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Better to be free and hungry, than to be a well-fed slave.

Don't criticise something just because you can't have it yourself.

Don't trust people who flatter you. They want something from you.

If you plot against others, they will do the same to you.

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A bully will make any excuse to get their own way.

Even the strongest need help from the weak.

Don't pretend to be something you are not. It will lead to trouble.

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People who try to trick you can be tricked themselves.

Pride comes before a fall.

Being proud and boastful can make you vulnerable.

Allowing others to be injured, while you do

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nothing, can put you at risk too.

Some people are just mean. Don't take the way that they behave to heart.

Be careful what you wish for. Sometimes you are safer with what you have.

If you lie to people, then no one will believe you when you tell the truth.

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Moral cards - print on card and cut into strips.

These morals correspond to the fables in Aesop's Fables, and are in the same order as appear in the book. The last moral is the odd one out, belonging to 'The Boy Who cried Wolf'.

*To make this a shorter session, reduce the number of groups and fables.

Week 1 Monday Comprehension 1/Spoken Language 1/Word Reading 1

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Example of developing dialogue between Wolf and Lamb

Week 1 Tuesday Composition 1/Spoken Language 2Dialogue Sheet

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I collapsed on a heap of jagged rocks last week and was left stranded for hours. You didn't even lift a finger to check that I was okay.

I collapsed last week. You didn't even check that I was okay.

It wasn't my fault. I didn't know about your accident.

I fell over last week. You didn't check that I was okay.

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Week 1 Tuesday Composition 1/Spoken Language 2

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Dialogue Punctuation

"Hey, look out there, Lamb. You're muddying up the water. You're making it too dirty to drink," complained Wolf."How can I be muddying up your water? I am standing downstream from you," answered Lamb.Wolf said, "Well...anyway...last year you said my father was a fathead."

Week 1 Wednesday Grammar 1

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How can I be muddying up your water? I am standing downstream from you.

Hey, look out there, Lamb. You're muddying up the water. You're making it too dirty to drink.

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Teacher Support Sheet - dialogue rules example

Hug the direct speech with speech marks: "Don't eat me lion," called Mouse.

Add a reporting clause to say who is speaking: "Don't eat me lion," called Mouse.

Begin direct speech with a capital letter: "Don't eat me lion," called Mouse.

Separate dialogue from reporting clauses with a comma:"Don't eat me lion," called Mouse.Mouse called, "Don't eat me lion."

Don't use a comma for speech ending in ? and !:"Don't eat me lion!" shouted Mouse."Why not?" asked Lion.

Start a new line for each change of speaker:"Don't eat me lion!" shouted Mouse."Why not?" asked Lion."I can help you," Mouse explained.

Continue an interrupted dialogue sentence with a lower case letter:"I can help you," Mouse explained, "when you least expect it."

Collect chn's existing knowledge about speech punctuation and add the remaining using teacher-judgement, in language which is accessible to them. Display for chn to refer to. Examples of dialogue, with the rules applied, help to make them clear.

The rules above have been listed in order of difficulty/development of usage and may be used to create layered targets or in prioritising the rules, e.g.1-3 must be followed (Y3 & Y4)4-5 should be followed (Y4)6-7 could be followed

(Rules adapted from Sue Palmer's The Punctuation Book)

The blue text links directly to Y3/4 Curriculum specified in Appendix 2. You may choose to extend some chn further.

Week 1 Wednesday Grammar 1

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Opening to Rosen's:

Town Mouse and Country Mouse Country Mouse encountered Town Mouse in a field on the edge of town. "Nice to see you, Town Mouse," said Country Mouse. "Why don't you come over to my place sometime for a visit?" A few days later, Town Mouse trotted over to Country Mouse's house but after a few days, he couldn't take it anymore."Listen, Country Mouse," he said, "you live like an ant."Questions to Discuss

...Town Mouse trotted over to Country Mouse's house...

1. Why does the author use the word trotted? What does it tell you about the way that Town Mouse travelled and how he felt?

