In English this half term, the children in Year 6 are reading ‘The balaclava story’ within the book, ‘The Fib’ by George Layton. Using this story, the children are going to write a balanced argument about the boy stealing the balaclava.

To develop ideas for their arguments, the children took part in a conscious alley activity where they took turns playing the boy and listening to reasons why they should or should not steal the balaclava. After hearing all of the points, the child playing the role had to decide if they would or wouldn’t steal the balaclava.