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... Stories -Myths and Legends - Creation of a Rainbow ...

This 5 lesson plan, has been designed to be used with 'Creation of a Rainbow' Story.
As it is for a lower ability group, it is fairly directed and modelled closely on the 'Creation of a Rainbow' Story, although the children modify the idea and write a creation story for a parrot.
1
Learning Intention:
To identify key features of a myth
Instruction and differentiated activities:
*Either text mark a myth, or answer generic questions about a myth.
Resources:
*Myth Text
*Generic questions - or features of a myth
ICT Opportunities:
*ICT Whiteboard for myth extract
2
Learning Intention:
To label and describe parts of a parrot
Instruction and differentiated activities:
Label a parrot picture - first with nouns, then with descriptive words *Read 'Creation of a Rainbow' Myth
*Note that the centre of the story describes how each stripe is formed
*We will describe a parrot and use our parrot picture to build our parrot creation story in the same way
Resources:
*Pictures of a parrot (colour for EAL children, black and white for others)
*Colour keyword lists
ICT Opportunities:
*Whiteboard - to model labelling of a parrot picture
3
Learning Intention:
To write explanations to support the creation of a parrot
Instruction and differentiated activities:
Children write the 'body' of a creation story, explaining the creation of a parrot
Use differentiated sentence builders
Resources:
*Parrot sentence builder LLA
*Parrot sentence builder LA
*Parrot sentence builder MA
*Parrot sentence builder HA

Find my Colour - word list with examples of things of each colour for EAL/SEN
ICT Opportunities:
*
4
Learning Intention:
To write the introduction to a creation story
Instruction and differentiated activities:
Write an introduction for our creation story

Use 'Birth of a Rainbow' for support, and think of a reason why someone would want to create a parrot
Resources:
*'Birth of a Rainbow' - Story
ICT Opportunities:
*
5
Learning Intention:
To complete parrot creation story
Instruction and differentiated activities:
Complete parrot creation story

*Continue from introduction from yesterday
*Use sentence builder sentences and modify to make the body
*Write a conclusion
Resources:
*Children's own Introductions written yesterday
*Children's own story bodies - written day before yesterday
*Support for conclusion as needed
ICT Opportunities:
*

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