Monday
LC: To raise questions during the reading process to deepen understanding.
To make predictions based on detail stated.
Look at the image below.
We are learning to ask questions to deepen our understanding.
Get your microphones ready and clearly say what you can see, using the sentence starter below.
I can see….
I can see two pairs of feet.
Tell me more.
I can see two pairs of feet, one has boots the others are bare.
What else?
I can see ….
I can see an old house.
Tell me more…
I can see an old house that has dark windows and trees growing out of it.
Now it’s your turn.
I can see …..
Tell me more …..
Now let’s try a different sentence starter.
It reminds me of …..
It reminds me of the story Hansel and Gretel when they saw the Gingerbread house.
It reminds me of the time when I got lost in the woods and I saw a derelict house.
Now let's look at the picture. What would you like to know? It could be anything to do with the picture.
I’d like to know if …..
I’d like to know if the children are lost.
I’d like to know if the children are friends or are they related.
Now use this image, using the same speaking frames can you ask questions about the story.
I can see…
Tell me more…
It reminds me of …
I’d like to know if …
Your writing challenge is to write a story opening for this image.
Remember to :
Say the sentence then write the sentence.
Use appropriate punctuation.
03.11.25
LC: To be able to understand and learn the 3 times table.
Monday 3rd November 2025
LC: To identify what Abrahamic faiths believe in.
Abrahamic Faiths
The three main Abrahamic faiths are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. They share some important beliefs but also have their own unique ideas.
What do Abrahamic faiths believe in?
One God: All three religions believe in one God who created everything. They think of God as powerful, kind, and caring.
Prophets: They believe that God sends prophets to guide people.
Some important prophets include:
Abraham - Abraham is often called the father of these faiths because of his strong belief in one God.
Noah - Noah is known for his faith in God and his role in the story of the Great Flood.
Moses - Moses is known for leading the Israelites out of Egypt and receiving God’s laws.
Activity
In groups of three you are going to create a poster on A3 paper.
On your poster you are going to identify what Abrahamic Faiths believe in.
Abrahamic faiths believe in...
Then you will name all three prophets and write a sentence about them.
You can use the information above!
Monday 3rd November
LC: To identify every day levers and understand what pivot means.
Do you know what a lever is?
Our main focus for this term will be levers. However, we need to be able to understand not to get confused by the other simple machines. Therefore, we will take a look at examples of each...
You are going to work with a partner and set yourself a challenge! Can you and your partner take a picture of what you think might work as a lever. You are not allowed to take pictures of scissors as this has already been given as an example.
Step 1: Look around your classroom and take a picture of what you think might be a lever.
Step 2: Save the picture as we will check at the end of the lesson if you were correct.
Step 3: Learn about the different types of simple machines
Step 4: Check if your first picture that you took, is actually a lever or not.
You should have now taken a picture of what you think might be a lever.
Let's now continue to learn about other simple machines:
You are now going to cut and stick the correct picture and example next to the title of the simple machine:
Once you have completed this task, you are going to look back at your picture that you took at the start of the lesson. Did you take a picture of a lever? Were you correct?
Final task - You will need a dictionary!
Using your skills of finding words in dictionaries from the previous term, let's see who can find the following word the fastest from the dictionary...
Your word is:
Pivot