SUMMER TERM 5_Week 1_Year 3 and 4_ENGLISH

Each day will be marked/commented on by the class teacher on google classroom.

Stimulus: My journey up the magical staircase.

Day

Activity

1

Complete a SEE THINK WONDER!

1. Write about what you can see.

I can see…

In the sky…

In the distance…

On the stairs…

Down below…

2. Now write about what you think (prediction).

I think…

I imagine…

I bet…

I predict

3. Lastly, wrote 3 questions for the picture e.g. I wonder where it leads?

How many steps are there?

How do you think?

What?

Who?

Why?

I wonder?

How?

What if?

Challenge: Write a short word bank with adjectives to describe the picture.

2

Write 5 sentences with fronted adverbials about this picture.

Here are some examples!

Don’t forget the comma ,

A year later, Gemma was still climbing the magical steps.

Bravely, Rahiem took one step forward onto the first step of the enchanted staircase.

Challenge: Can you make sure each sentence has an expanded noun phrase? E.g. The enchanted staircase

3

Here is a sentence starter written by another pupil.

'I pushed open the old creaky door and looked inside. What a sight met my eyes!'

The character is called Dinah and she’s just opened a door in an abandoned house that she has broken into.

TASK: Write the next 3-5 sentences to complete the first paragraph.

What does she see?

What does she do next?

How is she feeling?

Does the door close behind her?

Is she stuck in this magical universe?

Challenge: Can you add speech into this paragraph where she is talking to herself?

E.g. “I wonder what’s up there?” Dinah thought to herself.

4

Here is the second image to go with the story.

Today your task is to plan your story.

Characters (who?)

Setting (where?)

Introduction and build up (How does she find the door and what does she do next?)

Problem (How does she meet the tiger? What problems arise?)

Solution (How is the problem fixed?)

Ending (How does she get home?)

Challenge: Can you create a list of 5 adverbs that you will use in your story? E.g. suspiciously, angrily, curiously.

5

Use your plan to write your story.

You will need:

Capital letters and full stops*

Paragraphs (if possible)

Expanded noun phrases e.g. An enormous, dangerous tiger.

Fronted adverbials (time, place or manner - see above)

Adjectives - describing words

Here are some sentence starters:

When * opened the door…

Suddenly, she saw…

A moment later, she decided to…

Bravely, * began to walk up the stairs…

After a while, she realised…

Just then, her heart stopped…

Out of nowhere, she could see a…

Challenge: Can you add adverbs and hyphenated adjectives into your writing?

***COMPETITION TIME***

The best story will be read aloud by their teacher and posted on google classroom!

Word Bank