Diary Writing Unit (10 lessons)

The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch Unit Bundle

Two weeks of fully planned and resourced English planning linked to the book 'The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch'. This includes both reading and writing planning so children can become immersed in the book to support their understanding in both areas. The writing planning includes: A fully resourced two week unit on diary writing, linked to the book The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch. Included are two weeks worth of lesson PowerPoints, activities and sheets as well as support sheets where required and model extracts that can be used. Answer sheets are also included for any tasks that require them. The ten lesson sequence follows the order as below: Lesson 1 - Features of a diary Lesson 2 and 3 - Past tense Lesson 4 - Writing a diary extract Lesson 5 - Commas in a list Lesson 6 - Writing a diary extract Lesson 7 - Time adverbials Lesson 8, 9 and 10 - Writing diary extracts Each grammar focus lesson ties in to the lesson that follows where the skill will then be applied as part of the diary extract written that day. A link is also included to a version of the story being read aloud. All components of the resource are uploaded as PowerPoints so that any subtle changes that need to be made for your class can be done. *Images are courtesy of Pixabay* The reading planning includes: Two weeks worth of fully planned and resourced reading planning (based on 4 lessons a week) from 'The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch'. Included in the resource are the full set of resources, including lesson PowerPoints, activities for each day and answer sheets where appropriate. The only thing required is a copy of the book for children though a link is also included for a read aloud version of the story. The first week includes: Lesson 1 - Discussion around the book and creating a book review Lesson 2 - Focus on vocabulary Lesson 3 - Sequencing events (images courtesy of Pixabay) Lesson 4 - Retrieval The second week includes: Lesson 1 - Focus on vocabulary Lesson 2 - Retrieval Lesson 3 - Explaining answers using because Lesson 4 - Summarising by retelling the story Everything for reading is also uploaded as PowerPoints should you wish to do any tweaks to suit your class.