A set of 15 fully prepared, highly detailed PowerPoint based lessons that include: the pages from the actual story, a range of activities per lesson, useful printable resources. The first two lessons are available to download free, to get a sense of the lesson structure (look in my shop). The book, Ocean Meets Sky, is beautiful. I have used these PP lessons with my Year 3 class and had incredible work created by them. Their level of thinking and inferencial work has blown me away, along with their writing. The work actually lasted me an entire term to get through - 6 weeks. There is more than a single lesson’s worth of work within each PowerPoint. I’ve poured my heart and soul into making these PowerPoints beautiful to see, easy to use, resource and understand. The lessons are definitely suitable for Lower KS2, and can work wonderfully with minimal adaptation for Upper KS2 also (my Y6 colleague confirmed this). **You do not need to buy the book in order to use these lessons **- the pages are within. But I would recommend buying ‘Ocean Meets Sky’ - the children LOVED reading this book (by the Fan Brothers) and seeing the illustrations in person. This beautiful and poignant story has stunning illustrations throughout (matched in the PowerPoints) and explores themes of family, memory and loss. The unit begins by introducing the authors to the children and highlighting the power of bookmaking/storytelling. Children find a mysterious box in the classroom labelled Grandpa’s Stuff. Inside they will find clues to who Grandpa was and his relationship with the main character, Finn. Finn misses his Grandfather after he has passed away and longs to travel to the fantastical worlds that his Grandpa would tell him about in his stories. Children are given a variety of meaningful writing opportunities throughout the sequence and gradually build up the skills to write an extended fantasy story of their own. Main outcomes: Setting and character descriptions, labels, diary entry, postcard, captain’s log, instructions, dialogue, extended fantasy narrative. The resources are based on the planning sequences for the same book by the Literary Curriculum. I’d recommend taking a look at their site for the planning document that aligns with this (and see the other brilliant stories they’ve created plans for).

Resources Updated January 2023 This is a ready-to-go lesson slide collection with teaching notes for How to Live Forever by Colin Thompson. There are 11 PowerPoint lessons which will easily last 3 weeks. Children explore the themes and ideas set out in the book, as well as writing a prequel, character and setting descriptions, lost book posters and also letters of warning/advice. The resource is presented as PowerPoint slides, with tasks built throughout each lesson, most lessons actually took me more than one day to complete so this could easily keep you going for 3 weeks+. I have used all of these slides in my own Y3 class with great results. (I will add pictures when I next get chance). These slides are my interpretation of the How to Live Forever planning sequences devised by The Literary Curriculum, which are available to purchase on their website. All the work is self contained within the slides. You do not need to purchase the book ‘How to Live Forever’ in order to use these PowerPoints however I’d recommend adding it to your collection as it is a beautiful book with tremendous illustrations.

Lesson Two is available for free as a taster for the 15+ lesson PowerPoint pack offered for sale on my page. Please also see Lesson 1, which is available for free too. [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12781632] The whole lesson unit is available here: [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12781599] The lesson set took me 6 weeks to teach, there’s enough in the pack to keep you going over three weeks, easy. This is lesson 2 from a three-week+ Lesson set Overview and outcomes: based within the context of Ocean Meets Sky by the Fan Brothers. This beautiful and poignant story has stunning illustrations throughout and explores themes of family, memory and loss. The unit begins by introducing the authors to the children and highlighting the power of bookmaking/storytelling. Children find a mysterious box in the classroom labelled “Grandpa’s Stuff”. Inside they will find clues to who Grandpa was and his relationship with the main character, Finn. Finn misses his Grandfather after he has passed away and longs to travel to the fantastical worlds that his Grandpa would tell him about in his stories. **Children are given a variety of meaningful writing opportunities throughout the sequence and gradually build up the skills to write an extended fantasy story of their own. ** Main outcomes for the lesson set: Setting and character descriptions, labels, diary entry, postcard, captain’s log, instructions, dialogue, extended fantasy narrative

FREE Lesson 1 of the How to Live Forever Lesson Collection. This is the first PowerPoint lesson from the two-week+ ready-to-go lesson slide collection for How to Live Forever by Colin Thompson in which children explore the themes and ideas set out in the book, as well as writing a prequel, character and setting descriptions, lost book posters and also letters of warning/advice. This resource is presented as a PowerPoint file, with tasks built throughout. I have used all of these slides in my own Y3 class with great results. The whole set (11 lessons) is available to purchase from my shop for £5.00. Most lessons actually took me more than one day to complete so the whole collection could easily keep you going for 3 weeks+. These slides are my interpretation of the How to Live Forever planning sequences devised by The Literary Curriculum, which are available to purchase on their website. All the work is self contained within the slides. You do not need to purchase the book in order to use these PowerPoints however I’d recommend adding it to your collection as it is a beautiful book with tremendous illustrations.

Lesson two in the sequence, available for free download. The remaining lessons build upon this initial basis and further explore the book and it’s meanings. These are available for £4.00 in my shop

**Lesson One is available for free as a taster for the 15+ lesson PowerPoint pack offered for sale on my page. ** Please also see Lesson 2, which is available for free too. [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12781639] The whole lesson pack (15 PowerPoints) is available here: [https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12781599] This is lesson 1 from a three-week+ Lesson set Overview and outcomes: based within the context of Ocean Meets Sky by the Fan Brothers. This beautiful and poignant story has stunning illustrations throughout and explores themes of family, memory and loss. The unit begins by introducing the authors to the children and highlighting the power of bookmaking/storytelling. Children find a mysterious box in the classroom labelled “Grandpa’s Stuff”. Inside they will find clues to who Grandpa was and his relationship with the main character, Finn. Finn misses his Grandfather after he has passed away and longs to travel to the fantastical worlds that his Grandpa would tell him about in his stories. **Children are given a variety of meaningful writing opportunities throughout the sequence and gradually build up the skills to write an extended fantasy story of their own. ** Main outcomes for the lesson set: Setting and character descriptions, labels, diary entry, postcard, captain’s log, instructions, dialogue, extended fantasy narrative