Flotsam (KS1 and KS2 Fiction) - creative ideas for planning discussion, writing and art

This resource contains ideas for creative literacy planning for David Wiesner’s picture book masterpiece, Flotsam.

Ideal for Key Stage 1 and 2.

It contains tried and tested ideas for:

• engaging your class in vibrant discussion
• applying their ideas to a piece of imaginative and creative writing
• illuminating their work with innovative artwork

This ‘Have you Tried?’ resource can form the basis for an outstanding, cross-curricular unit of literacy work.

Story synopsis: On a trip to the beach, a young boy finds an antique camera washed up on the shore. Once he gets the film developed, however, he realises that it is a glimpse into another, much stranger world.

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