Lesson video

Hello everyone.

My name is Ms. Barron and welcome to lesson six in our unit recycling the story, "How Coyote Brought Fire to Earth." Now you know, that in my recycled story, the problem is that all of the stories have been taken from the world.

They've been taken by evil, angry story bat down to his underground cave.

All the people are so unhappy and grumpy because of it aren't they? So I would like to start today by singing the song verse that we sung together in lesson three, about that moment in my story.

So I'm going to sing it twice.

Join in with me as soon as you can.

♪ I see people bored ♪ ♪ I hear people moan ♪ ♪ They seem so unhappy ♪ ♪ That's how we describe it ♪ Are you ready? Join in with me with the actions let's sing together.

♪ I see people bored ♪ ♪ I hear people moan ♪ ♪ They seem so unhappy ♪ ♪ That's how we describe it ♪ In today's lesson, we are going to box up our stories for purpose.

Now to box up our stories just means that we are going to organise them into key sections so that we have a plan for our writing.

In the next few lessons, we are going to be writing our new stories.

So today is all about coming up with a plan to help us do that.

And to box up for purpose, purpose just being thinking about what something is for.

So we're going to think about what each section is for.

What effect do we want to have on our reader? And we know that we're learning about description at the moment, don't we? So we're going to think about how we can make each section descriptive.

So, first today we will do a spelling activity and then we will box up for purpose.

So by the end of the lesson, you will have a clear plan to help you with your writing.

So in the lesson today, you will need an exercise book or a piece of paper to write on, and a pencil to write with.

Pause the video now and go and get those things if you need to.

Fantastic job, you're back and ready to begin the learning today.

So let's start with our spending activity.

Now then, let's have a look at those words at the bottom of the screen.

I'm going to read them to you and I want you to listen carefully.

What do you notice about how those words sound? Are you ready? Talk, ball, claw, also, tall, caught, small, fork, short, more, source, straw.

What do you notice about all of those words? What do they all have in common? Go on tell me to the screen now.

Say I notice that, well spotted you notice that all of those words have the sound or in them.

Now the sound or can be spelt all sorts of different ways.

And we are going to be learning about one of those ways in particular today.

So the first thing that I would like you to do is to have a go at sorting those words into two boxes.

So have a look at the boxes in the centre of your screen.

Let's start with the blue box.

Now in the blue box, you are going to put all of the words which have the or sound spelt with A before the letter L or double L.

And in the green box, you are going to put all the words that have the sound or spelt a different way.

Now you are not going to be able to have coloured boxes on your piece of paper.

So I would just like you to draw two boxes on your piece of paper and then write the words in the correct box.

So pause the video now and have a go at sorting those words.

Let's see how you got on, shall we.

So in the box with words, with the or sound spelt with A before L or double L, you should have these words, talk, ball, small, tall and also.

So talk has the sound or spelt with an A before L.

Tall has the sound or spelt with an A before double L.

Now then let's have a look at some of the other words in the other box.

So there we've got lots of other different spellings for the sound or haven't we? We've got or spelt AW, or spelt OR, or spelt AU or spelt A-U-G-H like in caught.

So there are all sorts of different spellings for us to learn for the sound or.

In today's lesson, we are going to be working in particular with the sound or spelt A before L like in these words, read them with me.

Also, say it with me, also, always, read it with me again, always.

Almost, brilliant, almost.

Alright, alright.

And already, already.

So those are our spelling words today and we can't sound them out.

We just have to learn them.

We have to just learn how to spell those words.

So I would like you to have a go at putting them into your own story sentences.

So here's a story sentence of mine.

"We are almost there," said Hummingbird, that's my story sentence.

Oh, and I've just realised there's a comma missing after there.

I'll have to go and put that in after the lesson.

I would like you to have a go at putting those words into your own story sentences.

So pause the video now and do that.

Amazing effort, well done.

So I would love to hear your favourite sentence.

Can you tell me now, say my favourite sentence is, go and tell me to your screen.

Some brilliant creative story sentences there.

Now then the last thing that you are going to do is practise spelling the words.

So you're going to use your look, cover, write, check strategy.

Take each word at a time, look at it carefully, cover it up, write it down three times.

Just like you can see on your screen, then you're going to uncover it and check it.

And at that point you can fix any mistakes or carry on spelling it a few more times if you feel like you need a bit of extra practise to be really confident.

So pause the video now and practise spelling those five words.

Okay, great job.

You are done with your spellings today.

So now let's box up our new stories.

And as I said, boxing up helps us to plan it for writing.

So the first thing I need you to do is to draw your boxing up grid on your piece of paper.

So it looks exactly like mine, which you can see on the screen in front of you.

So you will need three columns across your page and six boxes down your page.

And then you need the headings section, story, and then the last headings are purpose/notes.

Now I'm going to tell you what each of those headings mean when we start filling out our grid.

