists included x30 facts about animals and plants included x30 vocabulary and poetry features included. Modelled writing activities and SPAG opportunities included. Ideas for some art activities. if you like this unit, please take a look at my other resources around KS2 books: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Eclipse-Education Book units include Rooftoppers, Letters from the Lighthouse, Shackleton’s Journey, Viking Boy and more resources! These units will save teachers hours of work!

Extremely fun and engaging unit of work based on this fantastic book! If you like my resource, leave a positive review and email me - I’ll send you a free resource of your choice worth the same amount: eclipseeducation9@gmail.com A six week unit of work based on chapters 1-6 of the book ‘Letters from the Lighthouse’ with comprehension tasks, writing tasks, history objectives and activities and a plenty of challenges included throughout. History inspired activities include holding a mock evacuation with billeting cards provided. Designing and making a lighthouse using an electrical circuit and writing about their designs. Role playing a scene during the Blitz and writing narrative descriptions about the experience. PowerPoint** for chapters 1-6 with 76 slides. X30 sets of success criteria for each writing task included. x30 sets of extract analysis for each genre ready to print. Planning skeletons for each writing genre included. Writing checklists for each writing genre included. Newly added writing checklist bookmarks for report writing, narrative writing and letter writing-print, laminate and children can use these all year-30 provided. History focus including substantive knowledge and vocabulary for WW2 topic. Extensive Vocabulary and comprehension linked to the domains for all 6 chapters Comprehension and critical thinking challenges Comprehension answers included Writing tasks with a clear structure: ideas to inspire; text analysis; plenty of SPAG opportunities ; writing activities, editing and publishing Planning overview. Suitable for KS2 Writing opportunities: Instructional and explanation writing about a lighthouse children have designed. Letter writing from Devonshire home to London as an evacuated child. Narrative writing: writing a description of bombing during the Blitz in a London street. If you like my resources, visit my shop and see my KS2 units of work: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Eclipse-Education These schemes of work are all based on beautiful KS2 books and save teachers hours of work!

**Fun and challenging history investigation! Source analysis and vocabulary work. ** 54 page Power Point presentation with historical sources, slides, written text analysis, SPAG tasks and challenges. x30 writing success criteria x30 extract analysis for the writing task ready to print. writing checklist provided for report writing KS2 Why was Stonehenge built? Including substantive knowledge, disciplinary knowledge and chronological time line for the Stone Age: all components of an excellent history lesson. Discussion, group activity culminating in a written task. Visual and written source cards; fact cards; question cards; source analysis sheet to fill out with open ended historical investigation questions. Writing opportunity: write an information text reviewing the theories about why Stonehenge could have been built. Includes writing checklist, text analysis of an information text and plenty of SPAG opportunities. If you like my resources, visit my shop and see my KS2 units of work: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Eclipse-Education These schemes of work are all based on beautiful KS2 books and save teachers hours of work!

A six week unit of work based on chapters 1-6 of the book ‘Viking Boy’ with comprehension tasks, writing tasks and a plenty of challenges included throughout. If you are happy with my resource, please leave a positive review, email me and I’ll send a free resource for the same amount-eclipseeducation9@gmail.com! PowerPoint** for chapters 1-6 with 72 slides. PDF version included too. X30 sets of success criteria for each writing task included. x30 sets of extract analysis for each genre ready to print. Planning skeletons for each writing genre included. Writing checklists and posters for each writing genre included. Now includes newly added writing bookmark prompt cards for each child. Covers narrative writing, letter writing and report writing. History focus including substantive knowledge, chronological timeline for the Vikings and Viking vocabulary. Extensive Vocabulary and comprehension linked to the domains for all 6 chapters Comprehension and critical thinking challenges Comprehension answers included Writing tasks with a clear structure: ideas to inspire; text analysis; plenty of SPAG opportunities ; writing activities, editing and publishing History focus with a case study of a famous Viking longship and writing opportunities linked to longships. Planning overview. Suitable for KS2 Perfect book to accompany the Viking topic and study of longships. Writing opportunities: Information text writing: writing an information text about a Viking longship with a case study of the famous Gokstad Viking longship Letter writing from Gunnar to Odin Narrative writing: writing a description of a Viking battle If you like my resources, visit my shop and see my KS2 units of work: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Eclipse-Education These schemes of work are all based on beautiful KS2 books and save teachers hours of work!