YEAR TWO - COULD BE LOWER KS2 Notebook slides with clues about which ocean the facts belong to All facts typed up - I cut them all up, put them in mixed ability groups and they sorted the correct facts with the ocean names LO: Can I identify facts about the 5 oceans This is the lesson before they write a fact file

Baboon On The Moon focus LO: Can I describe a setting? (from baboon’s perspective) Suitable for KS1 and 2 I used for year 2 LA differentiated sheet with LO’s and prompts (see, hear, touch) notebook with pictures and example sentences and key words

Character description used for year 2 can be suited or adapted for any year group focused on animation Baboon on the Moon (can be found on youtube) linked to space HA- writing independently MA- using word bank LA- using word bank to create a ‘role on the wall’ LO: Can I write a character description? This character description is being written in first person because the children are preparing to write a narrative retelling Baboon on the Moon

KEY FEATURES OF A NEWSPAPER REPORT (article about moon landing) YEAR 2 Inc: notebook outlining key features and examples label sheet article example of moon landing I used the newspaper article example and cut it up into sections I then sat the children in mixed ability partners The children put together the newspaper They then used the ‘labels’ sheet to draw and label the key features Can be done one per child - in groups or partners