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When to Capitalize
Howcast -Learn the rules of capitalization from Gotham Writers' Workshop instructor Stephanie Paterik in this Howcast grammar video.
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New 'ay' spellings, including 'a', 'eigh' and 'ey'
Pupil outcome: I can know three new spellings for the 'ay' phoneme: 'a', 'eigh' and 'ey' Key learning points: - a', 'eigh' and 'ey' are alternative spellings for the 'ay' phoneme. - Words in word families often have similar spellings. -...
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Reviewing sentences with capital letters, no lead-ins
Pupil outcome: I can write a sentence in cursive handwriting, using capital letters correctly. Key learning points: - A sentence always begins with a capital letter and a proper noun always has a capital letter. - After forming a capital...
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New 'er' spellings, including 'or' and 'ear'
Pupil outcome: I can use two new spellings for the 'er' phoneme: 'or' and 'ear'. Key learning points: - 'ear' is a representation of the 'er' phoneme that can ben found at the beginning or middle of a word. - The 'or' representation of...
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Applying the spellings 'oo', 'ew' and 'u-e' in familiar words
Pupil outcome: I can spell words containing three representations of the ‘oo’ phoneme: 'oo', 'ew' and 'u-e'. Key learning points: - ‘ew’ is a representation of the 'oo' phoneme that often comes at the end of a word. - The 'oo' phoneme...
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Reviewing sentences with capital letters, using lead-ins
Pupil outcome: I can write a sentence in cursive handwriting, using capital letters correctly. Key learning points: - A sentence always begins with a capital letter and a proper noun always has a capital letter. - After forming a capital...
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Applying the spellings 'or', 'oor', 'au' and 'aw' in familiar words
Pupil outcome: I can spell words containing four representations of the ‘or’ phoneme: 'or', 'oor', 'au' and 'aw'. Key learning points: - ‘aw’ is a representation of the 'or' phoneme that often comes at the end of a word and sometimes in...
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Spelling 'tion'
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using 'tion'. Key learning points: - tion' is the most common spelling of /shun/. - How to spell the common exception word: Monday. - Monday is a proper noun and is spelt using a capital letter. - A...
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Applying the new 'ay' spellings, including 'a', 'eigh' and 'ey'
Pupil outcome: I can apply three new spellings for the 'ay' phoneme: 'a', 'eigh' and 'ey'. Key learning points: - 'a', 'eigh' and 'ey' are alternative spellings for the 'ay' phoneme. - Words in word families often have similar spellings....
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Writing facts about Floella Benjamin
Pupil outcome: I can write facts about Floella Benjamin. Key learning points: - A fact is a statement of truth. - 'Coming to England' is about Floella Benjamin's life so it can be used to learn information and facts. - Two facts can be...
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Writing captions about people who help us
Pupil outcome: I can name and write captions for people who help us in the community. Key learning points: - A noun is a naming word, such as a "dentist" - A noun is a person, place or thing - If a noun has a specific name of someone or...
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The /shun/ suffixes, including -sion
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -sion. Key learning points: - Words ending in the suffix -sion are nouns. - The suffix -sion sometimes makes the sound /zhun/ like ‘division’. - Words spelt with -sion often have a root...
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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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Building comprehension of 'Yoshi the Stonecutter'
Pupil outcome: I can retrieve answers from the text. Key learning points: - Summarising what we have read can help us to remember and understand a story better. - Skimming and scanning using your finger is a way to retrieve information...
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Nouns: common and proper
Pupil outcome: I can define and identify a noun. Key learning points: - Nouns are words that name people, places or things. - Common nouns do not need capital letters. - Proper nouns need capital letters.
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Practice of capital letters and days of the week
Pupil outcome: I can correctly form capital letters and write the days of the week. Key learning points: - Capital letters are used for proper nouns - Days of the week start with a capital letter as they are proper nouns - Capital...
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Reviewing proper nouns, using lead ins
Pupil outcome: I can correctly use capital letters and cursive handwriting when writing proper nouns. Key learning points: - Proper nouns name specific people, places and things. - After forming a capital letter, you need to lift your...
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Formation of C, G, O and Q
Pupil outcome: I can form the capital letters C, G, O and Q. Key learning points: - Capital letters are the upper case formations of a letter - Capital letters and lower case letters can be formed in a similar or different way - Capital...
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Reviewing proper nouns, no lead-ins
Pupil outcome: I can correctly use capital letters and cursive handwriting when writing proper nouns. Key learning points: - Proper nouns name specific people, places and things. - After forming a capital letter, you lift your pencil and...
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Mastering Basic Parts of Speech: The Foundations of Language
This video provides a comprehensive overview of the essential parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. It explains how these elements combine to form correct and complete sentences, enhancing communication. The...
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Understanding Nouns: The Building Blocks of Sentences
Dive into the world of nouns, exploring their role as fundamental elements of language. This video differentiates between common and proper nouns, illustrating how they represent people, places, things, or ideas. It emphasizes the...
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New and Improved: Lincoln Park Opens a Petting Zoo
Mr. Griot reviews the elements of a newspaper article. Then he uses the proofreading checklist and identifies and corrects errors.
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Personal Narrative: Transforming the Draft into the Final Copy
Mr. Griot works to revise, edit, and add details to a personal narrative. He then models writing the final copy of a personal narrative.
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Stretch’s New Bicycle
Mr. Griot works to create his own fable. Then he edits the story and creates a final copy of the fable.