The Iron Man by Ted Hughes - Years 3 and 4 KS2 English Unit of Work - teaching resource

The Iron Man by Ted Hughes - Years 3 and 4 KS2 English Unit of Work

Teach The Iron Man with this ten-lesson KS2 English unit of work, designed especially for Years 3 and 4. The editable PowerPoint lessons and accompanying worksheets guide pupils through the novel chapter by chapter, with a strong focus on reading comprehension and opportunities to develop their writing.

Pupils make predictions, retrieve information, sequence events and use evidence to explain their ideas. They explore how Ted Hughes creates suspense, describes characters and builds a sense of threat. Discussion and debate activities help children consider different viewpoints and explain their responses to the text.

The unit also turns reading into purposeful writing. Pupils write descriptions, retell part of the story, create Hogarth’s diary entry, give instructions, deliver a persuasive speech, report on the great contest and plan a new Iron Man adventure.

The resource includes:

• Ten sequenced lessons covering the whole novel
• An editable PowerPoint presentation
• Accompanying pupil worksheets
• Model writing, discussion prompts and activities
• Reading, speaking and writing tasks suitable for lower KS2

Ideal for a Year 3 or Year 4 class novel study, this unit gives teachers a structured way to teach The Iron Man while developing key KS2 reading skills alongside a range of writing outcomes.

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