Tuesday
History
Tuesday 10th June 2025
LC: To describe how the Pendle Witches were treated.
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Talking Partners
How were the witches treated in the video clip?
It didn't take too much to be accused of witchcraft.
In difficult times, such as years when crops failed or disease was widespread, communities would often look for supernatural causes. Witches were seen as one such supernatural cause.
Anyone who had become ill, or suffered a sudden misfortune might look for a magical reason among the people around them. Accusations of witchcraft usually came from within the suspect's community. Often they involved an argument, after which one of the people involved suffered some ill health or misfortune.
Often people accused of witchcraft confessed under torture that they were guilty. Some also implicated other people, accusing them of also being witches.
Perhaps the best known test for witchcraft was the swimming test.
This involved the accused being tied up and thrown in a river or loch.
If they sank, it was a sign that they were not a witch, and rope would be used to haul them out.
Many believed that water was pure, and would reject evil, so if the person floated it was seen as evidence that they were a witch.
All those found guilty of witchcraft in Scotland by law had to be executed.
This was most commonly done by hanging the alleged witch, and then burning their body.
Activity
How were the witches treated?
People who were accused of being a witch were treated...
If they were accused of being a witch they would...
They would also...
Reading
Star Reader Assessment
English
Grammar
Tuesday 10th June 2025.
LC: To collect inverted commas from a text.
Main
Tuesday 10th June 2025.
LC: To identify the moral of a story.
A moral in a story is the important lesson the writer wants to share with the reader. The purpose of a moral is to teach something valuable, like being honest or kind.
We are going to take a look at some famous fables and see if we can identify the moral of the story together.
Let's have another listen to The Spider and the Fly...
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What message do you think the author is trying to tell us? Discuss with a talk partner.
Write down what you think the moral of the story is in your books.
The moral of the story of The Spider and the Fly is...
We are now going to practice our story using actions. Can you help think of some actions to add to the story of The Spider and the Fly?
Now practice it again with your talk partner...
Let's move on to verse 2
Are you ready to add in verse 3?
Maths
10.06.25
LC: To be able to identify perpendicular lines.
