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Rich vocabulary associated with fight or battle
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words 'feud', 'ambush' and other rich vocabulary associated with fight or battle words. Key learning points: - 'Ambush' is a verb which means to make a surprise attack. - 'Feud' is a noun which...
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Adding the suffix -ate to words
Pupil outcome: I can turn adjectives and nouns into verbs using the suffix -ate. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word and can change the word class. - The suffix...
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Practise and apply spelling adverbs using the suffix "-ly"
Pupil outcome: I can spell adverbs using the suffix -ly. Key learning points: - -ly is a suffix that can be used to create adverbs. - 'Colour blocks' is a useful practice strategy. - How to spell the curriculum words: eight and weight. -...
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Writing descriptive sentences
Pupil outcome: I can write descriptive sentences using adjectives and powerful verbs. Key learning points: - An adjective describes a noun. Adjectives are often put in front of the noun in a sentence, such as 'green forest' - Using...
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Describing the setting of 'Paddington'
Pupil outcome: I can describe a setting using a range of adjectives. Key learning points: - Senses help us to experience and describe the setting, in this case, London - The five senses are sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste -...
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Reading 'The Children of Lir' with expression
Pupil outcome: I can use different strategies to read with expression. Key learning points: - Adjectives that describe how someone is feeling help to read speech with expression. - Adverbs may describe how a character has said something....
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Weekday routine: -er verbs singular and plural
Pupil outcome: I can identify and use -er verbs in the present tense to talk about everyday activities. Key learning points: - [um/un] sounds like 'un'. - -er verbs take the following endings in the present tense: je-e, tu-es,...
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Me and you: être 1st and 2nd persons singular
Pupil outcome: I can say who I am and what kind of person I am. Key learning points: - Je (I) and tu (you) are pronouns. They tell us who is doing the verb or who the verb is about. - Être means 'to be, being', je suis means 'I am' and...
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Rich vocabulary associated with hunger or thirst
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words ‘crave’ and ‘insatiable’ and other rich vocabulary associated with hunger or thirst. Key learning points: - 'Crave' is a verb which means to long for or desire. - 'Insatiable' is an...
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Rich vocabulary associated with being lazy or relaxing
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words ‘sluggish’, ‘pampered’ and other rich vocabulary associated with relaxing or being lazy. Key learning points: - 'Sluggish' is an adjective, which means slow, lazy or lifeless. - 'Pampered'...
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Rich vocabulary associated with the word wet
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words 'submerged', 'drenched' and other rich vocabulary associated with being wet. Key learning points: - 'Submerged' is an adjective, which means to be completely underwater. - 'Drenched' is an...
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More rich vocabulary associated with wind words
Pupil outcome: I can use the words 'howl', 'whirlwind' and 'windswept' effectively in multiple contexts. Key learning points: - 'Howl' is a verb which means to cry or wail. - 'Whirlwind' is a noun which means a hurricane or tornado. -...
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Sentences in the simple, progressive and perfect present, past and future tense
Pupil outcome: I can identify and use the simple, progressive or perfect present, past or future tense. Key learning points: - The simple, progressive and perfect tense can denote present, past or future action. - The progressive tense...
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Rich vocabulary associated with eating
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words 'devour', 'demolish' and other rich vocabulary associated with eating. Key learning points: - 'Devour' is a verb which means to eat hungrily or gobble up. - 'Demolish' is a verb which means...
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Using the suffix -ed to make the past tense
Pupil outcome: I can spell a verb in the past tense using the suffix -ed. Key learning points: - If the word ends in a consonant, generally just add the suffix -ed. - If the word ends in 'y', remove the 'y' and add -ied. - If the word...
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Simple present, past and future tense
Pupil outcome: I can recognise the simple present, simple past and simple future tense in a range of regular and irregular verbs. Key learning points: - The verb carries the tense of a sentence. - Sentences can be formed in the first,...
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Perfect present tense
Pupil outcome: I can recognise and use the perfect present tense. Key learning points: - The simple tense is a tense that does not make use of an auxiliary verb with the main verb in the present and past. - The progressive tense is a...
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Rich vocabulary associated with heat
Pupil outcome: I can use the words 'blistering', 'perspire' and 'radiant' effectively in multiple contexts. Key learning points: - 'Blistering' is an adjective which means harsh or scorching. - 'Perspire' is a verb which means to drip...
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More rich vocabulary associated with smell
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words 'reek', 'stench' and other rich vocabulary associated with smell. Key learning points: - 'Reek' is a verb which means stink or smell. - 'Stench' is a noun which means odour or stink. -...
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Rich vocabulary associated with looking or seeing
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use the words ‘scrutinise’, ‘glimpse’ and other rich vocabulary associated with looking or seeing. Key learning points: - 'Scrutinise' is a verb, which means to inspect or study. - 'Glimpse' is a verb,...
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Sustainability activities: -ar verbs singular persons preterite
Pupil outcome: I can use -ar verbs in the preterite to talk about what I and others do to live sustainably. Key learning points: - When revisiting vocabulary it's important to revise different parts of speech: verbs, nouns, adjectives,...
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Mon voyage dangereux : extended writing and speaking
Pupil outcome: I can exploit a longer written text to improve my vocabulary and grammar knowledge, to develop my reading skills and to create my own extended text on a contemporary issue. Key learning points: - Direct and indirect object...