2. What do you think living 'like an ant' might mean? What can you tell about the type of person Town Mouse is to say such a thing?

3. How did you read the word 'encountered'? What root word helped you?

Week 1 Thursday Comprehension 2/Spoken Language 3/Word Reading 2

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The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse

Town Mouse decided one day that he would visit his cousin who lived way out in the countryside. Country Mouse greeted him warmly and sat him down to a great feast of corn and hazelnuts and berries. "Help yourself, she said. "You've come a long way and must be very hungry."

Town Mouse didn't much like this plain country food. He did not want to upset Country Mouse so he nibbled a little bit here and a little bit there and said how nice it was.

After lunch Country Mouse proudly showed Town Mouse over the fields and woods around her home. Town Mouse thought it very dull and ordinary but he did not say so. Instead, he talked all the while about how much fun it was to live in town, how exciting it was, and how you could eat any food you wanted. As he talked Country Mouse listened, thinking how wonderful it must be to live in the town.

All night long as they slept in her snug little nest in the hedgerow, Country Mouse dreamed of life in the big town.

Next morning, Town Mouse was still bragging about how much better it was to live in the Town. "You should come home with me," he said. "I'll show you things you never even dreamed of." Country Mouse HAD dreamed of them and she wanted to find out if her dreams were true.

"I'll come," she said, and off they went to town that very day.

At first it was even better than Country Mouse had dreamed. Town Mouse clearly lived in great style, exactly as he had said. When they arrived at Town Mouse's house, lunch had just finished and there were plenty of leftovers on the table: any amount of scrumptious cheese and yummy cakes and succulent jellies. "Help yourself," said Town Mouse.

Country Mouse, thinking that she had come to Mouse Heaven said, "This is the life for me."

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Just as she said this, the house cat sprang up onto the table and came skittering after them. In and out of the dishes they went, the cat close behind. Town Mouse cried, "Follow me!" They ran for their lives. They only just made it too, darting down the table cloth and running helter-skelter across the carpet towards the mouse house in the skirting boards.

It was some time before even Town Mouse dared to venture out of the hole again. Still Country Mouse did not want to leave. She was terrified. "It will be fine now,” said Town Mouse. "The cat has gone." Country Mouse followed Town Mouse across the carpet, hoping against hope that he was right, that the cat would not be waiting to pounce on them again.

The cat didn't come back...but the dog did. He came bounding after them, hackles up, barking his head off. He sent them both scampering back to the hole for safety. He frightened them so much that neither dared to come out again until the following morning.

"That's it," said Country Mouse. “I'm off. You may have all the goodies a mouse could ever want in your town house, but I'm off back to the country for the quiet life."

BETTER TO BE HAPPY WITH WHAT YOU NEED THAN RISK EVERYTHING FOR MORE.

Retold by Michael Morpurgo

(from 'The Orchard Book of Aesop's Fables', Orchard Books, 2004)

Week 1 Thursday Comprehension 2/Spoken Language 3/Word Reading 2

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Reading Task Card A Read Town Mouse and Country Mouse with your group Read the questions below and discuss them with your group Take turns to speak clearly and listen carefully

1. Where did the mice meet?

2. Why did Town Mouse not like staying with Country mouse?

...it was a daily, delicious feast.3. What do you notice about these words?

They waited, breathless under the floorboards.4. Find these words in the fable. Why are the mice breathless?

I can't take the strain of all this ducking and diving.5. What do you think ducking and diving might mean?

6. What does Country Mouse think of Town Mouse's home at the end of the fable? Explain how you know.

Week 1 Thursday Comprehension 2/Spoken Language 3/Word Reading 2Reading Task Card B

Read Town Mouse and Country Mouse with your group Read the questions below and discuss them with your group Take turns to speak clearly and listen carefully

1. Why did Town Mouse not like staying with Country mouse?

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You need a copy of the fable from this book

You need a copy of the fable from this bookYou need a copy of the fable from this bookYou need a copy of the fable from this bookYou need a copy of the fable from this bookYou need a copy of the fable from this book

You need a copy of the fable from this bookYou need a copy of the fable from this bookYou need a copy of the fable from this bookYou need a copy of the fable from this book

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2. What do you notice about these words? Find where they are in the fable. Why does the author use them?

