Your teacher will now show you how to write the start of the story using capital letters, full stops, spaces, exclamation marks, and the conjunction 'and'.

Now it is time for you to write the start of the story.

Here are some words that you could use...

warm day, sunny day, delightful day, heavenly day, blissful day

sun - shining, beaming, shimmering, dazzling, glittering

birds - singing, tweeting, chirping, twittering, trilling

Model write for teacher to use

It was a glorious day on the island of Sodor. The sun was shining and the birds were tweeting. Thomas the Tank Engine tooted and whistled on his way to work. He was feeling bright and breezy!

Today we will be revisiting splitting different shapes into halves!

How many parts are there in a half?

Can you split the square in front of you into a half?

Talk partners

You have - 

a rectangle 

triangle 

circle

Can you split the shapes above into a half and shade in 1 half of each shape?

Think about how many parts there are in a half?

Complete the activity sheet below!

Can we understand the toys we play with have changed over time as we have grown up?

We know that toys have changed from the past to the present. Although they may look similar and be played with in a similar way, they are often made out of different material.

Take a look at these rattles for babies. What do you think they are made from?

The toys we play with as we grow also change as we develop and they become too simple, not entertaining enough.

How old do you think you were when you played with a toy like this?

Today we are going to make our own toys that are appropriate for children our age. 

Below are some examples. Why would these be unsafe for children younger than us?