The theme of family in 'Grandad's Island'
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Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explore the theme of family in 'Grandad's Island'.
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.
Teacher tip
You may want to use more illustrations from the text to highlight and analyse the key ideas in this lesson.
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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