Tuesday 3rd February

LC: Identify, discuss and collect words and phrases to capture the reader’s interest and imagination

To create engaging and interesting writing, when we are describing something we need to ...

 

SHOW NOT TELL!

 

Talk to your partner about what you think this means.

 

Match the description to the feelings they are showing.

 

Look at how to show not tell.

 

I am worried about the test next week.

- what is the feeling? 

- what would be happening to you physically if you are feeling like this? (your body/breathing)

 

Tell your talk partner.

 

Write a sentence to SHOW this feeling using

- first person

- past tense verbs

 

Look at the 

THINK - SAY - FEEL 

bubbles below. 

 

What do you learn about Alice's feelings? 

 

Finish the paragraph below to SHOW her feelings using 

- first person

- past tense verbs

 

 Begin:

I didn't even think what I was doing as I raced after the rabbit! My heart was pounding fast and hard and the thrill of chasing him made my skin tingle with excitement.  Then, before I realised what was happening, I had ....

 

 Now, complete the THINK-SAY-FEEL bubbles for Alice at the start of the Caucus Race. 

 

Then turn these feelings into a sentence using the first person and past tense verbs.

 

Don't forget to show not tell!

 

 LC: To be able to read and write decimals

 

LC: to describe how the Sun, Moon and the Earth move in relation to each other

 

We are going to make a model that will demonstrate how the Sun, Moon and Earth move in relation to each other. 

Talk to your group about how you will show the orbiting of these spherical entities. 

 

You will be given

- 3 circles of differing sizes

- 3 split pins

- 2 strips of card 

You will decide which one is the Sun, the Moon and the Earth. 

 

 

LC: To learn different strategies for learning words.

 

Choose a strategy from the following and practice the spelling words from your homophones list (last week). Use a strategy that suits you and each word best: 

 

•       Pyramid words 

•       Trace, copy and replicate 

•       Look, say, cover, write, check 

•       Drawing around the word to show the shape 

 

Words: 

past, passed, proceed, precede, aisle, isle, aloud, allowed, affect, effect.