Thursday
Maths
07.11.24
LC: To be able to solve word problems involving division.
English
Thursday 7th November 2024
LC: Add 'ed' and 'ing' to verbs.
These are some root verbs from The Green Children story. Add 'ing' or 'ed' and write the new word on your whiteboard. Remember the sentences we rehearsed orally yesterday. Choose three of them and write them in your book. Remember the spelling rules.
straighten grunt fill rub
glance stop gleam
groan slump sigh cry
Thursday 7th November 2024
LC: Be able to include thoughts and feelings in a recount.
Reading
Thursday 7th November 2024
LC: To identify and summarise the main ideas drawn from a paragraph.
Samantha, I can’t eat or sleep when you are gone. I need to hear your scratchy voice and see your lovely toothless smile. I miss that special way that you eat soup with your fingers. Please come home soon!
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
a. Samantha, you have bad manners.
b. Samantha, you should see a dentist.
c. Samantha, I miss you.
d. Samantha, I have lost my appetite.
Mr. Caddy yawned and looked at the blank piece of paper. He had to type one more paragraph on Main Ideas. It was nearing midnight and he kept thinking of how comfortable his bed was. He started to type and finally had finished. The Main Ideas test page was complete.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
a. Mr. Caddy didn’t like to type.
b. Mr. Caddy wanted to go to bed.
c. Mr. Caddy had to type the Main Ideas page.
d. Mr. Caddy is fantastic and wonderful and loves his class of children.
What is the main idea of this paragraph?
The main idea of the paragraph is ...
Engineering
Thursday 7th November 2024
LC: To identify which joining materials will be most effective when creating a catapult.
Last week we looked at different joining materials in engineering.
Can you think of any?
Which materials were good for joining sheet material?
Over the next few weeks, we are going to be engineers and create a catapult!
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We will be making a pyramid catapult out of lollipop sticks.
What are lollipop sticks made out of?
Today we are going to decide which joining materials we are going to use!
Talk Partners
Which one do you think will be the best joining material?
We will be making pyramid catapults, so we will need to join the lollipop sticks at an angle.
You are going to make a prediction about which joining material will be most effective. Complete your first sentence on your sheet.
Activity
You are now going to make a triangle with the joining materials.
Once you have tested all four joining materials, you will write the most effective on your sheet.
