School Visits / Workshops

School visits: sessions What can I offer you? Reception and Y1:
Fiction reading Y1 and Y2:
Non-fiction biography reading
(with optional writing recount activity) Y1 to Y6:
Creative writing – Myths Y3 to Y6:
Non-fiction writing – Biographies Queen Elizabeth II
Y3 to Y6:
Biographical recount of the Queen with letter-writing activity Y5 to Y9:
Role-play workshop – Make a non-fiction book Y3 to Y9:
Talk – The journey of a non-fiction book First World War sessions
EYFS / KS1 / KS2 / KS3:
The First World War 1914–1918 as seen through the trench letters of Corporal Frederick Horsnell

Cost / Bookings diary Cost of a visit Bookings diary:
check my available dates Display materials Where will I visit? Book sales:
primary schools please read On the day of the visit
Three things I'd like you to do Booking form to arrange a visit

Sample timetables Sample timetables

Ideas for pre-visit work Basic preparation
The obvious things to do 'Welcome to our school'
A narrative script Pocket biographies
Making mini-books about me Storyboards or researchboards Display posters using
Widgit Symbols Wall display

Case studies 1. Getting the Blokes on Board
A National Literacy Trust
project with Cheshire schools 2. A Y5 non-fiction placement at Lunts Heath Primary School, Widnes

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Y1 to Y6:
Creative writing – Myths

Overview
In this session children work individually to write their own myths following a class discussion to agree on characters, plot and setting. They use A3 double-sided worksheets which they fold to make into an 8-page A5 booklet.

Differentiation
The worksheets are differentiated for Y1/Y2, Y3/Y4, Y5/Y6 – more writing and less picture work being expected the older the year group.

Learning objectives
Creating and shaping imaginative texts.

Size of group
Individual classes or small groups.

Duration
About 60 – 90 minutes.

Location and requirements
Classroom.
Use of photocopier to run off A3 worksheets.

Ideas for follow-up activities

Group work: Children work in small groups to plan and write further myths.
Mentoring: Older children mentor younger children to create myths.
Sharing through role-play: Finished myths are shared in assemblies, with two or three children assuming character roles to present their myth.

Galleries of children's work
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Y5 work based on writing myths

Y1 to Y6:Creative writing – Myths

Y1 to Y6:
Creative writing – Myths