Once upon a time, there was a puppy called Bertie who lived with a girl called Georgie. Bertie had curly ginger fur, a cold wet nose and black button eyes. He was very cute but he was also very nosy! Through the world of Bertie the puppy, children are invited to explore a number of engaging, fun and purposeful activities, …
Year 6 Home-school Unit: Warning Stories
As children grow up, they naturally want to go and explore their local area, especially places that are full of adventure and even a hint of danger. Grown-ups try to keep everyone safe but it is definitely human nature that when you are warned something is a bit dangerous, it becomes more exciting! This unit by James Walker helps to …
Year 5 Home-school Unit: Beware of Dragons
Dragons have been sighted in your area! World-famous dragon specialist Pie Corbett is going to help you deal with this dragon invasion. Your job, should you accept this mission, is to join the local ‘Dragon Watch’ to protect the local area from this mighty beast.
Year 4 Home-school Unit: Ogres
In this workbook by Dean Thompson, we are going to be writing an information text about ogres. Of course, these are mythological figures. Even though this is a non-fiction genre of writing, we can still be inventive and creative. We like calling it FACTION because the form fits information about facts, but the content is fiction.
Year 3 Home-school Unit: Marvellous Monsters
For hundreds of years, people all over the world have feared monsters and told tales of how terrible we are. Well, I’m here to tell you that we are not really that bad. In fact, we’re marvellous! In this non-fiction workbook by Maria Richards, I’m going to tell you all about us and inspire you to write about your own …
Year 2 Home-school Unit: Alfie’s Star
In this unit by Sue Cove, children can explore engaging, fun and purposeful activities based around a story about a star that falls to earth and is found by a hedgehog, an owl and a badger. Each of them use it in a different way and once the star has helped them all it returns to the sky.
Year 6 Home-school Unit: The Ultimate Guide to Unicorns and Flying Horses
World-famous flying horse specialist, Pie Corbett, is putting together The Ultimate Guide to Unicorns and Flying Horses. Pie is well known as a unicorn whisperer and has researched the unicorns of Asia as well as varieties of frost unicorns living in Iceland and other wintry places.
Year 6 Home-school Unit: Treasure
In this unit by James Walker, we will use treasure and interesting objects as the stimulus to write fantastic adventure stories.
Year 5 Home-school Unit: The Ultimate Guide to Elves and Sprites
World famous elf and sprite expert Pie Corbett is putting together The Ultimate Guide to Elves and Sprites. Your job is to provide Pie with another entry for his book by writing about a type of elf or their smaller cousin thesprite.
Year 4 Home-school Unit: Goblinology
Kathryn Pennington and Dr Frizzle take you through a really useful book – Goblinology: The Ultimate Guide to Goblins. You never know when you are going to find a goblin but, when you do, you must know what to do with it!