Bring history to life in your classroom with our six-week fully resourced English unit based on the stunning picture book ‘Rescuing Titanic’ by Flora Delargy.

As the story unfolds, pupils discover fascinating historical details about:
Morse code and distress signals
Navigation tools used at sea
The different roles of crew members aboard a ship
How the Carpathia located Titanic’s lifeboats
The dramatic, minute-by-minute events of this historic rescue

Fully Resourced English Planning

Our 30 fully resourced English lessons follow the courageous journey of the Carpathia while carefully building pupils’ reading, writing and grammar skills in line with the National Curriculum for English. Designed specifically for Year 3 and Year 4 (aged 7-9), our planning supports teachers with everything needed to deliver engaging, high-quality English lessons without endless hours of preparation.

THIS IS WEEK 1 OF A SIX-WEEK SCHEME. THE REST OF THE SCHEME CAN BE FOUND ON TEACHING FROM TEXT’S WEBSITE.

Writing Outcomes
Throughout the unit, pupils apply their learning to produce three purposeful pieces of writing:

Playscript

Explanation text

Journalistic newspaper report