Wednesday

Reading

RIC

R  - How did Tilly get to her window?

I - What do you predict Tilly will see out of the window?

C - Can you identify any powerful verbs?

Main

Wednesday 14th May 2025

LC: To identify the main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph.

The main idea is what the paragraph is mostly about.

A summary is short way to say the most important things.

Remember the below steps to identify the main idea and to summarise...

1. Read each paragraph carefully.

2. Ask: "What is this paragraph mostly about?"

3. Look for the most important facts or ideas.

4. Write 1 or 2 short sentences to say the main points.

5. Put all the main points together into a short summary.

Whole Class

Paragraph 1:
Max the cat loved sitting on the windowsill, watching the birds fly by. One afternoon, he saw a bright red balloon float past the window. Curious and excited, Max jumped down and ran outside to follow it.

What is the main idea of the above paragraph?

Paragraph 2:
The balloon floated over the garden and into the park. Max chased it through tall grass and under benches, never taking his eyes off it. In the end, the balloon got stuck in a tree, and Max sat beneath it, proud of his adventure.

What is the main idea of the above paragraph?

What is the summary of both paragraphs?

Activity

You are going to identify the main ideas of the paragraphs and summarise them.

Paragraph 1:

Maya really doesn’t like bugs! Her backyard has so many of them. Tiny ants crawl in long lines. Buzzing bees fly from flower to flower. Maya always watches the grass because sometimes a grasshopper jumps out. When that happens, she screams!

The main idea of the paragraph is...

Paragraph 2:

The bugs Maya dislikes most are spiders. She really doesn’t like how they make big, sticky webs in the garden. “What if one touches me?” she asks her dad. Her dad says spiders are helpful because they eat other bugs. Maya doesn’t want to listen! She just wants the spiders to stay far away from her.

The main idea of the paragraph is...

Summary of both paragraphs:

English

Main

Wednesday 14th May 2025

LC: To include time adverbials in an opening paragraph.

Today we are going to write our first paragraph. What will happen in this paragraph?

_____________'s Revenge

Look at the first box on your plan.

Now let's write paragraph one! 

Remember to...

Maths

14.05.25

L.C: To be able to subtract fractions with the same denominator within 1 whole.