They waited, breathless under the floorboards.

3. Find these words in the fable. Give two reasons why the mice are breathless.

I can't take the strain of all this ducking and diving.

4. What do you think ducking and diving might mean?

5. How does Country Mouse's opinion of Town Mouse's home change during the fable?

6. EXTENSION TASK :Now read the opening of a different version of this fable below. Which version do you prefer? Give reasons for your choice.

Town Mouse decided one day that he would visit his cousin who lived way out in the countryside. Country Mouse greeted him warmly and sat him down to a great feast of corn and hazelnuts and berries. "Help yourself,” she said. "You've come a long way and must be very hungry."

Town Mouse didn't much like this plain country food. He did not want to upset Country Mouse so he nibbled a little bit here and a little bit there and said how nice it was.

After lunch Country Mouse proudly showed Town Mouse over the fields and woods around her home. Town Mouse thought it very dull and ordinary but he did not say so. Instead, he talked all the while about how much fun it was to live in town, how exciting it was, and how you could eat any food you wanted. As he talked, Country Mouse listened, thinking how wonderful it must be to live in the town.

Week 1 Thursday Comprehension 2/Spoken Language 3/Word Reading 2Reading Task Card C

Read The Town Mouse and The Country Mouse silently Read the questions below and discuss them with your group Take turns to speak clearly and listen carefully

...he nibbled a little bit here and a little bit there...1. Find where these words appear in the text. Why does the author choose the word

nibble? What does it tell the reader?

2. Do you think Country Mouse knows that Town Mouse doesn't like her home? Explain why?

Country Mouse HAD dreamed of them...3. Find where these words appear in the text. Why is HAD in capital letters?

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You need a copy of the fable from this book, first.You need a copy of the fable from this book, first.You need a copy of the fable from this book, first.You need a copy of the fable from this book, first.You need a copy of the fable from this book, first.

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4. Find three adjectives (describing words) which make the Town Mouse's food sound tempting. Why doesn't the author just use the word tasty each time?

...running helter-skelter across the carpet...5. Find where these words appear in the text. What do you think running helter-skelter

might mean? You may need to look up the words in a dictionary to help you.

6. Scan the text for powerful words for movement and underline them. What effect is created by using these words?

7. How does Country Mouse's opinion of Town Mouse's home change during the fable?

8. Town Mouse does not like the Country Mouse's home. Do you think the author agrees? Look for words that give you clues to what the author thinks.

9. EXTENSION TASK :Now read the Rosen version of this fable. Which version do you prefer? Give reasons for your choice.

Week 1 Thursday Comprehension 2/Spoken Language 3/Word Reading 2

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A Knock-Knock Joke

Week 1 Friday Grammar 2

Two-speaker jokes – some examples

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Luke through the keyhole and you'll find out.

Luke who?

Luke.

Who's there?

Knock, knock.

Knock Knock

Lily – I lost my pet dinosaur!Sunil – Why don’t you put an advert in the newspaper?Lily – What good would that do, she can’t read!

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Week 1 Friday Grammar 2

Teacher Support sheet - teaching dialogue punctuation when interrupted by a reporting clause.

Original Joke

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Knock Knock

Patient - Doctor, I feel like a pony!Doctor – Don’t worry, you’re just a little horse!

Knock KnockWho’s there?HarryHarry who?Harry up, it’s cold out here!

Boy – I want to buy some bird seed!Shopkeeper – How many birds do you have?Boy – None! I want to grow some!

Girl – Mum, today I was told off for something I hadn’t done!Mum – That’s terrible, I’m going to talk to your teacher! What hadn’t you done?Girl – My homework.

Teacher – How do you spell Monkey?James – M… O… N… K… I…Teacher – That’s not quite right James.James – Yes it is! You asked me how I spell it!

Knock KnockWho’s there?WhoWho who?Is there an owl in there?

