This time he notices people crossing the road when they see a green man appearing on the traffic lights.

Before planning and writing, your Year 2 class will explore the features of non-chronological reports in the fourth lesson of this series.He aims to find a safe way for hedgehogs to cross the road to get to the park, however along the way he is involved in a few accidents himself and receives a bump on the head. On one of his attempts he gets a bump to the head by a cyclist which results in his words all mixed up when he tries to speak - and he becomes a "hodgeheg".

Children will then independently find information in extracts of the story and record what they have learnt about hedgehogs. Firstly, he finds a zebra crossing and decides that this must be the secret to crossing the road safely. This Planning a Non-chronological Report Year 2 English pack includes a detailed lesson plan, an engaging set of slides for the teaching input, and differentiated resources.This is a good story of road safety and overcoming obstacles, which I used with year 3 which they enjoyed and were able to access easily as a class with it being read to them.

The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Despite all of this, Max does not give up and decides that, since humans cross the road during the day, he should try this too. I started to read it to him to calm him down prior to him leaving Nanny’s to go home (always a trial) and he was enthralled. The main problem to the adult mind is the idea of hedgehogs trying to figure out a road safety plan.

This story is written in a very comical manner, and the adventures of a very determined little 'hodgeheg'. Max is a hedgehog who lives with his family in a nice little home, but unfortunately on the wrong side of the road from the Park, with its beautiful lily pond, and more importantly its juicy slugs, worms and snails! Still determined to get safely across the road, he continues on his adventures until eventually he reaches the park. I really enjoyed this light tale for young readers, which explores the idea of a hedgehog having the intelligence to want to find a safe road crossing place for himself and his family, so they can travel safely to the local park.

The included slideshow presentation for the teaching input will show them two paragraphs, both containing the same facts but with one being more detailed than the other. He and his family have spent their lives dreaming about reaching the park, but are prevented from doing so by the main road which they are unable to cross.The illustrative language and use of adjectives is very helpful for children to extend how they describe things and to think about things from a different perspectives. This six-lesson non-chronological reports year 2 planning pack provides everything you need to deliver these fun and engaging lessons, including a detailed lesson plan, slideshows for the teaching inputs, differentiated activities, and a range of printable teaching resources. He served in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War, spent twenty years as a farmer, and then had a further career as a primary-school teacher. This lesson pack has everything you need to support children's writing, including planning, differentiated activities, and slides for input. Max is a young hedgehog who wants to go to the park with his family because it is known for it's good hunting.