Letters from the Lighthouse - Session 1 - Worksheet

The 'Letters from the Lighthouse' worksheet for Session 1, titled 'Keep Calm and Carry On', is designed to engage KS2 students with a range of interactive tasks centred around the opening chapter of the story. The worksheet begins with discussion questions that encourage students to analyse how the author establishes the historical context, identify characters like Suki, and explore Olive's decisions during an air raid. Students are prompted to consider Olive's challenges and the implications of her choices within the narrative.

Reading activities include creating a timeline to monitor significant events, formulating questions about the chapter, making predictions about characters' actions, and completing a reading comprehension exercise. The worksheet also focuses on enhancing grammar and punctuation skills by teaching the use of semi-colons, colons, adverbs, direct speech, expanded noun phrases, and informal language. A 'Words to Workshop' section lists vocabulary for students to explore, ranging from 'measly' to 'furious'. Writing opportunities provided are diverse, including diary entries, instructional writing on air raid procedures, newspaper reports on The Blitz, and creating missing person reports. The session also offers cross-curricular links to subjects such as Science, Computing, History, Geography, Art, Design and Technology, Music, Religious Education, Personal, Social, Health and Economic education, and Physical Education, with activities like creating a 3D model of London during The Blitz and learning World War 2 songs and dances.