Monday

 To be able to use knowledge of the 2, 5 and 10 times tables to explore commutative law.

Let’s try the guided practice together.

Turn to page 73 and 74.

Today we are going to read a shortened version of the original story. This is the story we will learn off-by-heart so we can use it as a model to write our own.

The Great ExplorerOriginal story by Chris Judge

Tom's dad was a famous explorer. He got lost while exploring the North Pole.Tom resolved there and then to rescue him. First he studied his globe and found the North Pole. Then he bought a map, packed his bag and set off.
After sailing for many weeks gigantic icebergs appeared on the horizon and Tom saw lots of beautiful shapes in the ice. But soon the ice got thicker and thicker... until eventually the boat ran aground on the ice! Fortunately Tom had a hot air balloon. But the balloon sailed too high and was hit by a passing satellite! The balloon plummeted downwards."AAAAAHHH!" Tom screamed with fright. Luckily he had a parachute but he landed on top of a very dangerous cliff. Undaunted he slid all the way down. But he skidded into..A GIANT WALRUS!

As Tom continued on his journey it started to snow heavily so Tom pitched his tent . But the wind was too strong and his tent blew away! Fortunately he spotted a small cave. He crept inside but.…A GIANT POLAR BEAR LEAPT OUT!

Finally just as the sun was setting Tom spotted a familiar tent on the horizon."Dad!" he shouted. His dad was so happy to see him. Tom took a flare from his bag and signalled for help. Luckily it was spotted by a rescue helicopter.Tom told his dad about the great adventures that he'd had on the way to rescue him."We will call you The Great Explorer from now on," said his dad proudly when they were safely home. "I wonder where our next adventure will take us?"

First, let’s look at the main events so we know what to draw on our story map. Later in the week, we will look at the way the author moves the story on (what words or phrases he uses to show a passing of time) and very importantly where we need punctuation marks.

Your task today is to work in groups to note down the main events in the story on post-it notes. Then we can display these on the Learning Wall.

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 You are going to design a pair of odd socks using different lines and marks such as hatching and cross hatching form our Art on Friday.