Lesson by E Howell
Learning Intentions:
- To know what a setting is.
- To be able to name a number of different settings.
- To be able to describe a setting.
Step 1: Activity overview for parent, carers and pupils
In this activity there is a video (approximately two minutes).The activity can be completed offline.
Step 2: Introduction to the activity and additional information
What is a setting? A setting within a story is a place or another name for it is a location. It is where things take place, for example, in the house, forest, at the beach, fairyland or dinosaur land, etc. Stories can have a number of different settings and can be fiction (made-up) or non-fiction (real).Watch the video story ‘Rain before Rainbows’ by Smriti Halls on the link below:
Discuss the story:
- What was the story about?
- What did you like about the story and why?
- What didn’t you like about the story?
- How many different settings were there?
- How do you think the little girl felt when she was sailing?
Step 3: Tasks to carry out for this activity
Activity 1 – Settings
- Choose two books with different settings, e.g. the wood in ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, the sea in ‘Rainbow Fish’ or the kitchen in the home in ‘The Tiger who Came to Tea’.
- Fold a piece of paper in half and label each side with the name of the setting.
- Draw a picture to represent the setting.
- Write a sentence about your setting using descriptive words (adjectives), e.g. the dark wood, the clear blue sea or the messy kitchen.
Once you have completed the task you can email anything you create (photos, documents, screenshots etc.) directly to your teacher or directly upload it to any of the available places in Step 5.
Step 4: Look over the success criteria for this activity:
Success criteria #1: I can understand what a setting is.
Success criteria #2: I can name a number of different settings.
Success criteria #3: I can describe a setting.
Look at the learning intentions ‘how well do you think you have done?’
Step 5: Upload your work
Click on the relevant link below if you have any work to upload to your online areas