Busy teachers need a complete solution to teaching the literacy hour in year 2. This themed pack provides the answer. It should help children to improve their writing through speaking and listening, drama and role-play. This pack contains material for half a term of literacy hour activities, and together with the other packs in the series, provides a year long integrated programme. The pack includes: a large resource book, with stimulus material such as lively colour illustrations, model texts, poems and non-fiction material linked to each theme; an A4 teacher's book including medium and short term plan linked to detailed lesson plans. These cover fiction, non-fiction and poetry, photocopy masters and all the back-up information that teachers and assistant need to plan creative literacy sessions.