Excitable Edgar is still a well loved John Lewis advert. This unit is a 2 week narrative unit based on The Write Stuff approach. Included in this pack: Powerpoint Resources for the lesson (including pictured based sentence prompts, vocabulary gathering sheets)

Planning around Dear Zoo writing

This lesson was used with a Year 1 class in Autumn 1 term, used to help them understand chunks of sense. It is designed using the colourful semantics approach. Worksheets included with differentiation.

Vocabulary cards designed to assist with teaching and reading of Beegu by Alexis Deacon. Colour coded for the FANTASTICs from The Write Stuff but the symbols have been taken out. Happy to be emailed for requests of other story books.

Vocabulary cards designed to assist with teaching and reading of Room on the broom by Julia Donaldson. Colour coded for the FANTASTICs from The Write Stuff but the symbols have been taken out. Happy to be emailed for requests of other story books.

Vocabulary cards of Year 1 Ambitious Words from the Write Stuff approach. Words are in alphabetical order, and each have a dictionary definition with example sentences.

Vocabulary cards based on Oliver Jeffer’s book Lost and Found. Colour coded based on The Write Stuff FANTASTICs but the images have not been included.

Vocabulary cards designed to assist with teaching and reading of the Gingerbread Man. Colour coded for the FANTASTICs from The Write Stuff but the symbols have been taken out. Happy to be emailed for requests of other story books.

Vocabulary cards designed to assist with teaching and reading of Jack and the Beanstalk. Colour coded for the FANTASTICs from The Write Stuff but the symbols have been taken out. Happy to be emailed for requests of other story books.

Vocabulary cards designed to assist with teaching and reading of the Gingerbread Man. Colour coded for the FANTASTICs from The Write Stuff but the symbols have been taken out. Happy to be emailed for requests of other story books.

Colour Monster posters

Vocabulary cards designed to assist with teaching and reading of the Three Little Pigs. Colour coded for the FANTASTICs from The Write Stuff but the symbols have been taken out. Happy to be emailed for requests of other story books.

Vocabulary cards designed to assist with teaching and reading of the Gruffalo. Colour coded for the FANTASTICs from The Write Stuff but the symbols have been taken out. Includes emotions, dialogue, noticing adjectives, actions, taste/food words and sound words. touch, smell and imagining can be added upon request. Happy to be emailed for requests of other story books.