Tuesday

To be able to make subtraction stories and represent them in subtraction sentences.

Explore:

How many pencils are not green?

There are _____ pencils in the pot.

_____ are green.

What would the subtraction sentence look like?

How many pencils are not green?

Can you tell me a subtraction story based on the picture?

Write down some of the suggestions about the animals that are drinking water and those that are not. If they struggle, begin to tell a story about the animals and then see if someone can finish it. 

Once the story has been told, go back and retell it. What would the subtraction sentence look like?

Go through the second example with the leaves on the trees. 

Let's learn:

Adaptive teaching- work out simple calculations by drawing circles and crossing them out. 

Grammar

Are these sentences punctuated correctly? How do you know?

Dragons breathe fire.

dragons. have. wings.

Make predictions based on what has been read so far.

Today we are going to read more of our story to find out what happened to Zog in Years 2, 3 and 4. Your teacher will pause for you to write a prediction.

I think...

Adaptive teaching- teacher to record ideas for the LW.

What words would you use to describe Zog?

You can use words to describe his appearance (what he looks like) and the type of dragon he is. Here are some examples.

  Draw a picture of Zog on Sketches and add the words around the side.