Patient – Doctor, Doctor, I think I’m a dog!Doctor – How long have you felt like this?Patient – Ever since I was a puppy!

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Q: What time is it when an elephant sits on the fence?A: Time to fix the fence!

Read joke aloud to listen to the rhythm and meaning of the joke.

Assign dialogue to 2 characters

Cow: What time is it when an elephant sits on the fence?Chicken: Time to fix the fence!

Annotate to add reporting clauses

What time is it when an elephant sits on the fence? asked cow.Time to fix the fence! replied Chicken with a grin.

Experiment with different places to interrupt the dialogue - it must still make sense and flow. Verbal rehearsal will support this process.

What time is it/ when an elephant sits on the fence? asked cow.What time/ is it when an elephant sits on the fence? asked cow.

Choose the best place and slot in the reporting clause. Reread to check.

What time is it asked cow when an elephant sits on the fence?

Finally add punctuation, referring to rules.

"What time is it," asked Cow, "when an elephant sits on the fence?""Time to fix the fence," replied Chicken, with a grin.

Ensure chn understand why "when an elephant..." does not start with a capital letter (still part of the same dialogue sentence).

Week 1 Friday Grammar 2

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Single Clause SentencesThe cat stretched.The cat chased the mouse. The cat licked her lips.The mouse was terrified.

The hole was near.The cat dived at the mouse.

The mouse leapt into the hole.

Week 2 Monday Grammar 3/Spoken Language 4

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when where and but because or so (that)

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Joining Clauses

Fox smelt something delicious. Fox looked up at the grapes.

He wanted to eat the grapes. He couldn't reach them.

He could keep on trying to reach them. He could give up trying.

Fox gave up. He trotted off.

Week 2 Monday Grammar 3/ Spoken Language 4

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Joining Clauses- InstructionsResources

Joining Clauses sheetScissorsA partner

Instructions

Cut out each of the sentences, carefully. Take turns to read each sentence aloud. Put the sentences in order. Look at the 1st pair of sentences. Talk about which conjunction will join them best. Choose from the

conjunctions below. Cut out that conjunction and put it between the 2 simple

sentences. Read your new longer compound sentence. Check it makes sense. Do this each time to make 4 extended sentences. Now reread all the sentences together. How do they sound? Copy the sentences into you book/ photograph them.

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and but

so or

Week 2 Monday Grammar 3/ Spoken Language 4

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Linking Clauses using Conjunctions - Text

Fox and GrapesA delicious smell stopped Fox in his tracks. Fox

looked up. He saw some juicy grapes. His stomach rumbled.

He was hungry.

He wanted to eat the grapes. He couldn't reach them. He

stood up on his hind legs. He could reach a little higher. The

grapes were just too high. He could keep struggling to reach

them. He could give up.

Fox gave up. He trotted off. He thought they were

probably sour grapes anyway.

Week 2 Monday Grammar 3/ Spoken Language 4

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when where and but because or so (that)

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Linking Clauses using Conjunctions - InstructionsResources

Joining simple sentences in a fable sheetA partner

Instructions

Read the fable aloud. Choose a pair of sentences to join. Say the 2 sentences together, trying out the sound of different

conjunctions. Choose the best conjunction and write it onto the text. Change the punctuation. Join some more simple sentences in this way. Now reread the whole fable again. What effect have your changes

made to how it sounds?

Week 2 Monday Grammar 3/ Spoken Language 4

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Retelling Fox and Grapes using Extended SentencesResources

Strips of white paper for recording simple sentencesSmaller rectangles of coloured card for writing conjunctionsPen/pencilA partner

Instructions

With a partner, take turns to retell the fable: one sentence at a time.

Partner 1: Say a single clause sentence. If you both agree it is a complete sentence write it on a strip of white paper. Partner 2: Say a clause which could extend the sentence. Agree it and write

it on a second strip. Both: Discuss which conjunction will work best to link your 2 sentences. Write

the conjunction on a coloured rectangle and join the clauses. Read to check your new extended sentence. Repeat this 3 step process, creating extended sentences, until you have

finished retelling the fable. Copy it into your book, carefully punctuating your extended sentences.

