This Environment themed unit of work is based on Clean up by Nathan Bryon

Clean up! is Nathan Bryon’s second book featuring the fabulous character ‘Rocket’ after the success of Look up! Rocket makes a trip to her grandparents but is so disappointed with all the pollution that is spoiling their island home. Is there anything she can do to help? This book will inspire and empower young readers into taking action in their own local environment.

The unit of work explores a thematic approach to teaching languages and although mainly focuses on the ‘Languages, Literacy and Communication’ AoLE, it does have suggested links to the other five AoLEs. Comprising 15 sessions, the units allow for a flexible teaching approach designed to meet the interests and needs of your pupils.

To read more about our units linked to the Curriculum for Wales and the methodology of these units, please click here.

Mastery keys:

  • Use familiar punctuation: full stops, capital letters, exclamation marks, question marks
  • Use subject-verb agreement
  • Use co-ordinating conjunctions to write compound sentences
  • Use my knowledge of letter sounds and patterns accurately in my spelling (CVCs, diagraphs, simple roots, suffixes, plurals, past tense)

Each unit covers a range of areas: 

  • Mastery of speaking and listening, vocabulary, reading and writing skills  
  • Writing in a range of purposeful genres – both fiction and non-fiction 
  • Opportunities for practising writing of previously taught genres 
  • An extended, independent piece of writing 
  • Suggestions for independent learning 
  • Links  

The units and texts link with a range of themes: 

  • Environmental issues in Wales 
  • A diverse society 
  • Celebrating Black lives 

The supporting texts for the units of work can be purchased at Peters Ltd at 30% off the RRP price of the books*:
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