making a guess using what we already know

Character, setting and plot in 'Grandad's Island'

English

In this unit, pupils continued to develop their personal responses towards texts and reading. In 'Leaf', pupils will have the opportunity to consider actions that could be taken as a result of reading a fictional text, such as supporting the environment.

In 'And Tango Makes Three', pupils were introduced to a range of representative family units through key themes of love and belonging. In 'Grandad's Island', pupils will build on this by considering the perspectives of those within the family with more imaginative themes. 

In this unit, pupils read and explore the picture book, 'Grandad's Island'. They explore the characters, setting and plot and share their thoughts and opinions on the story. Finally, they identify and discuss the key themes of family and separation.

'Grandad's Island': book club

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Match the keywords with the correct definition.

In the book, 'Grandad's Island', which is the second setting in the story?

Which adjectives best describe the island setting in the story 'Grandad's Island'?

Grandad and Syd travelled on a boat to an island.

Syd received a happy picture of Grandad who stayed on the island.

What happened at the end of the story 'Grandad's Island'?

Syd and Grandad travelled on a ship to an island.

Grandad told Syd that he was going to stay.

Starting at the beginning, order these events from the story 'Grandad's Island'.

writing on the back page which tells us about the book

Where would you find the title of a book?

a type of story that is made up or imagined

someone who draws or creates pictures for books

Based on the front cover, what type of text is this?

All the king's horses and all the king's men couldn't put Humpty together again.

Starting at the beginning, sequence this simple story in order.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Character, setting and plot in 'Grandad's Island'

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.