HAIRY SCARY SPIDER TEXT FOCUS

Session Focus Children will be able to identify rhyme and alliteration in the text. They will discuss morals of the story and retell the story from the different character’s points of view.

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Curriculum Links

Literacy: Listens to & joins in with stories; Recognises rhyme & repetition; Identifies alliteration; re-tell a story from a different point of view; draws upon morals and values of stories.PSHEE (PSED): Shows awareness of how others may be feeling.Maths: Uses mathematical language in everyday conversation.Geography (UW): Talk about & compares features of their immediate environment.

ResourcesThe eBook Hairy Scary Spider. 5 Literacy Skills Sheets over the following pages.

Key Vocabularyrhyme, alliteration, repetition, moral, points of view

Session Outline

• Discuss the front cover & title- what do they think is going to happen?• Read the story together. You may want to focus on different literacy skills per session, or cover them all in one:Literacy Skills• Recognise the rhyming words, repetition and any alliteration (creature names) together.• Discuss how Hairy Scary must have felt throughout different parts of the story and how he used his body features

to help the other creatures despite them not wanting to play with him.• Why do they think the other creatures didn’t want to play with Hairy Scary? (Sometimes things can look scary at

first, but they’re actually not at all once you try.)• What do they think are the morals of the story?• Can they think of another name for Hairy Scary?Differentiation: HA: Read the story independently. Discuss use of varied punctuation and language. LA: Help with reading and analysing the text.

Extension Challenge: Can they retell the story from another creature’s point of view?

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How does Hairy Scary’s feelings

change throughout the story?

Can they children spot any potential dangers in the

story?

How does hairy Scary care for

other creatures in this story?

Can the children show

any imagination and creativity in

suggesting a new name for Hairy Scary?

How did Hairy Scary show resilience and

problem-solving skills to rescue the creatures?

What is the moral of the story? What can we learn

from it?

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HAIRY SCARY SPIDER RYHME

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Can you join some of the rhyming pairs from the story?

sad

ant

fast chant

bad

play

fun

run

pastaway

Can you write some of your own rhyming words below:

HAIRY SCARY SPIDER ALLITERATION

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Can you remember the creatures names which use alliteration?

___ nnie ___ nt

Can you make up your own alliteration name below:

___ rasshopper ___ reen

___ lithery ___ nail

___ eetle ___ lue

HAIRY SCARY SPIDER POINTS OF VIEW

The following pictures show part of the story from different points of view

How do you think Hairy Scary Spider was feeling here?

How do you think Beetle Blue was feeling?

How do you think Hairy Scary Spider was feeling afterwards?

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HAIRY SCARY SPIDER STORY RECALL

How did Hairy Scary Spider use his features to help the other creatures?

Word Bankhairs sense strong silk eight legs catch safe

Write in your own sentences how Hairy Scary Spider saved the creatures.

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HAIRY SCARY SPIDER BETTER NAME

Can you think of a better name for Hairy Scary Spider?

Draw your picture and write his new name below.

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