Book status: The book for this planning sequence is currently reprinting or out of print and therefore not in stock at most booksellers. If you do not already own the book, we would recommend this planning sequence as an alternative:
Alternative sequence
KS: Lower KS2
Year Group: Year 3
Literary Theme: From Mystery to Discovery
Author(s): Chris Van Allsberg
This is a three-session spelling seed for the book The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsberg. Below is the coverage from Appendix 1 of the National Curriculum 2014.
Spelling Seeds have been designed to complement Writing Roots by providing weekly, contextualised sequences of sessions for the teaching of spelling that include open-ended investigations and opportunities to practise and apply within meaningful and purposeful contexts, linked (where relevant) to other areas of the curriculum and a suggestion of how to extend the investigation into home learning.
There is a Spelling Seed session for every week of the associated Writing Root.
answer, certain, difficult, height, notice, possess(ion), reign
Words with the /ʃ/ sound spelt ch (mostly French in origin)
Words with endings sounding like /ʒə/ or /tʃə/
A Spelling Seed is available for The Mysteries of Harris Burdick.
This is a three-session spelling seed for the book The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsberg. Below is the coverage from Appendix 1 of the National Curriculum 2014.
Spelling Seeds have been designed to complement Writing Roots by providing weekly, contextualised sequences of sessions for the teaching of spelling that include open-ended investigations and opportunities to practise and apply within meaningful and purposeful contexts, linked (where relevant) to other areas of the curriculum and a suggestion of how to extend the investigation into home learning.
There is a Spelling Seed session for every week of the associated Writing Root.
answer, certain, difficult, height, notice, possess(ion), reign
Words with the /ʃ/ sound spelt ch (mostly French in origin)
Words with endings sounding like /ʒə/ or /tʃə/
View The Mysteries of Harris Burdick Spelling SeedA Home Learning Branch is available for The Mysteries of Harris Burdick.
This is a Home Learning Branch for The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. These branches are designed to support home learners to access literature-based learning using a selection of books we love from Writing Roots. They include purposeful writing suggestions, links to the wider curriculum so that texts can be used across other subjects, key questions as well as spelling or phonics investigations.
View The Mysteries of Harris Burdick Home Learning Branch
