Thursday 16th April
Grammar Warm Up
LC: to create complex sentences with the relative pronoun omitted
Talk to your partner.
- what is a relative pronoun?
- how do we write sentences with an omitted (missing) relative pronoun?
Underline the relative pronoun in sentence A.
Complete sentence B with the relative pronoun and commas omitted (removed).
A. The prize, that he had wanted for so long, was finally his.
B. The prize
A. The vorpal sword, which he carried for miles, kept him safe from harm.
B. The vorpal sword
A. The boy carried the head, which he had chopped off, back to the wabe.
B. The boy
Let's create
Success Criteria
for successfully omitting the relative pronoun.
LC: to explain the meaning of words in the context of the text and explore and evaluate new vocabulary orally
Let's rehearse the poem.
Can we add any more words from the table?
Which words do we want help with?
This poem uses a lot of
portmanteau words
(a word made up of other words).
What do these modern portmanteau words mean?
1. 'hangry' =
2. 'smog' =
3. 'chillax' =
4. 'jeggings' =
Look at these portmanteau words from Jabberwocky.
What do they mean?
Do the task on Seesaw.
LC: To be able to name and plot points.
LC: to explain the meaning of words within the context of the text and to use the first letters of a word to check meaning in a dictionary
We are going to begin to read the text
'Sabryna and the Water Spirit'.
Remember the predictions you made yesterday about what would happen in the story.
Were you correct?
Chapter One
There are lots of unknown and challenging words in the text.
What strategies can we use to help us discover the meaning of unknown words in a text?
Tell you talk partner.
Think about ...
- clues in the text
- words before and after
- word class (noun/verb/adjective/adverb/determiner/preposition)
Note down any words that you have found challenging in this text.
Write the meaning of these words as far as you understand it.
LC: To make healthy eating choices from an understanding of a balanced diet.
Can we use research skills to find out about healthy eating choices and the benefits of a healthy balanced diet?
What should we eat to make sure we have a balanced diet?
Tell your talk partner.
Can you list food that belong in these groups?
- protein
- carbohyrdate
- fruit and vegetables
- dairy
What is a balanced diet? BBC bitesize
Complete the task on Seesaw.