Grammar 

I can use full stops at the end of a simple sentence.

Read some sentences for the Harry the Happy Mouse story.

Harry was a happy mouse

Harry lived in a little house 

Harry liked to play

Read the sentence aloud and think aloud: “I have finished my sentence. I need to stop my voice. I need a full stop.” Model adding the full stop (model punching out straight in front of you)

Read the sentence again, stopping at the full stop.

Play Ping Pong Sentences: write some simple sentences on the board, children echo it, remembering to stop at the full stop.

Demonstrate understanding of a text by answering questions

 Read page 15-18.

We are going to do some more copycat reading, but this time some of you are going to be Harry and some the mole. Don't forget to get into characters, using expression.

 Discuss in your partners: 

What did the frog do to rescue the baby mole? 

Why was the mole feeling sad when he met the frog?

Which word in the text describes how frog knows he is feeling sad?

How do you know that the mole's mum was feeling better after her baby had been rescued? 

Which word is used to describe this feeling?

We are going to create a zig-zag book. We are going to draw the sequence of events between the frog and the mole. 

Draw a picture in each box.

Last week we read the story of Noah's Ark, this week we are going to read another special story. 

Watch for 2 minutes.   

What did God promise Abraham?

What did Abraham do to express his trust in God?

As a group, can you order the pictures in order of the story. 

Next week you will be doing it by yourself!