Inspired by: The Lighthouse Keepers Picnic - Medium Term Plan

The Year 2 module on "The Lighthouse Keeper’s Picnic" by Ronda & David Armitage is an engaging and comprehensive plan that spans six weeks, focusing on key literacy objectives. In the first week, students are encouraged to predict future events in the narrative based on their understanding of the text so far. Concurrently, they evaluate their writing collaboratively and learn to use present and past tenses accurately, including the progressive form. This is complemented by creative titles such as 'Late For The Village Picnic', 'At The Races', and 'The Floating Song', which are likely to inspire imaginative discussions and written responses.

As the weeks progress, the plan introduces non-fiction texts, expands vocabulary, and explores different grammatical structures. In week two, the students encounter non-fiction books and practice noting down ideas and key words, while also learning about expanded noun phrases. This is followed by a week focused on vocabulary development, real event narratives, and the formation of nouns with suffixes like -ness and -er. The fourth week immerses students in poetry recitation and personal narratives, with an emphasis on sentence variety. By week five, the students are discussing narrative sequence and information relationships, reading aloud with intonation, and using subordination in their writing. The module concludes with discussions on books, re-reading for clarity, and the correct use of apostrophes for contraction. Each week is supported by thematic titles such as 'Snack Time', 'Mr. Grinling’s Get Fit Plan', and 'A Weighty Issue', which help to ground the literacy objectives in relatable and stimulating contexts.