The Story of Moses
Year 1: Term 2
Range: Traditional stories
Books: The Book of Exodus, Lion Storyteller Bible, Information Books
Word level work: 3, 8, 10
Sentence level work: 1 - 4
Text level work: 1 - 10, 12, 14 - 19
| Day | Shared Work | Word Work | Guided Work | Independent Work | Plenary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON | Inform children that this week they are going to be reading stories about a person called Moses. These stories are to be found in the Bible. Read the story of Moses birth. (Exodus 2 : 1-10) | Investigate words ending with 's' for plurals. | Read version of story from Lion Storyteller Bible. Compare versions | Use the worksheet to compare this story with the story of the birth of Jesus. | Story beginnings |
| TUE | Remind children of the story of Moses' birth. Read the story of how Moses killed an Egyptian. (Exodus 2 : 11-16) | Vocabulary extension. | Role play story. | Begin to build a simple character profile of Moses as a young man. | Share work with class |
| WED | Remind children of yesterday's story. Inform them that after Moses ran away, he became a shepherd. Once, when he was minding the sheep, something strange happened. Read the story of the Burning Bush. | Initial consonant clusters | Read the intervening account of Moses meeting with Zipporah. (Exodus 2 : 16 - 22) | Write about one significant incident from the story. Add to character profile. | Main points of story in sequence |
| THU | Remind children of yesterday's story. Continue story to its conclusion - the crossing of the Red Sea. | Middle consonant clusters | Retell story orally. | Sequence plagues in the correct order. | Same as Wednesday |
| FRI | With the children's help, outline the main events of the story of Moses. | Final consonant clusters | Use non-fiction texts to find out about the Jewish festival of Passover. | Plan own version of Moses story. | Variety of representations of storyline |
