Wednesday
Maths
30.10.24
LC: To be able to recall and use the 8 times table.
English
Grammar Warm-up
Wednesday 30th October 2024
LC: To identify clauses in complex sentences
Highlight the main clause and subordinate clause in mark up using different colours.
When the children pushed the leaves aside, they saw what looked like a green ship.
The children put on their wellington boots before they set off into the woods.
Although the children were disappointed that the ship had disappeared, they still visited the woods every year.
The children were taken by surprise by a voice coming from below while they were playing on the ship.
After the family had finished their lunch, they went for a walk in the woods.
Complex sentence skills success criteria:
Wednesday 30th October 2024
LC: To make connections to help us understand texts.
One strategy we use to help us make sense of what we read is to use our background knowledge to make connections.
book to self (own experience) 
book to world knowledge 
book to book 
These prompts can help us express our thoughts:
Use them to make connections with this text.
Reading
R – What do plants grow into?
I – How can you know if a plant is germinating?
C – What is the subheading in this information text?
Wednesday 30th October 2024
LC: To summarise the main ideas of a text.
Your teacher will now play a short clip to begin the lesson.
Talking Partners
Read the text below. Is the main idea of the text;
1. How to care for a dog.
2. How people can fly.
3. A force called gravity.
Say to your partner, 'I think the main idea of the text is ....... I think this because .....
Your teacher will now model a response.
The force that pulls things to the centre of Earth (and other planets) is called gravity.
Gravity also holds Earth and the other planets in their orbits around the Sun.
The force of gravity also exists on the Moon but it is not as strong as it is on Earth. This is because the Moon is much smaller than our planet.
Independent
What do you think the text below is about?
I think the main idea of the text is ....... I think this because .....
Halloween is celebrated every year on 31 October all around the world.
In countries like America, it truly is a holiday season. Trick or treats, pumpkins, spooky costumes.
But do you really know what it's all about and why its celebrated? Well fear not, folks!
No tricks, all treats...
Here's everything you need to know about how this terrifying tradition came about.
