Planning with a quality text:

Comprehension:

PredictingPass a bag around with a crown inside and ask students to predict what the book could be about.

Sequencing- Using pictures of the text students organise pictures in order of events. Students in groups could act out 3 separate events from the book- beginning, middle and end.Behind the door activity, students write what happened at beginning, middle and end of the story.

Reading:

Making connections- other books with kings, queens, princesses.

Shared reading of the text, students can join in with bold writing of the text.

Students in groups use puppets read the book using character voices. Use sentences from books and students change their voices with talking marks to match the voice of the character.Students can film their voice on Ipad.

Talking and listening:Put students into groups for ‘hot seat’ One student acts as the King pig and other students ask him questions “Why are you so mean”. Can also do with the sheep.

Perspective spectacles. (could use animal masks).

Writing:Write a letter from the view of the sheep to King Pig. Tell King pig what he could do to help them to like him.

Insert BookAuthor

King PigNick Bland

iPad apps:

who am I? app- animal sounds

Nick bland book apps

Word splash- cloud writing app (looks like wool).

I movie- record reading of the book to play on iPads or interactive whiteboard.

Making:Students use collage materials to make a crown.

Students can use paper

Other:

Author study- find more books to read to students by Nick Bland.

Vocabulary:

Spectacular, adored

Students come up with a

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plates/collage materials to make a pig or a sheep mask.

Students design a ‘spectacular’ clothes design.

Boxes or building box create King Pig’s castle.

Students make sensory cards.

For a day speak to students in King Pig voice.

definition and record in literacy journal

Sp blend words- spectacular, splendid, special.

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