KS: R & KS1
Year Group: Year 1
Literary Theme: Imagination & Creativity
Author(s): John Burningham
This is a three-session spelling seed for the book The Magic Bed by John Burningham. Below is the coverage from Appendix 1 of the National Curriculum 2014.
Spelling Seeds have been designed to complement Writing Roots by providing weekly, contextualised sequences of sessions for the teaching of spelling that include open-ended investigations and opportunities to practise and apply within meaningful and purposeful contexts, linked (where relevant) to other areas of the curriculum and a suggestion of how to extend the investigation into home learning.
There is a Spelling Seed session for every week of the associated Writing Root.
you, your, put, push, are, to, of
The /v/ sound at the end of words
The /ŋ/ sound spelt n before k
Non-words
Words spelled with single vowel graphemes, some representing short vowel sounds and some representing long ones.
Adjacent consonants
A Writing Root is available for The Magic Bed.
Setting description, additional scene, description of magical piece of furniture, lists
Own version fantasy story
15 sessions, 3 weeks
This is a three-week Writing Root for The Magic Bed by John Burningham. The children read some stories where fantasy worlds are represented, for example imaginary lands, space, animal homes. The main events for a class story are recorded based on children's suggestions and used to tell the story orally. The teacher will model using a plan from previous week to write a story based on the structure of The Magic Bed use a zig-zag book for children to write into and have one enlarged for children to write into so that each section/new setting is clear. The class plan a story where they are the main character now, not Georgie and that this is their fantastical adventure. This Writing Root would best be begun with a discussion about dreams and beds and where a link to imaginary settings through other texts where characters travel to imaginary worlds. John Burningham’s other texts are good for this – ‘Oi get Off my Train’ is another text with a similar premise.
Georgie has got a new bed, but it's not like other beds. For each night, Georgie says the magic word and it whisks him away on a fantastic adventure. He loves his bed, but one day he and his family go on holiday, and when they come back, Granny has a big surprise for Georgie.
John Burningham is an award-winning illustrator and author whose books and style are an iconic part of many people’s childhood. The Magic Bed is a wonderful introduction to his books and explores the power of the imagination and the magic of childhood. Children can use the book to discuss their own imagined scenarios and develop the language of dreams.
Fantasy worlds, imaginary worlds, dreams, coming of age, imagination, fantasy, geography and landscapes
Date written: June 2013
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