Wednesday 21st January

LC: Independent Write

Complete the rest of your booklet by adding stage 4 and stage 5.

Can you find any fun facts to add to your booklet about the different stages of a flowering plant?

LC: To be able to read weighing scales to determine mass in grams.

RIC

R - What do they grow in Grandad's garden?

I - Why might dragons be more trouble than cucumbers? Look at the image.

C - Where is the complex sentence? Can you spot the conjunction?

Wednesday 21st January 2026

LC: Identify themes in a range of books.

What is a theme?

Themes can be found in poems, dramas, or stories.

The theme is the message or lesson the author wants you to learn from the story.

Where do you find a theme?

The theme is not always directly stated by the author.

Sometimes, as a reader, you will have to think about the events of the story to determine the theme.

When trying to determine the theme, ask yourself…

What was the problem in the story?

How did the characters respond to the problem?

How did the characters change throughout the story?

What did the characters learn in the story?

What did you learn as the reader?

Let's look at some short stories and identify the themes.