Wednesday 22nd April 2026

How quickly can you complete these calculations?

RIC

R: Which calendar was based on the Moon?

I: Why do you think that the Julian calendar was replaced?

C: Find one word that means the same as ‘difficult’.

Wednesday 22nd April 2026

LC: To identify how a non-fiction text is organised and to explain how the final paragraph links to the beginning.

“What does the beginning of a text do?”

“What should the ending do?”

Beginning = tells us what it’s about
Ending = reminds us and finishes the idea

Title: Amazing Rainforests

Beginning:
Rainforests are warm, wet forests full of life. They are home to many plants and animals.

Middle:
In rainforests, trees grow very tall and block out sunlight. Animals like monkeys, parrots, and frogs live there. Rainforests also help produce oxygen for the Earth.

End:
Rainforests are full of life and are very important to our planet. We must protect them for the future.

What is the text about?
What does the first paragraph tell us?
What does the last paragraph say?

Discuss with a partner:

“How does the ending link to the beginning?”

Support with sentence stems:

“The beginning says…”
“The ending reminds us…”
“They both mention…”

Independent task

Title: Sea Turtles

Sea turtles are amazing animals that live in the ocean. They have been around for millions of years.

Sea turtles travel long distances and eat jellyfish and plants. They lay their eggs on beaches.

Sea turtles are incredible creatures that need our help to survive. We must protect them.

Task:

Answer:

What is the main idea of the beginning?
What does the ending say?
How does the ending link back to the beginning?

Challenge:
Write one sentence explaining the link.

Adapted Group 1:

Read the text together (or in pairs)

Title: Sea Turtles

Sea turtles are amazing animals that live in the ocean. They have been around for millions of years.

Sea turtles travel long distances and eat jellyfish and plants. They lay their eggs on beaches.

Sea turtles are incredible creatures that need our help to survive. We must protect them.

Task (with support)

1. Tick the main idea of the beginning

The beginning is about:

⬜ What sea turtles eat
⬜ Sea turtles are amazing animals
⬜ Where sea turtles lay eggs

2. Fill in the missing words

The ending says sea turtles need our _______.
We must _______ them.

(word bank: help, protect)

3. Complete the sentence

The beginning says sea turtles are __________.
The ending says we must __________ them.

(word bank: amazing, protect)

Adapted group 2:

Read together (teacher-led)

Title: Sea Turtles

Sea turtles are amazing animals. They live in the sea.

They swim far and eat food in the ocean.

Sea turtles are special. We must look after them.

Teacher reads aloud and points to each sentence.

Task

1. What is it about?

Write the right answer:

⬜ Dogs
⬜ Sea turtles
⬜ Cars

2. Beginning or Ending?

Teacher reads sentences again. Children decide:

“Sea turtles are amazing animals.”
Is this the:
⬜ Beginning ⬜ Ending

“We must look after them.”
Is this the:
⬜ Beginning ⬜ Ending

Challenge (oral)

Ask:

“Why should we look after sea turtles?”

Expected simple answers:

“They are special”
“They are amazing”

Grammar Warmup

Imitate

Where do the inverted commas need to be? What other punctuation is needed?

Oh... Uhhh he spluttered. I was just getting up, lad

With you in a jiffy he called to Gromit as he fell.

The lady introduced herself to Wallace. My name's Piella. Piella Bakewell she said.

What d'you think, Gromit asked Wallace with a mouthful of mash.

Wednesday 22nd April 2026

LC: Make points and use evidence from the text to justify opinions. 

My turn

Where would we place each of these adjectives on a zone of relevance board to describe Piella Bakewell?

Now we'll make a point and state our evidence

Miss Bake O’ Light is cunning because

With your talk partner, complete a zone of relevance board for Gromit.

Independent task

In your books, write some points about Gromit, giving three reasons for each.

For example:

Gromit is clever because

3. Write some statements about him and give three reasons for each of your points, using the model to help you.

Adapted

Tell your teacher which of these words you would choose to describe Gromit's character. What did he do that made you choose each of the words?

Write the words you have chosen around the picture.

friendly sad mean kind

lazy happy hard working silly

caring unkind thoughtful shy

cruel clever evil gentle

22.04.26

LC: To be able to find the area of rectilinear shapes by counting squares and half-squares.

Adapted Group 2

LC: To tell the time to half hour

Review

Spelling Test

Write each word as he teacher says them to you.

Learning

Focus: Check the spelling and meaning of words in a dictionary with a focus on Y4 Statutory Words.

Can you remember how to use a dictionary?

Watch how I locate the word breadth, and listen to the definition. What word class is the word? Does the dictionary give us any example sentences?

Listen to me apply the word in two new sentences that demonstrate its meaning.

To help my brain and my hand remember bow to spell the word, I will write it three times.

Locate the word busy in the dictionary.

How does knowing the first, second and third letter in help you find it quickly?

What definitions does the dictionary give? Are any example sentences provided?

Write the word busy three times.

Practise

Fastest Finger First

Who can be the first to find each word I say?

Stick Word Strategy.

Use Read, Turn, Write, Check to practise spelling the words below.

ordinary opposite natural

Say, then write a sentence for each one. 

Wednesday 22nd April 2026

LC: To describe how changes to an environment could endanger living things.

Let's watch a video and see if you can work out what today's lesson is about.

Not getting rid of our rubbish correctly does not just look bad but it can actually cause harm.

What do I mean by that?

Talk to your partners.

Hopefully you have said some of these things.

Animals can climb inside plastic bags and suffocate, or attempt to eat them and choke.

Animals looking for food can get trapped in cans or injured by sharp edges.

Broken glass can also cause serious injury. It's easy for animals to become trapped in jars.

Litter is something that we are all aware of from a young age and some of us have admitting to throwing things on the floor and not using bins. However, what we may not realise is that you cannot see all litter with the naked eye. When plastic breaks down it does not disappear, it just gets smaller and smaller, and even a very small particle can be harmful to a very small creature. They are eaten by natures invertebrate scavengers both on land and in the sea and are then passed down the food chain and can even be found in the foods we eat. We need to be aware of the harm micro plastics can do and take steps to stop them getting into the food chain.

Did you know?

Even if you live hundreds of miles away from the sea, the plastic you use can still make its way into the ocean. As much as 80% of the plastic in our seas comes from land sources. What does this mean? The plastic is not necessarily thrown directly into the sea, but it still ends up there.

Birds eat plastic and are often found with their tummies full of it
Plastic bags can be mistaken for jellyfish and eaten by turtles.
Bits of plastic can get stuck in coral reefs and have a negative effect on the health of the reef.
Plankton can consume microplastic and this can pass the problem back up the food chain and into the food we eat.