Tuesday

Maths

04.03.25

LC: To be able to compare amounts of money and find the difference by subtracting.

English

Tuesday 4th March 2025

Grammar

 

LC: To write a short recount indentifying characters thoughts and feelings.

 Today you are going to produce a short recount. Let's have a look at the one that I have created. Can you find the following:

• First person pronoun
• Past tense
• Prepositions
• Noun phrases
• Adverbs
• Powerful verbs

As I stood beside the riverbed overlooking the enormous mountains, my heart raced with excitement and fear. Suddenly, a colossal shadow loomed over me; it was the Iron Man! He emerged from behind the towering clouds, his massive figure taking shape against the bright blue sky. He looked as big as a skyscraper, with enormous metal arms and legs that gleamed in the sunlight like polished silver. I felt tiny and helpless, just like a pebble on the ground. 

My eyes widened as I watched him step forward, each movement sending a tremor through the earth beneath my feet. The ground shook as he approached, and I gasped, feeling a mix of wonder and anxiety. What would he do? Would he be friendly or fearsome? I thought about the stories I had heard from the villagers, tales of strange beings who could either help or harm. 

As the Iron Man moved nearer, I could see the intricate details of his metal body. Rusty bolts and shiny panels glinted as he clanked closer. I held my breath, hoping he would not turn and step on me. 

 

Now it is your turn to write yours, remember to include:

1. What your new character is thinking when he sees the mysterious character.

 

2. What your new character is feeling when he sees the mysterious character.

 

3. Written in the first person, ‘I’.

 

4. Past tense.

 

Reading

 RIC

R - Who gets better sleep?

I - How will the girl feel if she is woken up by her brother?

C - Why would the brother want to frighten the sister?

 

Tuesday 4th March 2025

LC: To use a dictionary to check the meaning of words that have been read.

Last week we had a look at 3 different book covers. All three book covers had different genres.

Who can remember what a genre is?

What genres did we mention last week, speak to your talk partners and see if they remember? 

Our job in Reading today is to find the meaning of words from a dictionary.  We will focus on our second book which was:

Why do people use a dictionary?

In what order do words come in a dictionary?  

As a quick warm up, can you help me to put these words in alphabetical order? 

Octopus, dog, alligator, alien, dinosaur

I will read to you the first few pages of the book:

We will use a dictionary together to try and find the meaning of ‘hurricane’ 

Let’s take a look at the first letter of our word, it begins with a ‘h’ would I open my dictionary from the first page to try and find the meaning? 

Which letter comes before ‘H’? 

Which letter comes after ‘H’? 

Knowing which letter comes before and after H will allow us to find the word much faster.  

Now that you have the dictionary open at where the words begin with ‘H’ what letter do I need to look at next? 

Will the letter U come further to the end of the H section or closer to the front?

What is the meaning of Hurricane?

 

Independent

Using your dictionary can you find the meaning of the following words and write down the word and the meaning in your reading books? 

- Rage

- Chaos

- Crate

- Horizon

 

History

Tuesday 4th March 2025

LC: To identify the main achievements during the Bronze Age.

Talk Partners

What did you learn about the Bronze Age last week?

Can you remember the two main achievements we discussed?

 

Let's take a look at another achievement that took place in the Bronze Age.

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Question Time

What shape did the Bronze Age people make with stones?

Why did they gather at the stone circles?

Why were the stones carefully positioned?

 

Look at the image below. Can you spot a similar image in the classroom?

Stonehenge was one of the world’s most famous monuments. It took hundreds of years to build and can be seen from miles around. Work began in the late Neolithic Age, around 3000BC. 

 

Activity 1

In your books, answer the questions below.

What did the Bronze Age people build?

In the Bronze Age people built...

Why did they build it?

They built it because...

 

Look at the images below. What do you think they are? Discuss with your talk partner.

During the Bronze Age people migrated to Britain. Some were known as the 'Bell Beaker People'. It was thought that bronze was first brought into Britain by the Bell Beaker People. They were named this after the distinctive bell-shaped pottery that was decorated with impressions made from a comb or cord. It is believed that they introduced new types of weapons, tools, ornaments and jewellery. 

 

Activity 2

In your books, answer the questions below.

Who migrated to Britain during the Bronze Age?

In the Bronze Age...

What did they bring with them? 

They brought...

What did they introduce to the people who lived in Britain?

They introduced...

Class Assembly