Myths about teaching can hold you back
- Year 2
The theme of family in 'Grandad's Island'
I can explore the theme of family in 'Grandad's Island'.
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- Year 2
The theme of family in 'Grandad's Island'
I can explore the theme of family in 'Grandad's Island'.
Copyrighted materials: to view and download resources from this lesson, you’ll need to be in the UK and
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Texts often have a theme, or big idea, which is repeated through the story in different ways.
- A theme is a big idea or lesson that the author wants you to explore or understand.
- In "Grandad's Island", the themes of family and separation are explored.
Keywords
Theme - the big idea or lesson that the author wants you to learn or understand from reading the story
Infer - to draw a conclusion based on evidence from the text
Emotions - a feeling or mood
Separation - being away from someone you love
Common misconception
Children might think that all families look like their own.
Emphasise the idea that all families are different and families go beyond just the people you live with.
To help you plan your year 2 English lesson on: The theme of family in 'Grandad's Island', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 2 English lesson on: The theme of family in 'Grandad's Island', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom.
Explore more key stage 1 English lessons from the 'Grandad's Island': book club unit, dive into the full primary English curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
You need a copy of the 2015 Simon & Schuster edition of ‘Grandad’s Island’ by Benji Davies for this lesson.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
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