Your fable opening might look a bit like this.

Week 2 Monday Grammar 3/ Spoken Language 4

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when where and but because or so (that)

Partner 2's clause

Partner 1's clause Conjunction

they chose together

so He searched around for food.Fox was starving.

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A few more Fables 1

The Ant and the Grasshopper

In a field one summer's day, Grasshopper was hopping about, chirping and singing. Ant passed by, struggling to carry an ear of corn which he was taking to the nest. "Why not come and chat with me," said Grasshopper, "instead of working in that way?" "I am helping to collect food for the winter," said Ant, "and you should do the same." "Why bother about winter?" said Grasshopper. "We have got plenty of food at present." Ant went on his way and carried on with his work. When the winter came Grasshopper had no food. He was dying of hunger, while he saw Ant eating corn and grain from the store he had collected in the summer. Then Grasshopper knew:

There's a time for work and a time for play.

The Ant and the Dove

Ant went to the bank of a river to have a drink. He was carried away by the rush of the stream, and was close to drowning. Dove, sitting on a tree overhanging the water, saw Ant struggling. She plucked a leaf and let it fall into the stream close to Ant. Ant climbed onto it and floated to safety at the bank. Shortly afterwards, a bird-catcher came and stood under the tree. He planned to lay a trap for Dove who had not seen the bird-catcher. Ant, guessing the plan, stung the man on the foot. The bird-catcher shouted out in pain, and the noise warned Dove. She flew away to safety.

One good turn deserves another.

Wolf, Dog and the Sheep

Wolf lurked near some sheep in a field. Dog guarded the sheep, and kept Wolf away. Wolf was very hungry so he thought of a plan to trick the sheep. "Why can we not be friends?" he said. "Dog keeps us apart and is always stirring up trouble. I am sure we should get on very well. Send Dog away and you will see what good friends we shall become." The sheep were easily fooled. They told Dog to go away, and that very evening Wolf had the biggest dinner that he had ever eaten.

Do not give up friends for foes.

The Dog and His Bone

A dog found a bone and held it tightly in his mouth. He growled and scowled at anyone who attempted to take it away. Off into the woods he went to bury his prize. When he came to a stream, he trotted over the footbridge and happened to glance into the water. He saw his own reflection. Thinking it was another dog with a bigger bone, he growled and scowled at it. The reflection growled and scowled back. "I'll get THAT bone too," thought the greedy dog, and he snapped his sharp teeth at the image in the water. Sadly, his own big bone fell with a splash, out of sight, the moment he opened his mouth to bite.

Don't be greedy.

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A few more Fables 2

The Fox and the Sick Lion

There once was a lion who was too lazy to hunt for his food. He pretended to be very sick and announced to all the animals that he was soon to die. "Please," he said, "come visit me in my cave and bid me goodbye."The lion looked so weak and helpless, the animals felt sorry for him. One by one the visitors came. One by one, the lion ate them up! When Fox arrived to pay his last respects, he stopped in front of the cave's entrance and looked closely at the ground. "Come in quickly, I am dying!" cried the sly lion, impatiently. "No," said the Fox, who was equally clever, "You'll not have ME for a visitor, though you moan and pout. While I see many footprints going into your cave, NONE are coming out!"

It is wise to learn from others' mistakes.

The Oak & the Reeds

A Giant Oak stood near a brook in which grew some slender Reeds. When the wind blew, the great Oak stood proudly upright with its hundred arms uplifted to the sky. But the Reeds bowed low in the wind and sang a sad and mournful song."You have reason to complain," said the Oak. "The slightest breeze that ruffles the surface of the water makes you bow your heads, while I, the mighty Oak, stand upright and firm before the howling tempest.""Do not worry about us," replied the Reeds. "The winds do not harm us. We bow before them and so we do not break. You, in all your pride and strength, have so far resisted their blows. If you continue to resist you will not recover."As the Reeds spoke a great hurricane rushed out of the north. The Oak stood proudly and fought against the storm, while the yielding Reeds bowed low. The wind redoubled in fury, and all at once the great tree fell, torn up by the roots, and lay among the pitying Reeds.

