Wednesday 23rd April

Grammar Warm Up

LC: to read and understand simile starters

Read the sentences below and identify the simile starter.

As quick as lightning, its tail swished violently from side to side.

As still as death, the creature pondered its next move.

Like a tightly wound spring, the creature waited for its opportunity to pounce.

Now, it's your turn.

Using your understanding of the poem,

create simile starters

about the creature and the boy in the Jabberwocky poem.

For example:

As steady as a rock, the boy stood with his sword held high.

LC: to prepare a poem to perform, using dramatic effects in order to gain, maintain and heighten the interest of the audience

LC: To understand that angles at a point on a straight line always sum to 180°.

Complete the RIC.

LC: to explain the meaning of words within the context of the text and to use the first letters of a word to check meaning in a dictionary

We are going to begin to read the text

'Sabryna and the Water Spirit'.

Remember the predictions you made yesterday about what would happen in the story.

Were you correct?

Chapter One

There are lots of unknown and challenging words in the text.

What strategies can we use to help us discover the meaning of unknown words in a text?

Tell you talk partner.

Think about ...

- clues in the text

- words before and after

- word class (noun/verb/adjective/adverb/determiner/preposition)

Note down any words that you have found challenging in this text.

Write the meaning of these words as far as you understand it.

LC: To compare and group materials based on their properties.

Can we use our observational skills to compare and group materials based on their properties?

- hardness, transparency and magnetic.

Springtime is amazing!

What does this poem tell us about Spring?

Now is the season of promise,
When new life’s beginning to grow.
The time for rebirth and awakening,
When blossom and buds start to show.

The newborn appear in the meadow,
On farm and in hedgerow and pond.
There’s a chorus of birds sweetly singing
In field and in forest beyond.

Daffodils brighten our gardens,
Showing that winter has passed.
The snowdrop and crocus still blooming
Tell us that spring’s here at last.

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Let's give thanks for the beauty and wonders of the world and for the signs of spring that show us that life goes on.

Do we take the time to stop and look for the beauty that is all around us?

How can we show we are grateful?

What can we do to protect our world to make sure that we continue to experience the beauty of the changing seasons?