making a guess using what we already know

Character, setting and plot in 'The Wolf, The Duck and the Mouse'

English

Exploring vocabulary in 'The Wolf, The Duck and the Mouse'

The theme of collaboration in 'The Wolf, The Duck and the Mouse'

In this unit, pupils have explored how the author shows character perspective and feeling through description and speech. In 'The Planet in a Pickle Jar', pupils will explore a text where it is written from a character's perspective, which can change the storyline.

In 'Yoshi the Stonecutter', pupils were carefully supported to read a decodable book. In this unit, pupils will build on this by broadening their reading experiences to a richer, higher quality text and read parts of the book as supported by the teacher for a wider reading experience.

In this unit, pupils read and explore the narrative text, 'The Wolf, The Duck and the Mouse'. They explore the characters, setting and plot and summarise and retell the story. Finally, they identify and discuss the key themes in the text.

'The Wolf, The Duck and the Mouse': book club

Who are the main characters in 'The Wolf, The Duck and The Mouse'?

Where is the story of 'The Wolf, The Duck & The Mouse' mainly set?

Why did the duck prefer living inside the wolf's stomach than the outside world?

They made him fall asleep so they could escape

They got him to swallow the things they wanted for their home

How did the duck and the mouse trick the wolf?

True or false? The duck and the mouse decided to help the wolf when he was in danger from a hunter.

What favour did the wolf grant the duck and the mouse?

True or false? A story is always told through only words.

making a guess using what you already know

asking questions about what you have read

Character, setting and plot in 'The Wolf, The Duck and the Mouse'

Lesson outcome