But I would just like you to draw the grid first at this point, and then down the side where it says section there you can see the different pictures to show what each section is going to be about.

So that is what I would like you to do now.

Pause the video and draw your boxing up grid to look just like the one you can see in front of you there.

Now that I have filled out my first box already.

So let me talk you through it.

In my story, the problem is that there were no stories in the world.

It's such a huge, terrible problem.

It's causing so much suffering.

People are so bored, they're grumpy, they're arguing all the time, all because there are no stories.

Imagine a world without stories.

So I have drawn that picture there, and I've done a big cross through it to say, there aren't any stories.

So in your box here, you are going to draw the problem for your story.

It might be the same as mine, it might be different.

So make sure you draw a picture to show the problem in your story.

Now, then in this column, we are going to think about the purpose of each section.

And we're going to jot down some notes to help us with that.

So we are learning about description aren't we? So the purpose of every section we box up today is to think about how we can describe it really vividly.

So the reader can picture what's happening in their imagination.

So we're going to jot down some words or some notes to help us do that.

So you can see I've written down four words here already.

Now the words, bored and grumpy is to show what I can see in that scene.

I can see people bored, I can see them grumpy.

And then the words moaning and arguing are to show what I can hear.

So I'm using the senses again, aren't I? To paint a really clear picture for the reader to describe.

So I would like you to draw that first box.

In your boxing up grid, draw your problem and then come up with some words to show what can be seen at that moment and what can be heard.

So pause the video now and do that on your boxing up grid.

Fantastic job, so now we're ready to fill out the next box.

And this box is about our helpers, isn't it? So in my story, I've got my main helper, hummingbird who steps up to save the day and she has three helpers, doesn't she? So brother badger helps her.

So there's brother badger.

We know that badgers have black and white stripes.

So I'm going to draw those in.

We know that sister fox helps her and we know that sister rabbit helps her.

So those are the helpers in my story.

I would like you to draw the helpers in your story in a moment.

So that's what's going to go in that box.

Now, here I'm going to think about some key words again.

So what can I see? What can I see at that moment in the story? I can see the helpers stepping forward, stepping forward.

So I'm going to write that phrase, stepping forward.

That's what I can see them doing.

I can also hear them offering to help.

So I'm going to write, offering to help.

Offering to help.

What else can I see? I can see teamwork.

I can see teamwork happening.

So I'm going to write that word.

So those are my words.

That's what I'm going to write in that section to show what I can see and what I can hear.

I would like you now to draw your helpers in this box and write down a few words to show what you can see in here at that moment in your story.

So pause the video now and do that.

Fantastic job.

Now we're ready to fill out the third box.

So the third box is about the journey to the place where the object is hidden.

So in my story, we know that the stories are hidden in the underground story cave.

So there's my story cave guarded by angry bats.

And in order to get there, they need to dig, don't they? With their strong, sharp claws, they need to dig a big deep hole to the underground tunnel into the cave.

So in this box, I'm going to show where the object is hidden and also how the helpers get there.

And here, I'm going to think about what I can see and what I can hear again.

So in that scene, I can see a deep, dark tunnel.

I can see strong, sharp claws.

Now, what can I hear? I can hear digging and I can hear shouting.

I think they're shouting, but not in an angry way.

I think their shouts of encouragement, things like come on, you can do it, keep digging.

So those are the words that I'm going to write in this box to show what I can see in here at this moment in my story.

I would like you to pause the video now and draw a picture to show where your object is hidden in your story, how your helpers get there and your key words for what you can see in here at that moment.

Pause the video now and do that.

Amazing job, you are back and we're ready to write our fourth box or fill in our fourth box even.

So that is when the object is taken by our main helper.

And we need to show our guardian don't we? Whoever is hiding those things and keeping them for themselves.

So in my story, hummingbird is my main helper.

She is going to dive in to the bat cave and snatch those stories in her beak.

So there she is doing that, but angry bat sees her and chases her out of there.

He is determined to get his stories back.

So there he is, and let's make him look really mean and angry.

So we've got our main helper snatching the thing, snatching the object that she's going to, or he is going take back to the humans and we've got our guardian.

Now you're going to draw whoever your main helper is and whoever your guardian is for your story in that box.

Now that I'm going to write my keywords, what can I see in here at that moment? I think I can see angry, evil story bat.

What else can I see? I can see darkness, darkness, total darkness.

And what can I hear? I can hear yells, the yells of story bat and I can hear him whine, I think he's whining.

So I'm going to write whines, he yells and whines an angry story bat.

Now I would like you to draw your picture here for that moment in your story, and then write down some key words about what you can see and hear at that moment.

Pause the video now and do that.

Fantastic, now we're ready to write the next box, which is all about the journey back.

So can you see that? You can't, can you? The journey back with the objects where it gets thrown from helper to helper.

So then in my story, we have got angry bat who chases all of them.

