Week 1 

Monday 18th – Listen to and join in with a story

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-listen-to-and-join-in-with-a-story-6hgpad

Writing Task - Can you remember all of the characters?

Write a list of characters in the story, one name per line.

Challenge - Write a sentence about one or some of your characters. (He met a black and white cow.) 

Tuesday 19th – Map out and speak the story

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-map-and-speak-the-story-ccrkar

Writing Task - Can you add story telling words to your story map?

Add some of these story telling words to your story map. Think about where they fit when you are telling the story. 

Once Upon A Time / Once / Long, long ago

Next / Then /After that

Unfortunately 

Suddenly / At that moment

But

So

Finally 

Wednesday 20th – Step and speak the story (Action words)

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-step-and-speak-the-story-6dh30d

Writing Task - Recall some of the key story events.

Write some 2-3 sentences about the story characters using the action words below.  e.g. He climbed out of the oven.  The man baked a gingerbread man. The fox flipped the pie man with his nose. 

Thursday 21st – Explore description through song  (repeated story language)

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-explore-description-through-song-68rp4t

Additional Writing Task -Write the speech in sentences using the tricky word 'said'. 

Friday 22nd – Explore description through role play

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-explore-description-through-role-play-c9j36r

Writing Task - Complete the drama activity in the clip. Then pretend to be Mum. Can you write down any of the message you told her. 

Week 2

Monday 25th – Draw and label characters

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-draw-and-label-characters-6cw36d

Writing Task -Make a missing/lost poster for the Gingerbread Man. 

Show the example of a LOST poster.

Ask What information needs to be on one?

Ask Why do you think it needs that?

Ask Who might be looking for the GBM?

Ask What information do you think they might they put on a LOST poster for the gingerbread man?

Think of 2-3 interesting adjectives (describing words) to describe the character

Write a few sentences about him. What is he like?

Write a sentence to say where he was last seen.

Think u the other information you might need. Is there a reward? Is there a phone number to call if you see him?

Check your work with an adult.

Tuesday 26th – Write simple sentences with an adjective

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-write-simple-sentences-with-an-adjective-cgt62e 

Writing Task - Write your own description of the fox or write a letter saying sorry to the gingerbread man. 

Check your work with an adult.

Wednesday 27th – Recycle a story by changing the characters

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-recycle-a-story-by-changing-characters-cgu62t

Read/watch some other versions of the Gingerbread Man.

Ask - How are they the same? How are they different? 

Try to remember all of the characters in the version you read.

Compare it with the list of characters you made last week. 

Thursday 28th - Deepen character choice through description

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-deepen-character-choice-through-description-68v66t

Writing Task - Write a book review for one of the versions you have watched or read. 

Check your work

Friday 29th – Create a story

https://classroom.thenational.academy/lessons/to-create-a-story-c4u6ar

Writing Task - Write your story

Check your work