Lessons (10)
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In this lesson, we will explore past tense verbs, learn our spellings for the 've' grapheme and listen to a new story. We will then create a plot matrix for the story and really focus on our 'problems that matter' toolkit.
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In this lesson, we will storymap our story and commit our story to memory by stepping and speaking the story.
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In this lesson, we will hot seat our main character to find out more about the giant. We will then use this information to describe the giant on a wanted poster.
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In this lesson, we will learn a new song all about problems and practise using coordinating conjunctions in sentences.
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In this lesson, we will learn how to infer information from a text using inference strategies.
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In this lesson, we will build on our knowledge of problems that matter to 'box up' the main problem in the story 'Jack and the Beanstalk'.
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In this lesson, we will explore how a writer can make the problem of fairness clear when reading as a writer about the story of Jack's dad.
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In this lesson, we will apply our work on reading as a writer to begin writing about a problem that matters from the story.
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In this lesson, we will explore how a writer can make the problem of fairness clear when reading as a writer. We will read the part of the story where Jack takes his father's harp back from the giant and nearly gets caught.
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In this lesson, we will write about the problem in the story when Jack steals the harp and has to escape from the giant. We will apply our knowledge and skills from the previous sessions to make the problem matter and make it clear.
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