Wednesday 5th November
LC: To raise questions during the reading process to deepen understanding.
To make predictions based on detail stated.
Using these speaking frames we are making connections.
Text to self.
I It reminds me of walking through the woods and I was surrounded by overgrown grasses and tall trees.
Text to text.
It reminds me of Jack and the Beanstalk, when Jack wakes up and finds the huge beanstalk growing in the garden.
Text to world.
It's a bit like when the plants and trees are growing wild in the rainforests.
Your writing challenge is to write a paragraph about what you think has already happened before the image was taken.
Use the image to help you.
05.11.25
LC: To be able to understand and learn the 4 times table.
There was once upon a time a poor widow who had an only son named Jack, and a cow named Milky-White. All they had to live on was the milk the cow gave every morning, which they carried to the market and sold - until one morning Milky-White gave no milk.
Retrieve - Who had a son named Jack?
Interpret - Why do you think Jack and his mum only had milk to live on?
Choice - Why do you think the author chose to name the cow Milky-White?
LC: To identify and summarise the main ideas drawn from a paragraph.
1. Bill loves to play games. His favourite game is chess because it requires a great deal of thought. Bill also likes to play less demanding board games that are based mostly on luck. He prefers Monopoly because it requires luck and skill. If he’s alone, Bill likes to play action video games as long as they aren’t too violent.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
a. Bill dislikes violence.
b. Bill likes to think.
c. Bill enjoys Monopoly.
d. Bill enjoys playing games.
2. Pat is watching too much television. A toddler shouldn’t be spending hours staring blankly at a screen. Worse yet, some of her wild behavior has been inspired by those awful cartoons she watches. We need to spend more time reading books with her and pull the plug on the TV!
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
a. Watching a lot of television isn’t good for Pat.
b. Books are good.
c. All cartoons are bad.
d. Some cartoons are bad for Pat.
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