Baba Yaga: openings

In this lesson, we will hear a new story called 'Baba Yaga' and think about what we have understood from the story.

In this lesson, we will memorise our story 'Baba Yaga' by hearing the story, mapping the story, stepping the story and speaking the story.

In this lesson, we will develop detail about the character's feelings in the opening scene.

In this lesson, we will use prepositional phrases of place to describe a setting we have created.

In this lesson, we will make inferences about the characters in our story.

In this lesson, we will practise using apostrophes for possession. Then we will box up the opening of our story and look at how an opening hooks the reader.

In this lesson, we will look at different openings for a story and analyse how description of setting, characters or action is used.

In this lesson, we will write our own opening that hooks for Baba Yaga. We will focus on building a vivid setting.

In this lesson, we will write our own opening that hooks for Baba Yaga. We will focus on starting with a moment of exciting action.

In this lesson, we will write our own opening that hooks for Baba Yaga. We will focus on introducing an engaging character.