Starting Points: The Secret of Black Rock

Starting Points are written to help you plan book-based units of work. In this set based on The Secret of Black Rock by Joe Todd-Stanton you’ll find ideas to support spoken language, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary and spelling. This Starting Points resource will give you everything you need to plan a beautiful book-based unit of work for children in Year 2.

In this set of Starting Points, you will find planning to support the following grammar objectives:

• The formation of nouns by compounding.

• Expanded noun phrases for description and specification.

• Apostrophes to mark where letters are missing in spelling.

• Create effective writing through the use of repetition

• Create effective writing through the use of similes.

In this pack we have included the following resources:

• Apostrophes for omission activity sheet

• Compound word cards

• Find the noun phrase activity

• Key vocabulary cards

• Year 2 Common Exception Words flashcards

Starting Points are sets of book-based planning ideas. The books are not included in the packs.