In this 28-page contextualised language workout, we target Tier 2 vocabulary, semantic features, complex syntax, and narrative skills using the context of activities related to the content of a famous Aesop’s Fable, Mercury and the Woodman.

Children are given multiple opportunities to talk about and share knowledge of the story content, use vocabulary and grammatical structures from the model story, answer comprehension questions, and retell the story with a scaffold.

The workout is designed to encourage students to link their world knowledge and experiences to the vocabulary and sentence structures modelled in the workout.