The way back home
A young boy builds himself a rocket and sends himself off to Space. He lands on a far away planet. His spaceship breaks down, a friendly alien lands and he breaks down too. The little boy parachutes to earth to get some tools to fix the ship. He gets back by way of a huge ladder, fixes the machines and then they both fly off.
It is a really simple adventure (cross-genre) story. I would use this story in KS1 and Y3. It is a simple narrative structure that the children could rewrite the story using connectives to join passages together.
Teaching Ideas:
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It is a really simple adventure (cross-genre) story. I would use this story in KS1 and Y3. It is a simple narrative structure that the children could rewrite the story using connectives to join passages together.
Teaching Ideas:
- Write a diary/recount of the adventure.
- Build a rocket in class and let the children decide where it is going.
- Write a holiday brochure page for their destination.
- Write dialogue between the boy and the alien.
- Write a description of the alien or the strange place in which they land.
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