A 3-week, fully resourced primary literacy unit — Year 4: Country Study Unit: Morocco, created by Primary Presentations. KS2 Fiction. National-Curriculum-aligned grammar, WT/ARE/GD differentiation, and ready to teach.

What’s inside

This complete English unit gives you everything for three weeks of high-quality teaching, designed to match the standard of leading primary schemes (Literacy Tree, Write Stuff, Power of Reading).

• 15 lesson PowerPoints — illustrated cover slides, success criteria, vocabulary previews, modelled writing, “big questions” (Bloom’s-laddered), differentiation tiers, plenary, and reflection.
• 15 differentiated resource sheets — Working Towards, Age-Related Expectations, and Greater Depth, with sentence frames, word banks, and writing frames.
• Complete teacher unit plan — unit overview, key themes, model texts, full session-by-session plans, key questions, assessment focus, and vocabulary focus.
• Child-friendly mark scheme — “I can…” success criteria for the final writing piece, ready for self- and peer-assessment.
• 3 weekly exit tickets — 5 multiple-choice questions per week, with teacher answer keys.

Final writing outcome

A researched informational report on Morocco covering geography, culture, and key features, with approaching/meeting/exceeding standard differentiation. Pupils use transitional phrases and precise vocabulary to structure their thinking across a 5-7 sentence extended piece.

Grammar features (Year 4 NC-aligned)

• Transitional phrases and introductory clauses to link ideas and add cohesion (e.g., ‘Because of its location’, ‘In the north’, ‘This means that’).
• Expanded noun phrases with precise adjectives and prepositional phrases to add detail (e.g., ‘the vast Sahara Desert’, ‘the bustling souks of Marrakech’).

Themes explored

Morocco’s geographical location and landscape, Moroccan culture and traditions, Resources and economy, Tourism and heritage, Climate and environment.

Key vocabulary

Souks, Berber, medina, phosphate, Atlas Mountains, Sahara Desert, argan, spices.

Format & compatibility

• Editable PowerPoint (.pptx) and Word (.docx) files.
• UK English spelling.
• One printer-friendly A4 page per resource sheet.
• Compatible with Literacy Tree, Write Stuff, and Power of Reading planning approaches.

Year groups & key stage

• Year 4 (KS2).
• 15 sessions over 3 weeks (≈45–60 minutes per lesson).

Tags

KS2, Year 4, English, fiction, Primary Presentations, reading and writing, complete unit, differentiated, NC-aligned, lesson plans, resources, grade 3 (year 4) country study unit: morocco