Dragon Class Stage 2 English

Week 7Please use this document to complete your English each day.

You will need to write the date and WALT (We Are Learning To) into

your home learning book and then carefully write straight into your

book.

There is no need to print anything this week as you can use your

workbook to record your work in.

Monday 18th May 2020 WALT use adjectives to describe nouns

Read the information sheet on Adjectives and then read the story ‘Whale Words’ (see ‘Our

Learning, Week 7’).

What adjectives were in the text? Big, massive, grey, blue, etc.

Monday 18th May 2020 WALT use adjectives to describe nouns

Pick any whale from the story and write some sentences to describe it in your work book.

• Think of some really good adjectives that

you could use to describe your whale. You

can choose some adjectives from the word

list or find your own if you want to! https://www.dictionary.com/

• You could describe the whole whale or just

part of it – its eye, its flipper, its skin, etc.

Adjectives

Tuesday 19th May 2020 WALT use comparisons in descriptions (similes)

• Read through the ‘Whale Words’ story

again and then choose another whale.

• Write some sentences in your work

book using comparisons to describe

your chosen whale.

Word Mat

Wednesday 20th May 2020 WALT write an acrostic poem

• Click on the following link and watch the video https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z4mmn39/articles/ztdvw6f

• Write your own acrostic using any whale from the ‘Whale Words’ story. You could use coloured pens to

make your topic word stand out or cut letters out of a magazine or a newspaper if you want to make

it look more effective!

Writing an acrostic

1. Write the letters of your whale’s name down

the left hand side of the paper. Use capital letters

and make sure you get the spelling right!

2. Now for each letter create a line that carries

on from the letter and says something about your

whale.

3. See if you can include some great adjectives

in your lines.

4. See if you can include a simile in one of your

lines.

Thursday 21st May 2020 WALT use possessive apostrophes

Click on the link and sing the apostrophe song. https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers/ks1-english-apostrophes-with-sasha-tyler/z49hd6f

Look at the pictures and describe each one

using an apostrophe to show possession. Write

your sentences neatly in your work book.

Remember to use adjectives and try to include

at least one simile.

Example

Olivia

Olivia’s balloon is as pink as a beautiful rose.

Adam and Ben

Samuel

LucyThe Iron Giant

Friday 22nd May 2020 WALT retrieve information from a text to find answers

Read the information on Captain Tom Moore and then answer the questions on the next slide.

Did you know that Captain Tom received an honorary promotion on his 100th birthday? He is now

known as Colonel Tom Moore.

Friday 22nd May 2020 WALT retrieve information from a text to find answers

Friday 22nd May 2020 WALT retrieve information from a text to find answers

Answers