Monday
Recall specific information in non-fiction texts.
Today we are going to be learning about a new and interesting author and illustrator called Beatrix Potter!
She is the author who wrote the famous book called 'Peter Rabbit'!
Remember when we talk about Beatrix Potter we will be using the past tense!
Talk partners
Do you know what an author or illustrator means?
What can you see?
Who do you think Beatrix Potter was?
What kind of books do you she enjoyed writing?
Now we are going to watch a video to help us learn more about Beatrix Potter!
See inside the World of Beatrix Potter
On your whiteboard can you write down one fact you have learnt from the video about Beatrix Potter!
Next we will read some interesting information sentences about Beatrix Potter together!
1. Beatrix Potter was an English writer and illustrator.
2. She is famous for writing children's books with animal characters such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit.
3. Beatrix Potter was born in 1866.
4. Beatrix Potter was born in Kensington, London.
5. Her family was rich.
6. She did not have many friends when she was younger but she had lots of pets.
7. She had two rabbits called Benjamin and Peter.
8. When Beatrix was 30, she wrote, 'The tale of Peter Rabbit'. It is a really popular book enjoyed by many children.
9. Beatrix Potter did not have to ask her parents for any money because she made lots of money from her famous books.
10. She bought 'Hill Top Farm' in the Lake District and became a sheep farmer.
11. Beatrix Potter wrote 23 books altogether.
Lets make a knowledge poster and choose 6 fascinating facts about Beatrix Potter to add on.
Your teacher will model it and do it together first!
Watch this video if time allows!
To be able to develop number sentences based on word problems; to be able to improve the use of number bonds and one-to-one bar model representations to suit the question.
Let's recap our keywords
Altogether, total - ?
Left over, take away - ?
Let's write our number sentence. What could we use to work out our answer?
Let's figure the answer out, get out your number blocks:
Remember to underline the important information!
Date: 3.3.25
assessment - An assessment is a task that is carried out by a teacher to work out the level a child is working at.
Example - Miss Ali will carry out an assessment to see how much you all remember about the UK.
Example - You will have an independent assessment in Maths this week - Your review
Sufficient - enough; as much as needed.
Example - This amount of fruit will be sufficient for our fruit salad in Engineering.
Example - You have done a sufficient amount of English work!
Index - Can be found in a non-fiction text. An alphabetical list of subjects, names, or other information in a book, with page numbers given for each item.
Example - You can look at the index at the back of the book to help you find a word in the book.
Highlighted - to give particular emphasis or to be the most important thing or part of.
Example - Year 1 highlighted the important information in their workbooks to help them with their word problems.
Assembly - A group of people gathered together, usually for a specific purpose.
Example - The whole school had an assembly to say goodbye to Miss. Rycroft and Miss. Willkinson.
