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Islands

59.8 k 180.2 k	Desert island challenge (24/09/2009)
	Related resources: Skills \| Islands \| Thinking skills (KS2)
	Collaborative thinking and decision-making resource. What six things would you take with you if you were alone on a desert island?
	Y5 \| Y6

29.7 k 36.4 k	Desert island decisions (10/07/2008)
	Related resources: Narrative \| Islands \| Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
	You have been deserted on an island! To continue to survive you must plan for the future and decide what action to take. A super role-play activity with lots of decision making.
	Y6

63.1 k 310.3 k	Empathising with a character (04/12/2008)
	Related resources: Narrative \| Islands \| Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
	A PowerPoint presentation based around the text of Kensuke's Kingdom. Page numbers refer to Heinemann New Windmills edition.
	Y5 \| Y6

103.7 k 161.8 k	Kensuke's kingdom resource pack (05/06/2008)
	Related resources: Narrative \| Islands \| Kensuke's Kingdom by Michael Morpurgo
	A fabulous resource with a range of activities based on Kensuke's Kingdom.
	Y5 \| Y6

17.4 k 35.8 k	Shipwrecked! (18/07/2008)
	Related resources: Skills \| Islands \| Thinking skills (KS2)
	Collaborative decision making. Children make decisions and lists based on the idea that they will be spending 7 nights on a desert island!
	Y4 \| Y5 \| Y6

137.4 k 1,588.7 k	Spot Kensuke's island (08/10/2009)
	Related resources: Narrative \| Islands
	With this eye-catching resource, children discuss the images, decide which island could represent the one Kensuke lands on, and produce a descriptive writing piece based on the images.
	Y5 \| Y6

115.7 k 90.1 k	Story openings (18/12/2008)
	Related resources: Narrative \| Islands \| Story writing (KS2)
	A useful PowerPoint resource of story openings for discussion and consideration.
	Y5 \| Y6

31.3 k 33.8 k	The Wreck of the Zanzibar - drama ideas (24/09/2009)
	Related resources: Narrative \| Islands \| The Wreck of the Zanzibar by Michael Morpurgo
	Super drama ideas and activities to use with the book.
	Y5 \| Y6

2,512.7 k 32.3 k	Treasure map poem (03/07/2008)
	Related resources: Poetry \| Islands \| Poems on a theme (KS1)
	A writing frame to help children write poetic directions for a treasure map.
	Y2

41.3 k	What would you take? - Survival Adventure (28/07/2010)
	Related resources: Skills \| Holidays \| Islands \| Speaking and listening tasks (KS1)
	Discuss as a whole class what things the children would pack in a rucksack in order to survive. Move the circles to reveal some suggestions!
	Y1 \| Y2

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