Year 6 English Maths Planning Gunpowder Plot

Lots of planning for all three terms.

Maths and English mainly but arts stuff and History too.

sampl:

Text: The Gunpowder Plot
Genres covered in this unit:
• Predictions
• Inference (How? Why?)
• Newspaper features
• Journalistic writing
• Letter writing
Key teaching input/texts/questions/
clips etc
BOOKS
Display an image from the front cover of the book and discuss what children already know. What does it look? What do you think will happen? What can you see in the picture? Share and discuss, make notes for working wall.
Show children the entire cover of the book. Identify the 5Ws; who? What? Where? When? Why? What is the title? What do you think will happen? Note 5ws for working wall.
Show children the grid for likes, similarities and puzzles, Identify one for each section and explain why I chose it.
Whole class discussion of extra hot challenge.

Resources:
Book cover
Images from book cover
Grid sheet
JOTTERS
Review previous learning – refer to working wall. What do you think will happen? Who will be involved? Where will it happen? Why does it happen? When does it take place? Share predictions.
Introduce the text to the children. Read first 4 pages and ask questions linked to the text.
Children to read through/skim read to identify the 5Ws – record for the working wall and compare with predictions. Was anyone close with their prediction? Why might this be?
Share video with children: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YptNONmnXH0 Discuss key events. What do you think will happen next? Make predictions in jotters and share.