Monday 13th April
Complete each multiplication number pattern.
RIC
R: What type of product is Bye Bristles?
I: …transform their daily routine! What effect has the author created with this phrase?
C: Find one word which means ‘free of charge’.
Monday 13th April 2026
LC: To make predictions based on evidence stated and implied in a text.
Teacher model:
- What is a prediction?”
- “When do we make predictions in real life?” (e.g. weather, films)
This is a book cover.
“What do you think will happen? Why?”
Good predictions = ideas + evidence
Teacher Model- thinking aloud:
Extract 1: The Mysterious Footsteps
Sophie pulled her coat tighter as the wind howled through the empty street. The shops had all closed early, and the flickering streetlight above her buzzed loudly.
She stopped walking.
Behind her, she heard it again.
Tap… tap… tap.
Sophie turned quickly, but the street was empty. Her heart began to beat faster. She gripped her bag and started walking again, a little quicker this time.
Tap… tap… tap.
The sound was closer now.
Sophie didn’t dare turn around again.
Questions
- Do you think someone is following Sophie? (yes / no / maybe)
- What do you think will happen next?
- What clues suggest this?
- What do you think may have already happened?
- “I think ___ might happen because the text says ___.”
- “This makes me think that earlier ___ may have happened.”
Independent Task
Amir had been told never to open the small wooden box under his grandfather’s bed.
“Some things are better left alone,” his grandfather had said firmly.
But now, the house was silent. His grandfather had gone out, and the key was sitting on the table, glinting in the sunlight.
Amir stared at it.
The box seemed to almost call to him.
He slowly picked up the key and walked towards the bedroom. His hand trembled as he reached for the lock.
Suddenly, he heard a noise downstairs.
The front door creaked open.
Questions
- Do you think Amir will open the box? (yes / no / maybe)
- What do you think will happen next?
- What clues helped you decide?
- What might be inside the box?
- What do you think has already happened?
You must include evidence from the text
Adapted Group 1:
Amir saw a small wooden box under the bed.
His grandfather said, “Do not open it.”
Now his grandfather was not home.
The house was quiet.
The key was on the table.
Amir picked up the key. His hand was shaking.
He walked to the box.
Then he heard a noise.
The front door opened.
Questions (with support)
- Do you think Amir will open the box?
☐ Yes ☐ No ☐ Maybe - What do you think will happen next?
I think ______ will happen. - Why do you think this?
I think this because the text says “________”. - What might be in the box?
I think there is ______ in the box.
Adapted Group 2:
LC: To make simple predictions.
The Box
Amir sees a box.
Grandad says, “Do not open it.”
Grandad is not home.
The house is quiet.
Amir sees a key.
He picks it up.
He walks to the box.
He hears a noise.
The door opens.
Questions
- What did Amir find?
______ - What did Grandad say?
☐ open it ☐ do not open it - How does Amir feel?
☐ happy ☐ scared ☐ worried - What will happen next?
I think ______
Monday 13th April 2026
At the weekend I borrowed a book from the library and found a £10 note in it - someone had obviously been using it as a bookmark.
What could I do with the money?
What should I do with the money?
Prompts for discussion:
It is wrong because,
However,
On the other hand,
LC: Identify and discuss issues or dilemmas in poems and the plot structures.
An issue a subject or problem that people think or talk about, or need to deal with:
A dilemma is a difficult situation where you have to make a choice between two options but neither seems like the best one.
Let's read this poem together:
What's happened to Lulu?
By: Charles Causley
What has happened to Lulu, mother?
What has happened to Lu?
There’s nothing in her bed but an old rag-doll
And by its side a shoe.
Why is her window wide, mother,
The curtain flapping free,
And only a circle on the dusty shelf
Where her money box used to be?
Why do you turn your head, mother,
And why do tear drops fall?
And why do you crumple that note on the fire
And say it is nothing at all?
I woke to voices late last night,
I heard an engine roar.
Why do you tell me the things I heard
Were a dream and nothing more?
I heard someone cry, mother,
In anger or in pain,
But now I ask you why, mother,
You say it was a gust of rain.
Why do you wonder around as though
You don’t know what to do?
What has happened to Lulu, mother?
What has happened to Lu?
Discussion: What was the issue?
What was the mother's dilemma?
Discuss and identify the dilemma in the poem below.
I did a Bad Thing Once
by Allan Ahlberg
I did a bad thing once
I took this money from my mother’s purse
For bubble gum
What made it worse
She bought me some For being good,
while I’d been vice versa
So to speak – that made it worser.
We are going to create a plot structure for this poem and the one below:
My turn:
I did a bad thing once.
Your turn: listen to the poem please Mr Butler and write the plot structure for it.
Adapted
LC: Identify the plot of a poem with an issue.
Read this poem with your teacher.
Please Mrs Butler
Please Mrs. Butler
This boy Derek Drew
Keeps copying my work, Miss.
What shall I do?
Go and sit in the hall, dear.
Go and sit in the sink.
Take your books on the roof, my lamb.
Do whatever you think.
Please Mrs. Butler
This boy Derek Drew
Keeps taking my rubber, Miss.
What shall I do?
Keep it in your hand, dear.
Hide it up your vest.
Swallow it if you like, my love.
Do what you think best.
Please Mrs. Butler
This boy Derek Drew
Keeps calling me rude names, Miss.
What shall I do?
Lock yourself in the cupboard, dear.
Run away to sea.
Do whatever you can, my flower.
But don't ask me!
Finish these sentences:
First, Derek ____________ her work.
Next he _________ her rubber.
After that he called her _______ .
The teacher told the girl to _____ ____ _______ on the roof. She told the girl to lock herself in a _________ .
13.04.26
LC: To review learning on money.
Complete Review 9.
Remember to read the questions carefully.
Adapted:
Fractions.
LC: Making Halves
Monday 13th April 2026
LC: Do you know what a community is?
Remember - community is a group of people who are in some way linked in some way:
- A group of people living in the same place
- A group of people sharing the same interests or passions
- A group of people trying to bring about the same change
- A group of people in the same profession (job) or people who do the same activities
Task: 
It’s OK to Make Mistakes
Key Message
Everyone makes mistakes – and that’s okay!
- “Put your hand up if you’ve ever made a mistake.”
Main Story
“One day, a child was learning to ride a bike. They fell off again and again. They felt upset and said, ‘I can’t do it!’
But each time, they got back on.
Soon… they were riding without falling.”
- “What would have happened if they gave up?”
- Discussion
- Are mistakes good or bad?
- What happens if we never try something new?
Key idea: Mistakes help our brain grow
Key Phrase
“Mistakes help me learn.”
(Children repeat)
Reflection
- Think of a mistake you made