This unit uses "A Boy and his Bear" as a selected title from fiction genres across the primary range as recommended. There is also a teacher's resource book which contains both lesson plans for using the texts within the Literacy Hour structure, as well as supporting photocopiable activity sheets for pupils. Lessons are organized under headings of whole-classwork, group work and plenary. An overview grid provides at-a-glance information about the word, sentence and text-level covered. Each teacher's book has an A1 double-sided, text-based poster in the middle for use as shared text for whole class teaching.

 

This book is part of a book series called Literacy Hour Units .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 2. KS2 covers school years 4, 5 and 6, and ages 8-11 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 1998 by Scholastic .

Fiona Collins is a professional storyteller specialising in Welsh folklore and stories of strong women and girls. She is known for her attention to detail, love of language, and ability to make a connection with her audience. She is also known for her work in encouraging and championing young storytellers. She lives in Corwen, North Wales.