Good Morning Everyone,
I hope things are good for you and you’re enjoying your time at home. Have you remembered tha it is April Fools’ Day today? Be quick you can only pull a prank until 12pm at lunchtime.
How long did you spend on Sumdog yesterday?
Here is the story of today:
Writing- I can write a newspaper report.
Starter:
On April Fools’ Day in 1957, the BBC showed a short film about people harvesting spaghetti from trees in Switzerland. They managed to convince a lot of viewers that spaghetti grew on trees and many people phoned to find out how they could grow their own!
Watch this link to find out other ideas for April Fools’ Day:
https://mysteryscience.com/mini-lessons/april-fools
Activity:
Write a made-up news story for April Fools’ Day. Think of a story that is almost believable but is a bit silly too. It could be something other than spaghetti that grows on trees, an idea you watched on the video clip above or your own idea.
Success Criteria:
- A headline to capture the reader’s attention and tell what the newspaper report is about.
- An opening paragraph with a more detailed summary of the main happenings (when, where, who, what, why).
- Select important main events and organise these in a chronological order
- These events to be organised into paragraphs (with sub-headings to categorise information where appropriate)
- Use direct speech where appropriate to quote from people who were there,
- A paragraph with concluding statements, comment or summary
- Graphics/photos/illustrations to engage the reader and provide them with further information about the event
Challenge:
Can you count how many WOW words or figurative language you used? (Metaphor, Simile, Personification, alliteration, onomatopoeia)
Can you count how many semi-colons you managed to use?
Plenary:
Read your newspaper report to someone if you can and ask for a star and a wish.
Numeracy:
We are going to try and solve addition and subtraction calculations using the counting on/ back method.
Starter:
Watch this short clip which explains and shows you visually how to jump on/back in your head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_31lA7wbgTw
Activity: I can count on/ back
Fill in the gaps (verbally or written)
Plenary:
Explain verbally or written how to use the count on/ back method.
