Inspired by: Circus - Medium Term Plan

The Medium Term Planner for Year 3 Module 3 revolves around the theme of the circus, inspired by Peter Spiers' work. The six-week programme is meticulously structured to enhance students' literacy skills, focusing on comprehension, composition, and grammar and punctuation. In the first week, the objective is to develop dictionary skills to understand word meanings, coupled with discussions to gather ideas and the use of possessive apostrophes with singular nouns. Teacher ideas include exploring themes like 'The Circus Is Coming To Town' and 'The Legendary Henriquez Family', which are designed to immerse students in the vibrant world of the circus.

Subsequent weeks build on this foundation, with students retrieving and recording information from non-fiction texts, understanding text structures, and learning grammatical constructs such as commas after fronted adverbials and the perfect form of verbs. Topics like 'Legendary Circus Acts' and 'Plate Spinner Interview' allow students to delve deeper into the circus theme. By week 5, students are predicting plot developments and crafting narratives with complex sentence structures, exploring scenarios such as 'Ooops!' and 'Oh No!'. The final week focuses on language analysis, inference skills, and proofreading, with activities like 'The Clean Up Crew' and 'A Dismal Scene'. The consistent theme of the circus provides a captivating backdrop for these diverse learning objectives, ensuring that students remain engaged and inspired throughout their literary journey.