This detailed plan will support teachers in Y2 to deliver an engaging unit on vocabulary building through free verse poetry. The plan has been carefully crafted to allow children to meet the heightened demands of Curriculum 2014. The plan weaves together the statements from reading (word reading and comprehension) and writing (transcription, handwriting, composition, VGP and spelling) components of the 2014 curriculum, showing how all of these aspects of learning can be addressed through creative learning experiences. The plan is based on a free verse poem about a blue balloon that allows for exciting opportunities to develop the children’s reading, writing and spoken language.