Wednesday 6th May

Grammar

LC: To orally construct and write prepositions in sentences.

⏰ Prepositions of Time

These show when something happens.

Examples:

• at – I go to bed at 8 o'clock.

• on – My birthday is on Monday.

• in – We go on holiday in summer.

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📍 Prepositions of Place

These tell us where something is.

Examples:

• under – The cat is under the table.

• on – The book is on the desk.

• next to – He sat next to me.

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🎯 Prepositions of Cause

These show the reason something happens.

Examples:

• because of – We stayed inside because of the rain.

• due to – The match was cancelled due to snow.

• thanks to – We won thanks to our hard work.

Activity

Complete the below sentences using a preposition from each column in the table.

Uncle Egan was standing... 

The warrior cheered loudly...

The Setantil tribe were angry...

 

Main

Wednesday 6th May 2026

LC: Understand the structure of one form of narrative text.

Today we are going to extract the basic plot of the story. A plot is the series of events that make up a story.

LC: To be able to recognise and show equivalent fractions.

RIC

R  - How did Tilly get to her window?

I - What do you predict Tilly will see out of the window?

C - Can you identify any powerful verbs?

 

Main

Wednesday 6th May 2026

LC: To identify the main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph.

The main idea is what the paragraph is mostly about.

A summary is short way to say the most important things.

Remember the below steps to identify the main idea and to summarise...

1. Read each paragraph carefully.

2. Ask: "What is this paragraph mostly about?"

3. Look for the most important facts or ideas.

4. Write 1 or 2 short sentences to say the main points.

5. Put all the main points together into a short summary.

Whole Class

Paragraph 1:
Max the cat loved sitting on the windowsill, watching the birds fly by. One afternoon, he saw a bright red balloon float past the window. Curious and excited, Max jumped down and ran outside to follow it.

What is the main idea of the above paragraph?

Paragraph 2:
The balloon floated over the garden and into the park. Max chased it through tall grass and under benches, never taking his eyes off it. In the end, the balloon got stuck in a tree, and Max sat beneath it, proud of his adventure.

What is the main idea of the above paragraph?

What is the summary of both paragraphs?

 

Activity

You are going to identify the main ideas of the paragraphs and summarise them.

Paragraph 1:

Maya really doesn’t like bugs! Her backyard has so many of them. Tiny ants crawl in long lines. Buzzing bees fly from flower to flower. Maya always watches the grass because sometimes a grasshopper jumps out. When that happens, she screams!

The main idea of the paragraph is...

Paragraph 2:

The bugs Maya dislikes most are spiders. She really doesn’t like how they make big, sticky webs in the garden. “What if one touches me?” she asks her dad. Her dad says spiders are helpful because they eat other bugs. Maya doesn’t want to listen! She just wants the spiders to stay far away from her.

The main idea of the paragraph is...

Summary of both paragraphs: