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Sharing our opinions about a text

I can share my opinion about a familiar story.

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Key learning points

  1. Things you like or dislike are called your 'opinions'.
  2. People can agree or disagree with an opinion.
  3. Using the word 'because' will allow you to explain why you like or dislike something.
  4. Speaking in full sentences helps the listener understand what is being said.
  5. Successful speaking includes speaking loudly and clearly enough for everyone to hear.

Keywords

  • Opinion - something you think or believe

  • Agree - to feel the same way about something

  • Disagree - to feel differently about something

Common misconception

Some pupils may not have sufficient knowledge of different fairy tales and characters from them to be able to answer the questions.

Read and discuss the classic children's fairy tales regularly as part of story time with your class. These books could also be sent home. You could add more images to the slides as a prompt.

It would be beneficial for pupils to have done the Y1 'Jack and the Beanstalk' reading and writing unit prior to this lesson. You could also change the statements in LC2 to reflect a recent fairy tale shared with your class.
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6 Questions

Q1.
What is an opinion?
what a person is called
what a person says
Correct answer: what a person likes or dislikes
Q2.
How should our voice sound when we are speaking?
Correct answer: loud
shouty
quiet
quick
Correct answer: clear
Q3.
Which of the following are full sentences?
Jun
Sofia
Correct answer: My name is Sam.
Correct answer: I am called Jacob.
Q4.
How can we be a good listener?
Correct answer: by looking at the person who is speaking
Correct answer: by keeping our body still
by talking to our partner
Q5.
Which word can you use to explain your opinion?
and
but
Correct answer: because
Q6.
Which of these sentences explains the opinion given?
I don’t like football.
Correct answer: I don’t like football because I don’t like being tackled.
I like rugby.

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match each of these key words to what they mean.
Correct Answer:opinion,what a person thinks or believes

what a person thinks or believes

Correct Answer:agree,to feel the same way about something

to feel the same way about something

Correct Answer:disagree,to feel differently about something

to feel differently about something

Q2.
Which word can you use to explain your opinion?
and
Correct answer: because
but
Q3.
Which statement gives a reason for the opinion given?
My favourite fairy tale is ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’.
My favourite fairy tale is ‘Goldilocks’.
Correct answer: My favourite fairy tale is ‘Goldilocks’ because she is cheeky.
Q4.
True or false? We should always have the same opinion as our partner.
true
Correct answer: false
Q5.
True or false? Feeling the same way as someone else means you agree with them.
Correct answer: true
false
Q6.
Why should we speak in full sentences?
Correct answer: It helps the listener understand what is being said.
It means we are loud.
It helps us to shout loudly enough.