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The Water Tower by Gary Crew – Year 5/6 English Planning Pack

Overview:
This unique English lesson series explores the mysterious and atmospheric picture book The Water Tower by Gary Crew and illustrated by Steven Woolman. Aimed at upper Key Stage 2 (Year 5/6), these lessons harness the book’s rich visual and textual storytelling to develop pupils’ inference, comprehension, descriptive writing, and critical thinking skills.

Whats included:

• PPT’s and books slips for 7 x 1 hour sessions, but could be spread over a longer time as there is so much to explore
• Targetted Year 5/6 spelling practice daily
• Diagnostic session for characterising speech
  *Text deconstruction of the book over three lessons
• Skills build up for a main write
• Mini writes built in to help with assessment
• Character description session
• Characterising speech final write.
• SEND scaffolds (where needed for my class)
• Peer marking and assessment opportunities throughout

This book is always a highlight in my classroom, and has the children engaged throughout. Great for boys writing groups and SEND because of the illustrations and hidden messages.

I would recommend ordering the actual book because the orientation and they way its presented is clever and adds a whole other layer to classroom discussions.

This is a must, if you are looking for a great hook into writing!

There is a follow up book which is a great end to the unit- of course its another cliff hanger though! Planned and delievered with great success by an English Lead.