when authors create made up stories with characters, places and adventures which did not happen in real life

a main idea that the writer wants to focus on

The theme of community in 'A Superhero Like You'

English

Exploring the idea of a superhero and predicting

Characters in 'A Superhero Like You'

Writing captions about people who help us

Introducing adjectives to describe people who help us

Writing simple sentences about people who help us

Describing yourself

Writing about your future job

In 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff', pupils will apply their simple sentence writing into a narrative form, retelling a well known traditional tale.

In the EYFS, pupils will have had lots of opportunities to listen, engage with and respond to a range of texts and will have likely been discovered to the theme of People who help us’. In this unit, pupils will build on this within the context of a rich text.’

In this unit, pupils engage with the characters, setting, and plot of 'A Superhero Like You'. Their writing focuses on people who help us, progressing in small steps. They begin by introducing nouns through one-word captions and advance to writing simple sentences that include an adjective.

'A Superhero Like You': reading and writing

Which of these are jobs mentioned in the story?

Match the job to how it helps the community

What is the title of the book by Dr. Ranj?

Complete the sentence. Superheroes with magical superpowers are __________ and __________.

guessing what a book might be about without thinking.

what definitely does happen in the story.

making a guess about something using what we know.

Complete the sentence. A prediction is...

Which parts of the front cover can help us to make a prediction?

Match the main character to the title of the well-known story.

Starter Quiz

What is the title of the book by Dr. Ranj?