So first he chases hummingbird out of the cave.

Doesn't he? Then she throws it to sister rabbit who throws it to brother badger.

Let's draw him in here, who throws it to sister fox who throws it back to hummingbird.

So that's what happens on the journey back with the object.

So remember you are going to draw the pictures for that scene in your story.

Your guardian chasing the helpers and make sure you've got the arrows to show the order of who throws it to who.

Now then what can I see? What words am I going to write down? I can see an escape.

So I'm going to write the word escape.

What else can I see? I can see chasing, chasing.

Now I'm also going to write down the word through or throwing, throwing.

I can see throwing, they're throwing the stories to each other.

And what can I hear? I can hear shouting.

They're shouting, "catch your turn." So I'm going to write the word catch in inverted commas because it's what they say.

So then those are my drawings and my worst to show what can be seen and heard at that moment in the story.

I would like you to pause the video now and draw those pictures and write some words about what you can see in here for that moment in your story.

And now we are on to our last box.

So let's see if I can do this so that you can see it.

There we go.

Now then the last box is the solution.

So the solution in my story is that hummingbird throws the stories up into the clouds.

And then when it rains, it rains stories and all of the stories fall into the oceans, rivers and lakes on earth.

And so the humans drink all of those stories up until they are full with stories.

And once they're full with stories, they're so happy.

They share the stories together.

They tell stories, listen to stories, write stories, make up stories.

And they have so much fun.

They're not bored anymore, they're entertained and they are really happy.

So that is the ending of my story.

So what can I see? I can see, I am going to say, I'm going to say that I can see people smiling, people smiling.

What else can I see? I can see them having fun.

I can see them learning, learning.

I can hear them laughing.

So I'm going to write laughing.

I can hear them laughing and I can hear them telling stories, telling stories.

So those are my key words in that box.

So I would like you to draw the picture, to show your solution in this box here.

And then this side, you are going to write down your words to show what can be seen and what can be heard at this final moment in your story.

So pause the video now and fill out your last box.

Now that we've boxed up our stories, let's just talk through our boxing up grids.

Once upon a time, there were no stories in the world and the people on earth were so bored and grumpy.

They were moaning and arguing all the time.

Then one day hummingbird stepped up.

She offered to get those stories back from the underground story cave, where they were being hidden.

And luckily brother badger, sister fox and sister rabbit offered to help her.

So we can see them stepping forward.

We can hear them offering to help, and we can see the teamwork that's going on.

Now then from their journey down to the underground story cave, they dug with their strong, sharp claws.

They dug a deep dark tunnel until they got to the underground story cave where the stories were hidden.

So I can see a deep dark tunnel.

I can see their strong, sharp claws.

I can hear them digging and I can hear them shouting, shouts of encouragement.

"Come on you can do it, keep digging." Now then in this next section, hummingbird snatches the stories from angry bat's cave.

So we can see angry, evil story bat.

We can see darkness, we can hear yells and we can here whines.

Then angry bat chases hummingbird out of the cave.

He chases her so fast that he's right behind her.

So she has to throw them.

Then she throws the stories towards rabbit, who throws them to brother badger, who throws them to sister fox, who throws them back to hummingbird.

So in that scene, I can see an escape.

I can see chasing, I can see throwing, I hear shouting.

I hear the word catch being shouted all the time.

And finally at the end of my story, hummingbird throws the stories into the clouds.

And when it rains, it rains down stories and the oceans and the lakes and the rivers of the world are full of stories.

People are happy and having fun.

So what can I see? I can see people smiling, having fun.

I can see them learning.

I hear them laughing and I can hear them telling stories.

So now that you have seen me talk through my boxing up grid, I would like you to do the same thing.

It's really important to talk it through so that we really get clear in our heads.

What is happening in each section and some of the words that we are going to use, because those are going to help us when we come to write our stories in the next few lessons.

So pause the video now and talk through your boxing up grid.

And that brings us to the end of today's learning.

Fantastic job, filling out your boxing up grids.

Now you have a clear plan to help you with your writing over the next few lessons.

We are going to start writing our stories.

I can't wait for that.

So keep your boxing up grid somewhere safe.

Now let's finish by singing another song verse about my story.

Let's sing the verse, when the animals are digging, digging their way down to angry bat story cave, to get the stories back.

Join in with me when you can, I'm going to sing it twice.

♪ I see a deep dark hole ♪ ♪ I smell earthy soil ♪ ♪ I hear the sound of digging ♪ ♪ That's how we describe it ♪ So you ready join in with me this time, join in with the actions too, let's go.

♪ I see a deep dark hole ♪ ♪ I smell earthy soil ♪ ♪ I hear the sound of digging ♪ ♪ That's how we describe it ♪ Fantastic.

Now you can sing the song verses that you made up about your story.

I will see you in lesson eight.

So until then keep singing story songs and keep telling your story, bye.