Better to bend a little, than to refuse to move and end up broken

Belling the Cat

The Mice once called a meeting to decide on a plan to free themselves of their enemy, the Cat. At least they wished to find some way of knowing when she was coming, so they might have time to run away. Indeed, something had to be done, for they lived in such constant fear of her claws that they hardly dared stir from their dens by night or day. Many plans were discussed, but none of them was thought good enough. At last a very young Mouse got up and said, "I have a plan that seems very simple, but I know it will be successful. All we have to do is to hang a bell about the Cat's neck. When we hear the bell ringing we will know immediately that our enemy is coming." All the Mice were much surprised that they had not thought of such a plan before. But in the midst of the rejoicing over their good fortune, an old Mouse arose and said, "I will say that the plan of the young Mouse is very good. But let me ask one question: Who will bell the Cat?"

It is one thing to say that something should be done, but quite a different matter to do it.

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Analysing Fable CharactersCharacter Character trait Actions which show this Dialogue which shows this Fable

Hare BoastfulStands with his nose in the air and sneers at the other animals.

"You slow coaches will never outrun me," declared Hare.

The Hare and the Tortoise

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why/when conjunction cards

after

before

until

when

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while

whenever

as

once

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becausein order (that)

so that

asWeek 2 Wednesday Grammar 4

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Game card

When/Why?A game for 4/5 playersYou need a die

Instructions

Sit in a circle Roll the die to choose the topic of your story

Die number Topic1. Getting lost in a busy shopping centre2. Walking through a spooky graveyard for a dare3. Taking a neighbour's dog for a walk, and it runs away4. Breaking a priceless antique at a museum5. Getting locked in a supermarket by accident, at night6. Having the worst holiday - ever!

Take turns to tell the story by building up the sentences PERSON 1: say the first sentence PERSON 2: roll the die (Even number: When? Odd number: Why?) PERSON 2: add a when or why clause - remember the conjunction ALL: say new sentence PERSON 3: Say the next sentence... Follow the same steps until you have finished your story

Example story opening

PERSON 1

PERSON 2

ALL

PERSON 3

PERSON 4

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when I attached his lead.

He nearly pulled my arm off

because my neighbour had broken his ankle.

I offered to take Spot for a walk because my neighbour had broken his ankle.

I offered to take Spot for a walk

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A letter from Crow to his son

Dear Young Crow,

I am writing to tell you about something that happened to me today. It really taught me a lesson.

I was flying past a window before breakfast. I spotted a hunk of golden cheese sitting on a windowsill. My mouth watered because it looked so delicious. I swooped down and I snatched it quickly.

I flew up into a tree so that no one could stop me eating it. I was about to wolf it down when a voice distracted me. It was Fox. I know I should have been more suspicious as I know what a cunning fellow he is. While I sat above him in the tree, he begged me to sing to him! It sounded a silly request but I couldn't help myself as he was so complimentary.

I opened my beak in order to sing. The cheese fell straight into Fox's paws. I felt so embarrassed because he had tricked me.

So now dearest Young Crow, learn from my mistake and don't trust a flatterer,

Yours,

Dad xx

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Teacher support - highlighting conjunctions for time and causeConjunctions are colour-coded for type and linked the linked subordinate clause is underlined.

A letter from Crow to his son

Dear Young Crow,

I am writing to tell you about something that happened to me today. It really taught me a lesson.

I was flying past a window before I had breakfast . I spotted a hunk of golden cheese sitting on a windowsill. My mouth watered because it looked so delicious. I swooped down and I snatched it quickly.

I flew up into a tree so that no one could stop me eating it . I was about to wolf it down when a voice distracted me . It was Fox. I know I should have been more suspicious as I know what a cunning fellow he is . While I sat above him in the tree, he begged me to sing to him! It sounded a silly request but I couldn't help myself as he was so complimentary .

I opened my beak so I could sing . The cheese fell straight into Fox's paws. I felt so embarrassed because he had tricked me .

So now dearest Young Crow, learn from my mistake and don't trust a flatterer,

Yours,

Dad xx

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A letter from Lion to his daughter

Dear Young Lion,

I am writing to tell you about something that happened to me today. It really taught me a lesson.

This morning, a mouse ran over my tail while...

So now dearest Young Lion, learn from my mistake and rememberthat even the strongest lion might need help from a tiny mouse.

Yours,

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Why?

When?

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Teacher Support Sheet - Sentence openers to support guided writing:A letter from Lion to his daughter

Encourage chn to build each sentence verbally, extending with time & cause clauses. Chn should rehearse each sentence at a time, recording once they are confident. Chn reread each sentence when it is written to check that all words are present. This can be done as a group or in partners.

Dear Young Lion,

I am writing to tell you about something that happened to me today. It really taught me a lesson.

This morning, a mouse ran over my tail while...I was going to eat him because...He begged me to stop as...This made me laugh because...

I was looking for my dinner when...I was trapped without hope until...He began to nibble on the ropes once...When the ropes were cut,...

So now dearest Young Lion, learn from my mistake and rememberthat even the strongest lion might need help from a tiny mouse.

Yours sincerely,

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Opening with a subordinate clause expressing time.

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The Moral of the Story?

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It wasn't the shepherd boy's fault. The job was long and boring. Young children will get up to mischief if left unsupervised.

BOYS WILL BE BOYS

The villagers were wrong to keep believing the boy. They should have guessed that he couldn't be trusted.

FOOL ME ONCE, SHAME ON YOU; FOOL ME TWICE, SHAME ON ME

The shepherd was wrong to leave his son by himself to do his work. He knew there were wolves about.

DON'T SEND A BOY TO DO A MAN'S WORK.

The shepherd boy was wrong to keep tricking the villagers. He got what he deserved.

NO ONE TRUSTS A LIAR

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The Moral of Fox and Grapes?

Fox and Grapes

A delicious smell stopped Fox in his tracks. When he looked up, he saw some juicy grapes. They dangled high above his head. Fox's stomach rumbled because he was hungry. His mouth watered.

He wanted to eat the grapes but he couldn't reach them. He stood up on his hind legs so that he could reach a little higher. He stretched up, his fury paws held above his head but the grapes were just too high.

Fox stopped and had a think. He could keep struggling to reach the grapes or he could give up and look for food elsewhere.

Fox shrugged his shoulders and he trotted off. He said to himself, "They were probably sour grapes anyway."

Which moral is taught by this fable?Was Fox right? Were the grapes sour?

Should he have kept on trying?Did he really think the grapes were sour?

Discuss your ideas - do you all agree? Say which moral you think is right and explain why. Listen to other peoples' ideas. Can they explain their thinking?

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Things aren't always as good as they seem. Try lots of things before

you decide on one.

Don't criticise something just because you can't have it yourself.

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The Moral of Fox & Stork?

Fox and Stork

Fox was cooking stew. The delicious smell of the dinner wafted out of his kitchen window, as Stork was passing. Stork stopped and sniffed the air. Fox noticed Stork and called to her, "Come in if you are hungry. There is plenty of food to go round." Stork was a little unsure because Fox was known to be sly and cunning. Fox gave her a wide grin so she decided to ignore her suspicions.

Stork's stomach rumbled while Fox laid the table. He put out two wide, shallow dishes and filled them with steaming soup. Fox dipped his short muzzle deep into the soup dish and began to lap up the warm liquid. Stork put her beak into the soup but she could not eat it. The soup dish was too shallow so that she could not scoop up the soup in her long beak. Fox did not seem to notice Stork's troubles. Stork thanked Fox for dinner but went home hungry.

