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Overview of Y2 Spring Term Part 1
ENJOYING WORDS OVERVIEW – SPRING TERM
Weeks 1-10
Truth to Teach (Source)
Heart concepts: Truth, wisdom, justice, order, creativity
1. We have received an inheritance of old, old stories, among which are gems of wisdom for the discerning.
2. God has given man the ability to create fictional characters and to have them relate and function in a
particular setting.
3. God’s creation reveals order and we assimilate new information in an orderly way.
Story tellers may choose to draw attention to a character through telling a fable. This is a brief story
with animal characters.
To familiarise the children with more of Aesop’s fables
To learn to be discerning with the use of fairy tales
To look at folk tales from other countries
To compare believable and unbelievable stories
To introduce the use of non-fiction books
To appreciate the order and usefulness of contents, index, glossaries and dictionaries
Way to Work (Means)
An appreciation of literature and an understanding of it are taught in many subjects but specifically in a weekly
45-60 minute lesson.
Spring Term Part 1 – Diamonds in the Dust / Fantasy, Fun and Friends
Week 1 Aesop’s fables – ‘The Man who tried to please everybody’
Week 2 Fairy tales – ‘Princess and the Pea’ based on Hans Christian Anderson story
(published by Ladybird, ISBN 0-7214-1550-4)
Week 3 Folk tales from another culture – ‘Who Made Me?’ by Shirley Tulloch
(published by Lion, ISBN 0-7459-4189-3)
or ‘Peter and the Dyke’
Week 4 A modern believable story – Fantasy, friends and Fun
Week 5 A modern fantasy story – ‘Flat Stanley’ by Jeff Brown
(published by Mammoth, ISBN 0-7497-0137-4)
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