Thursday

English

Thursday 12th December 2024

LC: Use complex sentences and adverbs for time effectively in a piece of writing.

Now

Our letter from William to his friend.

Maths

LC: To be able to divide a 2-digit number by a 1-digit number without renaming.

Independent

1. 93 ÷ 3 =

2. 24 ÷ 4 =

3. 62 ÷ 2 =

4. 28 ÷ 2 =

5. 66 ÷ 3 =

6. 48 ÷ 4 =

Reading

RIC

Thursday 12th December 2024

LC: Identify the main ideas from one paragraph and summarise these.

Can you remember what we need to think of when writing a summary?

Let's take a look at the following text together:

The dog ran away and didn’t look back. I could see my brown paper bag hanging out of the side of her mouth as she went. I can’t believe she took it. My lunch was in there, I have nothing to eat now. Worst of all, my bus ticket was in that bag too! How am I going to get home?

What do you think the main idea is?

A hungry dog
A friendly dog

Work with your talk partner and find the main idea of the next text together:

On Saturday afternoon I went to the beach with my family. We played beach cricket and swam in the ocean. My brother built a sandcastle and I collected some shells to decorate it. Mum bought us all an ice cream from the ice cream truck and then we went back home. It was a great day!

What is the main idea?

Which of these is the best summary?

Independent

Read the text below and in your Reading Journals write what the main idea is and then summarise the text.

Cats are one of the most popular pets in the world. They usually have soft fur, a short snout and a long tail. Cats love to take naps during the day and will often stay awake to play during the night. Cats are meat eaters, they like to eat fish, chicken and any other kind of meat too.

The main idea of the text is...

In summary, the text is about...