Thursday 13th November 2025.
Make the equations balance by putting in the missing number. Both sides of the = sign must have the same value.
Review
Spelling Detectives
Write six numbers between 1 and 10 in your spelling journal, each one on a new line.
Walk around the room to find your numbers. When you have found one, return to your place and write it down, taking care to spell it correctly. Then go and find the next one and repeat until you have found them all.
Challenge:
Can you now rewrite the words collected in alphabetical order?
Learning
Today we are going to use the first three letters of a word to check its spelling and meaning in a dictionary. Using this skill helps us to find words more quickly.
My turn:
I will show you how to find the word probably.
What word class does the word belong to? Listen to the definition.
I am going to say then write a sentence for the word.
Your turn:
Now you follow the same sequence for the word
pressure
What is the importance of the first, second and third letter in helping locate a word in the dictionary.
Practise and Apply
Now, using the first three letters of each word, find the following words in a dictionary:
extreme exercise experience
Now you know the meanings, say then write a sentence for each word.
Thursday 13th November 2025
LC: To Justify responses to the text using Point and evidence.
Grammar
Improve: the nouns could be more precise to add effect.
The girl, startled by the appearance of the witch, began desperately to thread the dried grass through the machine.
Leaning out of the building, the girl unfolded the material and let it hang down until it touched the bottom.
From the top of the tree, the bird swooped into the opening of the building opposite.
The man reached the water’s edge and watched as the boat sailed away.
The _____ reached the water’s edge and watched as the _____ sailed away.
The _____ reached the water’s edge and watched as the _____ sailed away.
Peering out of its cage, the animal opened its mouth and made a sound.
Peering out of its cage, ____________ opened its mouth and _______________.
Peering out of its cage, ____________ opened its mouth and _______________.
Plan a character profile for Rumaysa following the Cordelia model.
(Read Chapter 6 before the next lesson and add further information to the character web for Cordelia, Rumaysa and Zabina.)
13.11.25
LC: Be able to multiply and divide by 11.
Thursday 13th November 2025
Can you predict, assess and manage risk in different situations?
Task:
Adaptive task:
