Westonzoyland Primary School ‘Achieving, Learning and Growing Together’
Day One 08.06.20
Session One- Wellbeing Journal and English
Session One: English- Using one armed robot letters.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbm3rj6
One-armed robot letters are: b, h, k, m, n, p and r.
They always start by going straight down, up, and over. Most of these letters have a curve, except for the letter k.
Describing words
Describing words are also known as adjectives.
Describing words are words that describe a noun (the name of a thing or a place). For example:
It was a terrible book.
The word 'terrible' is an adjective because it tells us what the book (the noun) was like.
Activity 1: Hunting for one-armed robot letters
Take a piece of paper draw seven big boxes or use the template provided in the printable version of the day.
- At the top of each box, write a different one-armed robot letter.
- Go on a hunt around your house or garden and see how many items you can spot that start with each letter.
- Write each item down in the boxes as you go.
- Once you've finished you can decorate each box with drawings of some of the items.
Activity 2: How well do you know describing words?
Try the quiz on BBC Bitesize (https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbm3rj6) and see how many you can get correct. Remember, describing words are also known as adjectives.
Activity 3: Let's make a poster
Imagine you're making a poster for a missing monster.
- First decide what your monster looks like.
- Then draw a picture of your monster.
- Add labels to the different parts of the monster to describe its features.
- Try and include at least three labels on your monster and see if you can use multiple describing words together.
Here are some examples:
Six bright, blue, shiny eyes.
Three spotty, green legs.
Once you've finished, read through your labels and circle or highlight all the one-armed robot letters.
Session Two: Maths- Subtract Within 20
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zjh7mfr
Session Three: Story Focus- Picture and questions
For this task, I would like you to look at the image and answer the questions below.
1. Who is the bear on the platform?
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2. Why doesn't he have any friends or family with him at the train station?
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3. Who wrote the tag around his neck?
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4. Why can’t the bear stay at the station?
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5. In what way is this bear similar/different to a ‘normal’ bear?
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6. What will happen to the bear next?
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Sentence Challenge:
These sentences are not very exciting at all! Can you make them better using adjectives and adverbs?
Remember that an adjective describes a noun.
For example: He picked up the dusty, old suitcase.
An adverb describes a verb (doing word).
For example: Paddington walked slowly down the platform.
Can you make them exciting by using lots of wonderful vocabulary?
A bear stood on the platform.
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He carried a suitcase.
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Can you draw what is inside his suitcase?
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