This ‘Friendship’ unit is great for reinforcing what it means to be a good friend.
Including brainstorming, role-play scenarios and some early years book suggestions that revolve around the theme of ‘Friendship’. The presentation takes a closer look at the book ‘Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley’, written by Aaron Blabey, retelling the story and providing questions for students to ponder at the completion of the unit.
Discuss literary texts and share responses by making connections with students’ own experiences
Discuss plot, character and setting, which are features of stories
Discuss characters and events in a range of literary texts and share personal responses to these texts, making connections with students' own experiences
Discuss features of plot, character and setting in different types of literature and explore some features of characters in different texts
Compare opinions about characters, events and settings in and between texts
Responds to and composes a range of texts about familiar aspects of the world and their own experiences
Identifies how language use in their own writing differs according to their purpose, audience and subject matter
Draws on an increasing range of skills and strategies to fluently read, view and comprehend a range of texts on less familiar topics in different media and technologies
Communicates effectively by using interpersonal conventions and language to extend and elaborate ideas for social and learning interactions
Understands and responds to literature by creating texts using similar structures, intentional language choices and features appropriate to audience and purpose
Discuss characters and events in a range of literary texts and share personal responses to these texts, making connections with own experiences
Discuss features of plot, character and setting in different types of literature and compare some features of characters in different texts
Compare opinions about characters, events and settings in and between texts