This engaging and carefully sequenced 5-week Year 2 English unit is based on the beautiful text Lila and the Secret of Rain. It supports children in developing key reading and writing skills through meaningful, creative and structured lessons.

Designed for KS1 learners, this unit immerses children in a rich story context while building confidence in prediction, description, persuasion and narrative writing.

Note: Week 3 there’s no lesson for Monday as it was bank holiday.

What’s included:

• Full 5-week English unit plan
• Clear Learning Objectives and Success Criteria
• Structured lesson sequence from reading to writing
• Model texts and sentence stems
• Differentiated worksheets (including SEND-friendly tasks)
• Oracy and discussion opportunities
• Writing scaffolds and planning templates
• Printable and iPad-friendly resources (ideal for Showbie)