Monday 13th October 2025

Monday 13th October

Complete these subtraction calculations. Remember to rename if you need to.

RIC

R: On which day did they hear from another passenger ship?

I: What type of ship do you think they are on? Explain your answer.

C: This text is called Diary of a Voyager. Based on what you’ve read, what would be an appropriate new title for this text?

Monday 13th October 2025

LC: To analyse how specific information is organised within a non-fiction text.

Talk Partners:

What is a non-fiction text?

Why is it different from a fiction text?

Teacher Model:

copy of us2 e 016 all about text features powerpoint.pdf

Your turn: Label the texts with the following features, there may be some features not included in the text.

text boxes, sub-headings, contents, bullet points, glossary, diagrams

Punctuation Warmup

LC: Use inverted commas and other punctuation to indicate direct speech.

Function - identify

"I'm hungry. Are you hungry?" said Kenneth.

"If we found the treasure, under the castle, we could buy food. Oats for porridge, wheat for bread, tatties and neeps for soup. Maybe even sugar for cakes!"

"Even if you found them, how would you choose which one to open?" asked Kenneth.

"The magical stories are true!" said Kenneth.

"The doors are real so the treasure must be real," whispered Ishbel.

"Gold!" gasped Ishbel.

"That's not gold, that's poison!" yelled Kenneth.

"Did you see the monster?" spluttered Kenneth.

Then the green creature began to swim across the loch, and Ishbel whispered, "I think she's taking us home."

Monday 13th October 2025

LC: Orally retell a story using intonation and expression.

This is the story of Angus and Elspeth meeting the Loch Ness Monster for the first time. We will use it to help us plan and write our own stories for Year 2 and 3 children.

We can learn the story to help us remember the plot, structures and features to include.

Let's practise together, then in pairs. You can practise at home too!!