ENGLISH Lesson 1 LO: To listen to an information text This week we are going to be looking at information texts. An information text gives you knowledge about something in particular, such as an animal or country. Please read this information text with a grown-up. It is about a mythical creature called The Green-Winged Flay.

The Green-Winged Flay Have you ever seen a green-winged flay? They are mainly small, brown crea-tures with bright-green wings. Read on to find out more. Appearance The green-winged flay has bright, green wings that will amaze you. They also have a small, red beak. Alongside this they have a long, brown tail. Habitat The green-winged flay likes to live in tall palm trees, mainly in tropical places. This means you often see them on holiday. They need to stay close to the sea for their food, so you might see them on beaches too. Diet The green-winged flay loves to eat fish. They have to dive to catch fish in he sea They need to eat at lest ten fish per day to stay alive. Now you know what the green-winged flay is like. Maybe you will spot one on holiday.

Answer these questions about the information text

1. What colour beak does the green-winged flay have? 2. What does a green-winged flay eat? 3. What does the word appearance mean? 4. What does the word habitat mean? 5. What does the word diet mean?

ENGLISH Lesson 2 LO: To create a creature Today you will be creating your own creature. Think carefully about it’s appearance. Appearance is what something looks like. Remember to think about what your mythical creature could be called!

Now add labels to the drawing of your creature. Use expanded noun phrases to describe your creature. Look at some example below of expanded noun phrases …

Small, red beak Long, brown tail

Delicate, green wings Sharp, jagged teeth

ENGLISH Lesson 3 LO: To develop my creature Today you will be thinking about the habitat and diet of your creature.

The habitat is where something lives.

The diet is what something eats.

Write three pieces of information about your creature’s habitat and diet.

Habitat 1. 2. 3.

Diet 1. 2. 3.

ENGLISH Lesson 4/5 LO: To write my information text Over the next two English lessons, you will write an information text for the mythical creature you have designed. Remember to write about their Appearance, Diet and Habitat. Use the self-assessment tick list to include everything you need.

Self-Assessment Checklist

Did I... use a title

write about Appearance

write about Habitat

write about Diet

use expanded noun phrases

use capital letters

use punctuation

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MATHS Lesson 1 LO: To find double and half of an amount of money

This friendly robot likes to double your money. He will give you twice as much as you had before. Using coins or paper coins, work out how much you will have after your money is

doubled.

This greedy robot will take half of your money. He splits each amount into two equal groups then keeps one group for himself. Work out how much money you have left after it is halved.

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MATHS Lesson 2 LO: To recognise and add equal groups

Write a number sequence for each picture below e.g. 3 + 3 + 3 = 9

MATHS Lesson 3 LO: To add equal groups

MATHS Lesson 4 LO: To solve problems using repeated patterns

MATHS Lesson 5 LO: To share a total equally between a set number of groups

Draw a part-part whole model e.g

Write a sum eg. 4+4=8

Dora has 10 biscuits. She wants to share them equally at her party. How many people could be at the party?

There are 12 cakes and 2 boxes. An equal amount needs to be put into each box. How many cupcakes can go in each box?

Tim has 16 bananas. He shares them equally between two bags. How many bananas are in each bag? Represent and solve the problem.

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