A Year 5 unit based on the book The Explorer created by Focus Education. Students use the focus text as a basis to develop their reading, writing and SPaG skills and engage with a range of comprehension and discussion based activities. This unit is fully aligned with the National Curriculum and uses an enquiry-approach to develop student progression.

The Explorer - Learning Objectives is a document to map which National Curriculum objectives are covered in this English unit from Focus Education.

Learning Objectives

The Explorer - Learning Objectives

The Explorer - Learning Sequence is a planning document that maps the learning and unit sequence provided in this English unit from Focus Education.

Learning Sequence

The Explorer - Learning Sequence

The Explorer - Teaching Slides is a PowerPoint presentation which contains a range of task modelling, group activities and teaching and learning opportunities that teachers can use as they explore the focus text in this English unit from Focus Education. 

Teaching Slides

The Explorer - Teaching Slides

A Year 5 unit based on the book Beowulf created by Focus Education. Students use the focus text as a basis to develop their reading, writing and SPaG skills and engage with a range of comprehension and discussion based activities. This unit is fully aligned with the National Curriculum and uses an enquiry-approach to develop student progression.

Year 5 Beowulf

Beowulf

A Year 5 unit based on the book The Great Kapok Tree created by Focus Education. Students use the focus text as a basis to develop their reading, writing and SPaG skills and engage with a range of comprehension and discussion based activities. This unit is fully aligned with the National Curriculum and uses an enquiry-approach to develop student progression.

Year 5 The Great Kapok Tree

The Great Kapok Tree

A Year 5 unit based on the book Who Let the Gods Out created by Focus Education. Students use the focus text as a basis to develop their reading, writing and SPaG skills and engage with a range of comprehension and discussion based activities. This unit is fully aligned with the National Curriculum and uses an enquiry-approach to develop student progression.

Year 5 Who Let the Gods Out

Who Let the Gods Out

A Year 5 unit based on the book Journey to Jo'burg created by Focus Education. Students use the focus text as a basis to develop their reading, writing and SPaG skills and engage with a range of comprehension and discussion based activities. This unit is fully aligned with the National Curriculum and uses an enquiry-approach to develop student progression.

Year 5 Journey to Jo'burg

Journey to Jo'burg

A Year 5 unit based on the book Lady of Shalott created by Focus Education. Students use the focus text as a basis to develop their reading, writing and SPaG skills and engage with a range of comprehension and discussion based activities. This unit is fully aligned with the National Curriculum and uses an enquiry-approach to develop student progression.

Year 5 Lady of Shalott

Lady of Shalott

A Year 5 unit based on the book Leon and the Place Between  created by Focus Education. Students use the focus text as a basis to develop their reading, writing and SPaG skills and engage with a range of comprehension and discussion based activities. This unit is fully aligned with the National Curriculum and uses an enquiry-approach to develop student progression.

Year 5 Leon and the Place Between 

Leon and the Place Between

A Year 5 unit based on the book The Last Bear created by Focus Education. Students use the focus text as a basis to develop their reading, writing and SPaG skills and engage with a range of comprehension and discussion based activities. This unit is fully aligned with the National Curriculum and uses an enquiry-approach to develop student progression.

Year 5 The Last Bear

The Last Bear

A Year 5 unit based on the book The Man Who Walked Between the Towers created by Focus Education. Students use the focus text as a basis to develop their reading, writing and SPaG skills and engage with a range of comprehension and discussion based activities. This unit is fully aligned with the National Curriculum and uses an enquiry-approach to develop student progression.

Year 5 The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

The Man Who Walked Between the Towers

A Year 5 unit based on the book The Nowhere Emporium created by Focus Education. Students use the focus text as a basis to develop their reading, writing and SPaG skills and engage with a range of comprehension and discussion based activities. This unit is fully aligned with the National Curriculum and uses an enquiry-approach to develop student progression.

Year 5 The Nowhere Emporium

The Nowhere Emporium

A Year 5 unit based on the book Viking Boy created by Focus Education. Students use the focus text as a basis to develop their reading, writing and SPaG skills and engage with a range of comprehension and discussion based activities. This unit is fully aligned with the National Curriculum and uses an enquiry-approach to develop student progression.

Year 5 Viking Boy

Viking Boy

Year 5 - Scheme of Work - Focus English

English

Year 5

Writing

Based on a Book

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar

Comprehension

The Explorer

Awarded an OBE for Services to Education, Clive Davies has designed and built these schemes around progression and enquiry. Focus Education resources are of the highest educational quality.

The Explorer

English Unit Description