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English w/c 18th May 2020

This week we will be thinking imaginary friends and monsters!

We will be learning to create incredible descriptions using noun phrases,

adverbs and alliteration. I can’t wait to see your amazing work.

What will you do this week? Day 1 – Read a short extract from a text and answer questions; learn about nouns and adjectives and write a short description of someone you live with. Pages 3-15 Day 2 – Read a poem; learn about exclamations and compare texts. Pages 16-24 Day 3 – Re-read the texts; learn about adverbs and noun phrases and write imaginatively. Pages 25 - 33 Day 4 – Read further humorous poems on a theme; learn some key terminology for the discussion of poetry; compare a series of poems. Pages 34-40 Day 5 – Read a final humorous poem; define and locate examples of alliteration in poetry; write about a favourite poem using conjunctions. Pages 41- 46 Look out for an extra special fun activity on page 47

1. Reading time Read the extract from ‘How Not to go to School: Parsley Mimblewood Saves the World’ on pages 5 and 6 Discuss the text with your grown up. Look at the set of ‘Cabin Fever Questions’ on pages 10 and 11. Read each question carefully. Answer each question. Go back and check in the text if you need to. Re-read your answers to be sure you have said what you wanted to. 2. Nouns and adjectives Read carefully through the Learn Screens about nouns and adjectives. Read aloud all the words listed on Identifying Nouns. Write the nouns. Now read the two sentences on Identifying Adjectives. Write all the adjectives in the sentences. Check your work with a grown up. 3. Let’s get ready to write Think about someone you live with. Draw a picture or take a photo of that person and write correctly punctuated sentences describing what they look like Do the same to say what kind of personality they have. Use exciting and interesting adjectives to describe your nouns. Challenge yourself to add adverbs as well if you want.

Day 1 activities

IMPORTANT! Parent or Carer – Please read this page with your child and check that you are happy with what

they have to do and with any weblinks or use of the Internet

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Reading

Activity 1: Reading time Your Task

Look at the text on the next two pages, which is an extract from a story about a little girl called Parsley Mimblewood.

CabinFeverWhilst I was feeding the animals, I made an incredible discovery. Looking after animals is just like looking after grown-ups with Cabin Fever.

Grown-ups are like dogs... Just like the dogs, grown-ups must be taken for regular walks. Otherwise, they start pacing up and down the house and muttering to themselves. Grown-ups are like cats... Our cat, Alfred the Great is on a special “draconian” diet from the vet because he eats too much. And when Mum’s stuck inside, I need to stop her from snacking too... or else she’ll have eaten all the snacks and there won’t be any left for me.

Cabin Fever is what happens when we all feel cooped up from being trapped together in our little house for too long. And as soon as someone says, “Cabin Fever”, we all start singing “I got Cabin Fever” from the Muppets' Treasure Island. We’ve had Cabin Fever so often that I’ve learned all the words and can do all the voices. I thought I’d go and feed the animals before the Cabin Fever got any worse.

In the story of “How Not to go to School’, the main character, Parsley Mimblewood, describes what happens when she and her family spend too long inside.

Grown-ups are like guinea pigs... Guinea pigs don’t do very much. Even imaginary guinea pigs are a little bit boring, but they do give very good cuddles. I’ve found that a short cuddle is a sure-fire cure for grown-ups who have caught a bad case of Cabin Fever. Grown-ups are like stick insects... It’s very easy looking after a stick insect but sometimes I worry that Stick-asaurus might be a little lonely without any other stick insects. There’s at least two of everything else. Now you have read the

story, answer the questions on the next page. You can just write your answers on paper.

Comprehension Activity 2: Answer questions about the text.

Your Task Look at the set of 7 Cabin Fever on the next page. Read each question carefully. Answer each question. Go back and check with the text if you need to. Re-read your answers to be sure you have said what you wanted to.

Question Activity 2: Comprehension

1. What is Cabin Fever?

2. What do the family do when someone says ‘Cabin Fever’? 3. What was Parsley Mimblewood’s great discovery? 4. True or false? Grown ups don’t need regular walks? 5. What happens to mum when she is stuck inside? 6. Why is Parsley worried about this? 7. What is the best cure for grown –ups who have Cabin Fever?

You can write your answers on paper. You don’t need to print anything.

Learn Screen

Identify the Nouns Activity 3: Find the nouns

Learn Screen

Identify the Adjectives Activity 4: Find the adjectives

Ready to Write Activity 5: Write a description

Your Task Think about the people you live with – your mum, dad, brothers or sisters. Choose someone you want to tell me about. Make a list of adjectives to describe what they look like and their personality. (Remember we did this when we wrote about Cinderella in class). Draw a picture of your person – or take a photo- and write their name at the top. Then write correctly punctuated sentences describing them. Challenge

Use exciting and interesting adjectives to describe your nouns. Challenge yourself to add some humour – something funny that they did. But remember to always be kind.

All about Niamh My daughter’s name is Niamh and she is totally awesome. She is fifteen years old and quite small for her age. She has long blonde hair and big blue eyes that sparkle like sapphires in the sunlight. She has pale, fair skin and ruby-red lips and I think she is very pretty. Not only is she beautiful to look at but she is also one of the kindest and most caring people I know. She helps around the house by tidying up and folding laundry and, once a week, she cooks my tea. She also makes the most delicious chocolate brownies and always shares them with me. Niamh is a very clever girl who works hard at school. She loves English, history and science. In her spare time she likes to play tennis and rugby because she is very sporty and athletic! She trains really hard and everyone says that she is a fabulous sportsman because she always plays fairly. She also enjoys spending time with her friends and chatting with her brothers who don’t live at home anymore. In fact, Niamh loves chatting to everyone because she is so friendly and is always interested in other people. When she’s not at school or playing sport, Niamh loves to read but most of all she loves to chill out with our five cats. Bella is her favourite and they are totally inseparable. I think this is because she is always so calm- cats love that! I feel very lucky to have such an amazing daughter

Example

When you have finished your description, share it with the person you have written about. It will make

them smile.

1. It’s poem time! Read and shiver at enjoy the monster poem, It’s Behind You! by David Harmer. Would you have been able to stop yourself turning round? What would you have done to save the poor person in the poem?

2. Exclamation marks and emphasis Look at It’s Behind You! Follow the instructions on Looking at the Poem, and highlight some of the punctuation. Read the poem again, using the exclamation marks and capital letters as a guide to where to really stress lines and/or words.

3. Comparing Texts Read the description of some of Parsley Mimblewood’s imaginary friends. Compare them with the monster in the poem. Which do you prefer and why? How were these texts the same? How were they different? .

Day 2 activities



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Reading Time Activity 1: Read a poem

Your Task Read the poem, ‘It’s Behind You’ by David Harmer on the next page.

Talk to a grown up about the poem: Would you have been able to stop yourself turning round? What would you have done to save the poor person in the poem?

It’s Behind You

I don’t want to scare you But just behind you Is a ........................ No! Don’t look! Just act calmly As if it wasn’t there. Like I said Can you hear me if I whisper? Just behind you Is a .................. NO! DON’T LOOK! Just keep on reading Don’t turn round, believe me It isn’t worth it.

If you could see What I can see standing there You'd understand. It’s probably one Of the harmless sort Although with that mouth Not to mention those teeth And all the blood dripping down its chin I wouldn’t like to say. DON’T TURN ROUND! Listen It’s trying to speak I think it wants to be friends.

It’s Behind You

From: It’s Behind You! Monster Poems by Paul Cookson and David Harmer, MacMillan Children’s Books, 2010

Oh, I see, it doesn’t! Never mind You’d better leave just in case I expect you’ll escape If you don’t turn round. Oh what a shame. I really did think You’d make it to the door. Hard luck I expect it eats all its friends. David Harmer

Exclamation Marks Activity 2: Look again at the poem

Your Task: Read the poem again. This time, use the exclamation marks and capital letters as a guide to where to really stress lines and/or words. Ask someone to listen to you read. Can they hear how good it sounds?

Look again: What is the punctuation mark called at the end of the title? Highlight all the exclamation marks in the poem. How many are there? Why are they there? Highlight all the words in capital letters. Why has the writer done this with these words? Share your ideas with your grown up

Activity 2 Answers What is the punctuation mark called at the end of the title? An exclamation mark. Highlight all the exclamation marks in the poem. How many are there? 7 including the one at the end of the title. Why are they there? To show these lines are being said forcefully and with emphasis. Highlight all the words in capital letters. Why has the writer done this with these words? Again, to emphasise or stress those words.

Read all about it! Activity 3: Imaginary Friends

In the story of How Not to Go to school, Parsley Mimblewood has 7 Imaginary Friends. You can read about them on pages 9 and 10 of the book. Here are descriptions of a few of them.

Evil Eggbert He’s about the size of an egg and he sits on Parsley’s shoulder telling her to do shockingly evil things. Once, he told her to trap her little brother under a laundry basket with three heavy dictionaries on top to stop him escaping. Don’t worry…Parsley almost never does what Eggbert tells her to.

The Reading Dog The Reading Dog is one of those big shaggy brown dogs who just loves books. He loves nothing better than to snuggle up and read a book over Parsley’s shoulder. PomPom the Ninja He’s an imaginary ninja who looks after the imaginary unicorns at the end of Parsley’s garden. Sometimes the other ninjas make fun of him for liking unicorns so much, but he doesn’t mind because unicorns are AWESOME. (They eat fairy dust and poop RAINBOWS)

Writing Time Activity 4: Comparing ideas

You have now read two different texts, both describing imaginary creatures. Which do you prefer and why? How were these texts the same? How were they different? Talk to your grown up.

Your Task Record your ideas. You could use the template on the next slide to help you.

Writing Time Activity 4: Comparing ideas

1. It’s reading time! Read the poem and imaginary friend descriptions from yesterday again.

2. Adverbs and noun phrases for description Read the learn screens about adverbs. Complete the ‘Adding Adverbs activity”. Then complete the exercise on Using Adverbs. Remember to choose ‘an’ or ‘a’ as appropriate. Moving from left to right, pick one word from each box to make a description, e.g. A lot of really handsome monsters. Add more information to create a sentence. Write this on some paper. Then look at the Learn Screen about how to create noun phrases and have a go at creating some of your own.

3. Writing Time Draw your idea of an imaginary friend or, if you prefer, the monster from It’s Behind You. Describe your friend/monster using full, accurately punctuated sentences. Include two exclamation marks and two capitalised words for emphasis in your writing. Example: A really ENORMOUS pair of fangs! An incredibly HAIRY nose!

Day 3 activities



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Reading Time Activity 1: Look at the texts again

Read the texts from Lesson 1 and Lesson 2 again. Think about whether you prefer stories or poems and why. Talk to a grown up about your ideas.

Learn Screen

Using Adverbs Activity 2: Adding adverbs

More Adverbs Activity 3: Creating descriptions

Learn Screen All about noun phrases

Noun Phrases Activity 4: Creating noun phrases

Your Task Create some noun phrases to go with the pictures on the next page.

Time to Describe! Activity 4: Creating Noun Phrases

Word Bank

You can write your sentences on paper. You don’t need to print anything.

Can you make up some of your own examples?

Writing Time Activity 5: Describing your ideas

Your Task Draw your idea of an imaginary friend or the monster from It’s Behind You! Describe your friend/ monster using full, accurately punctuated sentences. Include two exclamation marks and two capitalised words for emphasis in your writing. Example A really ENORMOUS pair of fangs!

Remember: Your description must include lots of nouns adjectives and adverbs.

You can write your description on paper. You don’t need to print anything.

1. It’s poem time! Read and enjoy the monster poems There are Gribbles by Paul Cookson and Next Door by David Harmer. Suggest some ideas for what else might be happening next door! 2. Poetry terminology Together with a grown up, read the words and phrases on What Do These Special Poetry Words Mean? Look again at It’s Behind You. Can you find examples of some of these terms in the poem? Look at Next Door and do the same. 3. Let’s get ready to write Re-read There are Gribbles and Next Door. Read through the categories on the Poem Comparison Chart Put a tick or a cross in each box. 4. Gribbling ‘Gribbling’ is one of the very unusual words in the poems. What do you think ‘gribbling’ might be? Is it a sound the monsters make? Is it a movement? Draw a picture of a Gribble gribbling and write some sentences explaining what you think gribbling is.

Day 4 activities



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Time to Read Activity 1: Read a new poem

There are Gribbles There are Gribbles in my attic Gribbles on the stairs Gribbles in my wardrobe Gribbles everywhere. They gribble in the morning They gribble late at night They gribble when it’s dark They gribble when it’s light. Sometimes they gribble loudly Sometimes they gribble quietly Sometimes they gribble screaming Sometimes they gribble nightly.

A Gribble’s never seen A Gribble’s always heard A Gribble is a Gribble Is a Gribble is a word. A Gribble’s what they are A Gribble’s what they do A Gribble gribbles out Before it gribbles you!

Paul Cookson


More to Read Activity 2: Read another new poem

Next Door

My mum says The woman next door

Isn’t a fly.

A huge bluebottle Rubbing six thin legs together

Crawling upside down on the ceiling Sticking her long nose into the jam.

My mum says

That buzzing and whirring and humming We hear each day through the wall

Is only a Hoover.

If that’s true, why Does her husband scuttle

Over the floor on eight hairy legs And build thick webs

In the dark cupboard under the stairs?

And why does Stan Her eldest son

Buy huge cans of Deadly Flykill?

When I next see her Zooming over the compost and dustbins

I’ll have to ask her Just what’s SWAT!

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New Ideas Activity 3: Your new ideas

What other things might the child in ‘Next Door ‘have seen or heard their neighbours doing that would have made the child think they were flies? Crawling on the window, buzzing round a fizzy drink, getting stuck in a spider’s web, flying round a light bulb.

Your Task Talk to an adult then write some sentences to explain your ideas. Don’t forget to draw a picture to illustrate your work.

Learn Screen

Find out what different poetry terms mean. Talk about them with your grown up. Compare ‘There are Gribbles’ with ‘Next Door’ using the template on the next page.

Comparing Poems Activity 4: Finding the Features

Time to Write Activity 5: What did the monster do?

Your Task ‘Gribbling’ is one of the very unusual words in the poems. What do you think ‘gribbling’ might be? Is it a sound the monsters make? Is it a movement? Draw a picture of a Gribble gribbling and write some sentences explaining what you think gribbling is.

You can write your description on paper. You don’t need to print anything.

1. It’s poem time! Re-read There are Gribbles and Next Door and It’s Behind You! Then read a new poem by Paul Cookson, The Football Field Foul Fiend. Which is the most fun to say out loud? Say why it is the best to read out. 2. Looking at alliteration Re-read The Football Field Foul Fiend.

Use the learn Screen to find out all about alliteration and follow the instructions.

3. Let’s get ready to write Decide which monster poem of the four you have read you like the most. Now write a series of correctly punctuated sentences explaining why you thought it was the best. Now try this Fun-Time Extra Try and learn some of the lines from your favourite poem. Send me a recording of you saying lines from your poem at [email protected]

Day 5 activities



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Time to Read Activity 1: Read a new poem

The football field foul fiend Fifty foot of fearful fur Fiendish feral fungus fangs Fast ferocious freaky fins The football field foul fiend Fiery furnace furious features Frightening frightful phantom face Filthy fouling fearsome feet The football field foul fiend

Re-read The Football Field Foul Fiend.

What sound do most of the words in the poem begin with? When words begin with the same sound, we call it alliteration

Can you think of other words that begin with f that would alliterate with the poem’s words?

Which word in the poem alliterates with the others but does not use the letter f to create the initial sound?

Do you know any other words that use that sound to make an f sound?

Learn Screen All about alliteration

Re-read The Football Field Foul Fiend. What sound do most of the words in the poem begin with? (Football, foul, fiend, etc.) When words begin with the same sound, we call it alliteration Can you think of other words that begin with f that would alliterate with the poem’s words? Fast, figure, fun, fool, etc. Which word in the poem alliterates with the others but does not use the letter f to create the initial sound? Phantom. Do you know any other words that use the letters ph to make an f sound?

Learn Screen All about alliteration- Answers

Alliteration in action! Activity 2: Create alliterative phrases

Make up some phrases using alliteration. Start with your name Example: Amazing Alfie Then make up some more for other people or objects.

Can you extend your ideas into descriptive sentences using noun phrases and adverbs?

Time to Write Activity 3: Which poem do you prefer?

Your Task Which of the 4 monster poems you have read- It’s Behind You, There are Gribbles Next Door and The Football Field Foul Fiend, did you like best? Write down your ideas using correctly punctuated sentences. Give your work the title “My Favourite Monster Poem”.

Steps to Success: Give 3 different reasons for your choice. Use the conjunctions because, since and as to introduce your ideas. I like the poem as it... Use qualifying adverbs such as really, especially and very in your sentences. I really enjoyed the poem because it is very.. Remember to use correct punctuation.

Extra Task

Try and learn some of the lines from your favourite poem. Send me a recording of you saying lines from your poem to me at [email protected]. I can’t wait to hear from you.

Make sure you ask permission from a grown up before recording anything.

Well done Year 2. You are all superstars Send in any photos of the work you do to: [email protected]

Bella loves hearing from you too!

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