Wednesday 6th May 2026
RIC
Flourishing Friendships Collection Sneakers and Suspicion
“It’s strange when you think about it, isn’t it?” Cooper said thoughtfully. He was sitting under a tree slurping his fast-melting lemonade ice-block. He’d been playing basketball together with Brodie, Tyson and a group of other kids when, hot and bothered, they decided to head to the pool to cool off. Cooper was a talented basketball player. The other kids could only watch his dodge and weave with envy.
“What’s strange?” Brodie replied. He pulled himself out of the water and onto the pool’s edge. Tyson was right beside him. Goosebumps covered their bodies, so they lay down on the hot concrete pathway.
“Well, we get in the pool to cool off, then we lie down on the concrete to warm up, then we sit in the shade and get an ice-block to cool down, then we get hot again and jump back in the pool!”
R: What sport is Cooper good at?
I: What was the weather like? How do you know?
C: Find the word bothered, what other word could be used instead for the sentence to still make sense?
Wednesday 6th May 2026
LC: To ask questions to improve your understanding of a text.
Teacher model: Read the text below and use the question prompts to write down 5 questions for the text.
Your turn: Read the text below and use the question prompts to write down 5 questions for the text. You will be asking your partner to answer your questions.
Adapted Group 2:
LC: To retrieve answers from a text.
Wednesday 6th May 2026
LC: To plan a story with a dilemma.
Choose:
What might the man be called?
Alfred Charlie Adam Wesley
Thomas Bernard Samuel Daniel
What pet might the man have?
cat rabbit chicken
guinea pig parrot
What might the pet be called?
Fluffy Archie Annie Bert Bertha Polly Percy Prince
Princess Flossy Freddy Freda
What jobs might the main characters do?
Newsagents (Publishing and delivering newspapers
Greengrocers (growing and delivering fruit and vegetables)
Dairymen (Bottling and delivering milk)
Florists (Growing and delivering flowers)
Confectioners (Making and delivering sweets)
Cheesemakers
Cakemakers
What might the female be called?
Petunia Violet Sarah Collette Ruby Jennifer Buttercup Flora Dorothy
Sophia Liza
06.05.26
LC: To be able to identify lines of symmetry in 2D shapes.
Adapted Group 2:
LC: Recognising Money.
Review
Bingo
Draw a 6x2 table on your whiteboard
Choose 6 of these words and write one in each box.
If I say one of your words, cross it off. Who will cross off all their words first and win the game?
breadth busy business strength therefore possible possess ordinary opposite natural
Learning
Focus: The /g/ sound spelt -gue, e.g. tongue.
Read these words with me:
league
plague
tongue
vague
catalogue
intrigue
dialogue
fatigue
Can you identify the common sound in each word?
How is the /g/ sound spelt? (gue). The gue is at the end of the word. These words are mostly French in origin.
The most common grapheme for the /g/ sound is g (gum, gate).
Other graphemes include:
- gg (egg, bigger)
- gu (guitar, guest, guide)
- gh (ghost, ghastly).
Show Me
Look at the words we read again for a few minutes.
Now we will play 'Show Me'.When I say a word, write it in your book, then show me when I ask.
Practise and Apply
Spelling Detectives
Write 6 numbers between 1 and 10 in your book.
On my signal, walk round the room to find your words. Each time you find one, look at it carefully and say the spelling to yourself. Go back to your book and write it in their.
Apply two or three words in a sentence, orally and then in writing.
Being Fair and Kind
Hold up two objects (one big, one small). Ask: “Which matters more?”
Message:
Jesus reminds us that we often treat small mistakes in others as if they are big problems—but excuse our own bigger mistakes.
Being realistic means recognising that everyone makes mistakes, including us. When we understand this, we become more patient and kind.
Key message:
Fairness means treating others with the same understanding we want for ourselves.
Reflection:
Take a quiet moment.
Ask yourself:
- Do I expect more from others than I do from myself?
- How can I show kindness instead of criticism today?