All-inclusive literacy unit for Toad Rage by Morris Gleitzman | Key Stage 2 (Years 4, 5, 6 )

**Toad Rage Literacy Adventure:

Embark on an exciting adventure with our all-inclusive literacy unit for Toad Rage by Morris Gleitzman, designed for Key Stage 2 students (Years 4, 5, and 6). This engaging unit follows Limpy the cane toad on his quest to discover why humans dislike toads. Packed with interactive lessons and resources, it is crafted to enhance both reading and writing skills for Level 2 to Level 3 readers.

With engaging lessons, ready-to-use materials, and a focus on developing key literacy skills, this unit ensures a comprehensive and enjoyable learning experience for your students. Get ready to jump into the adventures of Toad Rage and watch your students’ literacy skills flourish!**

What’s Included:

85 Ready-to-Use Slides: Easily embed in a website or print them for classroom use. All lessons are pre-prepared to streamline your teaching.

Chapter Summaries: Concise and kid-speak summaries for each chapter to help students grasp key events and details.

New Vocabulary with Kid-Friendly Definitions: Each lesson introduces new words with clear, simple definitions to build vocabulary.

Follow-Up Comprehension Questions: Thought-provoking questions designed to assess understanding and encourage critical thinking.

Main Learning Objectives:

Predicting and Questioning: Teach students to ask questions and make predictions about the story based on titles and illustrations.

Finding Humor: Help students identify and understand the humorous elements in the text.

Describing Characters: Enable students to describe characters using details from their actions and dialogue.

Inferencing: Guide students to infer characters’ goals and motivations from clues within the text.

Making Links Between Texts: Encourage comparisons between Limpy’s experiences and those of characters from other stories.

Analyzing Descriptive Language: Analyze how descriptive language reveals characters’ viewpoints and social issues.

Making Personal Connections: Assist students in relating story events to their own experiences.

Understanding Differences: Explore how Limpy’s experiences in the city differ from his past adventures.

Identifying Character Challenges: Compare Limpy’s challenges with those faced by other characters.

Retelling and Summarizing: Develop students’ abilities to retell key events and summarize the story accurately.

Making Links Between Text and World: Connect story events and themes to real-life experiences and broader societal issues.

Writers Toolbox Concepts:
Throughout the unit, students will practice essential writing techniques including: W-Start Sentences, Expansion, Precision, Preposition Start Sentences and more. These concepts are seamlessly integrated into writing tasks to enhance students’ ability to craft clear and compelling texts.