Empower your Year 2 pupils to write an engaging narrative with this The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark unit, using The Write Stuff approach by Jane Considine. Pupils will build a clear, structured story inspired by the picture book The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark, developing character, setting and events through carefully chosen vocabulary.

Included:

5 Sentence Stacking Vocabulary Vaults

One scaffold per lesson

Vocabulary selected using Writing Rainbow lenses (Fantastics, Grammarisitics, Boomtastics)

Clear focus on narrative structure, character development and descriptive language

Please note:

This unit does not include Sentence Stacking lessons 6, 7 or 8.
It is designed as a shortened narrative unit focusing on the early build-up and development of the story.

Perfect for:

Teaching narrative writing in Year 2

Developing story structure and sequencing

Exploring character feelings and change

Supporting independent fiction writing outcomes

Please note:

This resource includes Vocabulary Vault scaffolds only (no full lesson slides or PowerPoints).