Thursday 4th September
Grammar Warm Up
LC: to construct sentences with given fronted adverbials
Tell your talk partner what you know about
fronted adverbials.
Complete the sentences using your own words.
Don't forget where the comma goes!
1. When the thunder crashed,
2. All of a sudden
3. Before long
4. As the clock struck twelve
LC: to read and respond to a range of texts
If a story is called a 'legend', what does it mean?
Talk to your partner about what kind of a story a legend could be.
Let's read some examples of legends and then see if we can create
a list of the features of this kind of writing.
Finn MacCool and the Giant's Causeway
Your teacher will give you a post it for you to note down some new words or phrases that you like so we can use them in our own legend writing.
Can you see what kind of features these legend stories all have in common?
Let's share our ideas about the texts.
LC: to be able to read and represent numbers to 1,000,000
RIC
R - What stood ten metres below Josh?
I - How might Josh have been feeling when he stood on the diving board? Find evidence in the text.
C - How many adverbs can you find?
Main
Thursday 4th September 2025
LC: To recommend books previously read, giving reasons for choices.
What do you notice about the cover?
Why might someone want to read this?
How would you recommend it to a friend?
Talk Partners
Think about a book you have read recently and enjoyed.
-
Title & author
-
What it’s about (short summary)
-
Reasons for recommending
-
Who else might enjoy it
Independent
Write your own book recommendation card (like a mini-review) in your reading journals.
Possible sentence starters:
I recommend this book because…
My favourite part was…
If you enjoy…, you will like this book because…
Thursday 4th September 2025
LC: To know how stories might be used as a source of wisdom and guidance.
We are going to explore Christian beliefs and teaching about sin and temptation.
Do you remember learning about fables in Year 3?
Read the three Aesop’s fables below to refresh your memory.
Then, in groups, discuss:
Why did Aesop write these fables?
What is a moral?
What is the moral of each of these fables?
Can you re-word the morals to make them more modern?
Can you think of any situation you have been in when these fables would have provided useful guidance?
Click on each picture to read the fables.
Thursday 4th September 2025
LC: To understand what it means to treat people equally.
Activity
What does equality look like in our school?
Write your answer on your post-it note!
Collective Worship
