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Inferring meaning from images in 'Mirror'
Pupil outcome: I can infer meaning from images in ‘Mirror’. Key learning points: - In the Western story, panels are designed to be read from left to right; the Moroccan story is read from right to left. - Looking for contextual clues...
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Making predictions about 'Greenling'
Pupil outcome: I can use the text and illustrations to make predictions about ‘Greenling’. Key learning points: - The front cover of a text is part of the peritext; this also includes the blurb, endpapers and title page. - The peritext...
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Turning points in 'Escape from Pompeii'
Pupil outcome: I can explore how a turning point in a narrative affects a character’s emotions. Key learning points: - ‘Escape from Pompeii’ builds tension as the story progresses, drawing readers into the narrative of the eruption. -...
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Reading 'Yoshi the Stonecutter' and building fluency
Pupil outcome: I can read part of a traditional tale. Key learning points: - Proper nouns have capital letters and can involve more decoding skills than understanding skills. - Sounding out using phonics strategies is our most helpful...
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Reading 'The Twisted Tree': exploring the opening
Pupil outcome: I can make predictions about a new text and understand how a character is introduced. Key learning points: - The cover, blurb and dedication of a book can give you important details about the themes. - The novel is...
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Understanding the genre of 'Mulan'
Pupil outcome: I can explain what a legend is. Key learning points: - ‘Mulan’ is a legend which belongs to the genre of folklore. - Folklore is a genre in which oral stories are passed down over time and they originate from a range of...
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Introduction to 'Yoshi the Stonecutter' and making links to our own experiences
Pupil outcome: I can make a prediction about how a story might end. Key learning points: - Traditional tales can be set in real or fictional places. This traditional tale is set in Japan. - Illustrations can be a way to help us to...
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Explain how to compare the area of different shapes
Pupil outcome: I can compare the areas of different shapes. Key learning points: - The units of counting area must be the same if you want to compare the areas of different shapes. - The squares used to count the area must be the same...
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The theme of community in 'A Superhero Like You'
Pupil outcome: I can listen and respond to a story. Key learning points: - Most stories start by introducing the main characters and setting - The plot means what happens in a story - Illustrations are important to help to tell a story -...
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Revisiting the genre of traditional tales
Pupil outcome: I can explore the features of a traditional tale. Key learning points: - Traditional tales are stories that are retold again and again and can be retold in different ways. - Traditional tales can be set in real or...
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Reading and responding to 'The Magic Porridge Pot'
Pupil outcome: I can listen to and discuss a traditional tale. Key learning points: - Predictions can be made based on illustrations, what has already been read and the front cover - One person's prediction may be different to another...
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Analysing 'The Social Contract' by Rousseau
Pupil outcome: I can analyse Rousseau's idea of the social contract and how it relates to freedom and the general will.
Key learning po
ints:
- Rousseau's main work was called 'The Social
Contract.
- This sets out his...
Key learning po
ints:
- Rousseau's main work was called 'The Social
Contract.
- This sets out his...
Curated Video
Reading 'The Proudest Blue' and developing fluency
Pupil outcome: I can listen to and read 'The Proudest Blue' to develop my fluency and understanding of the text. Key learning points: - 'The Proudest Blue' is a children's picture book, written by Ibtihaj Muhammad, that celebrates being...
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Characters, setting and plot in 'Paddington'
Pupil outcome: I can explore the characters, setting and plot in the story 'Paddington'. Key learning points: - Stories have a beginning, middle and end. - The Paddington book series is now also told through film and television...
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Reading and responding to 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'
Pupil outcome: I can listen to and discuss a traditional tale. Key learning points: - Predictions can be made based on illustrations, what has already been read and the front cover - One person's prediction may be different to another...
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Introduction to traditional tales
Pupil outcome: I can name some features of a traditional tale. Key learning points: - Traditional tales are stories that are retold again and again and can be retold in different ways - Traditional tales often have heroes, such as the...
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Adding Page Numbers in Microsoft Word
In this video tutorial, the speaker demonstrates how to automatically add page numbers to a document in Microsoft Word while excluding the front cover from numbering. They showcase two methods to insert page numbers, including...
Wonderscape
Exploring the Wonderful World of Books
This program meets Common Core kindergarten standards, as it introduces young children to the basic concepts of print. In this video, Marissa takes viewers on a journey through the world of books. She introduces the different parts of a...
Scratch Garden
Scratch Garden (You Tube): The Parts of a Book Song
The Parts of a Book Song teaches you book vocabulary for the parts of a book! This catchy song covers the front and back cover and everything in between including title, author, illustrator, title page, table of contents, page numbers,...