"Little Phil was very excited. It was a warm summer's day and he was off to the seaside with his best friend Harry. Harry was no ordinary friend. He was a spider and a big hairy one at that."
A beautifully narrated and illustrated story for KS1 and KS2
Teaching Ideas
- Children choose an animal best friend and write a PERSUASIVE piece of writing explaining why it makes such a good friend,
- RECOUNT the journey to the beach,
- Create a bare bones of the story for recall,
- Write a DESCRIPTION of the beach or under the sea,
- Rewrite the NARRATIVE of the story, use a story mountain to scaffold.
- DIALOGUE between Little Phil and the Dentist or the shark.
- Write another adventure for Little Phil and Harry.
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