A week after this meal, Fox was passing Stork's home. She rushed out to meet him. "Fox, I am glad to see you," explained Stork, "because I am cooking a tasty stew. Please come and try some." Fox was feeling rather hungry so he agreed. When he saw the bubbling pot, Fox's mouth watered. Stork carefully ladled the stew into two tall, narrow vases. Stork stuck her beak down the narrow vase and noisily slurped the stew until there none left. Fox stuffed his muzzle into the vase but he could not reach down to where the stew lay. When Stork saw Fox looking hungrily down at the stew, she smiled. "I hope you enjoy the stew as much as I enjoyed your soup," she said.

Which moral is taught by this fable?Who was in the wrong?

Do you think Fox was deliberately unkind to Stork?What could Stork have done?

What about Stork's meal?

Discuss your ideas - do you all agree? Say which moral you think is right and explain why. Listen to other peoples' ideas. Can they explain their thinking?

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If you don't ask for something, you won't get it.

Don't play tricks on others unless you want the same to happen to

you.

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Two sides to Fox & Stork?

Fox and Stork

Fox was cooking stew. The delicious smell of the dinner wafted out of his kitchen window, as Stork was passing. Stork stopped and sniffed the air. Fox noticed Stork and called to her, "Come in if you are hungry. There is plenty of food to go round." Stork was a little unsure because Fox was known to be sly and cunning. Fox gave her a wide grin so she decided to ignore her suspicions.

Stork's stomach rumbled while Fox laid the table. He put out two wide, shallow dishes and filled them with steaming soup. Fox dipped his short muzzle deep into the soup dish and began to lap up the warm liquid. Stork put her beak into the soup but she could not eat it. The soup dish was too shallow so that she could not scoop up the soup in her long beak. Fox did not seem to notice Stork's troubles. Stork thanked Fox for dinner but went home hungry.

A week after this meal, Fox was passing Stork's home. She rushed out to meet him. "Fox, I am glad to see you," explained Stork, "because I am cooking a tasty stew. Please come and try some." Fox was feeling rather hungry so he agreed. When he saw the bubbling pot, Fox's mouth watered. Stork carefully ladled the stew into two tall, narrow vases. Stork stuck her beak down the narrow vase and noisily slurped the stew until there none left. Fox stuffed his muzzle into the vase but he could not reach down to where the stew lay. When Stork saw Fox looking hungrily down at the stew, she smiled. "I hope you enjoy the stew as much as I enjoyed your soup," she said.

So what morals can be taught by this fable?

Discuss your ideas - do you all agree? Think of different morals - try thinking about the story from Stork's

point of view and Fox's. How are they different? Write down any morals you can think of on sticky notes. Read

them to your group. Decide which moral you think is right and explain why. Listen to other peoples' ideas. Can they explain their thinking? Try thinking about it from the opposite view. Can you find reasons

which support the other morals?

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Fable Planning SheetMoral: Plot

Opening

Main Characters: (should have different traits)

A.

B.

Events/problems/moral breaking

Setting: Ending/consequences

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Fable Planning Sheet - EXAMPLEMoral:

If you lie to people, then no one will believe you when you tell the truth.

Plot: Goose and DogOpening

Goose lives on a farm - often gets bored - likes to trick Dog

Main Characters: (should have different traits)

A. Goose - makes up stories, unkind

B. Dog - looks after animals, trusting

Events/problems/moral breaking

Goose tells Dog that Cow is stuck in the pond - Dog rushes to help - not true - Goose laughs

Goose tells Dog that Sheep has got stuck on a fenceDog rushes to help - not true - Goose laughs

Goose spots a fox going into the hen house - tells Dog but Dog won't believe Goose

Setting: farmyard Ending/consequences

Goose rushes back to hen house to find Fox has eaten the hens and then Fox eats her too.

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Hhabitat - a place where people livehappy - a feeling or emotionhelpful - an adjective for one who gives helphindrance - a problem or difficultyhiss - air escaping, the noise of some animals e.g. snakehistory - the study of the pasthundred - a number, 100hysterical - strong emotion, amusing or upset

Fox could not beleeve his eyes. Here was his favorit stew, steaming away in a vase so shallow that he could hardly fit his snowt in.

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