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Y6: 1-15. Victorian Schools I

THIS POST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION The Victorians Lessons Today we are going to …… to find out how rules about who could go to school changed over the Victorian period to compare Victorian schools with modern day schooling to …record relevant information for Chapter 2 1. Think about your school day… Think about theseContinue reading “Y6: 1-15. Victorian Schools I”

Y6: 1-14. Victorian Child Labour II

THIS POST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION The Victorians Lessons Today we are going to …… to explore why Lord Shaftesbury was an important figure to find out how Lord Shaftesbury’s campaigns improved children’s lives during the Victorian period to …record relevant information for Chapter 2 1. Large numbers of children in Victorian times had toContinue reading “Y6: 1-14. Victorian Child Labour II”

Y6: 1-13. Victorian Child Labour I

THIS POST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION The Victorians Lessons Today we are going to …… to find out what sort of jobs were done by Victorian children to explore what life was like for Victorian working children to …record relevant information for Chapter 2 1. Child Labor in the Industrial Revolution. (6:30 minutes long) VictorianContinue reading “Y6: 1-13. Victorian Child Labour I”

Y6: 1-12. Victorian Railways

The Victorians Lessons Today we are going to learn a bit more about the Victorian railways. to see what people thought of the new railways (to explain different viewpoints about the new railways) to examine how people were affected by the new railways to find out how the introduction of the railways changed travel andContinue reading “Y6: 1-12. Victorian Railways”

21. Informative Speech

English Lessons Today we are going to perfect your speech on “Literary Devices”… to familiarize ourselves with different types of speeches to look at the writing of an effective introduction to get tips on how to write the body of the speech to look at the writing of an effective conclusion 1. Here is anContinue reading “21. Informative Speech”

20. Literary Devices

THIS POST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION English Lessons Today we are going to investigate Literary Devices in more detail! to recap Figures of Speech to learn about more Literary Devices to learn about Literary Techniques to gather information for an informative speech on Literary Devices 1. Here is a reminder of what we mean byContinue reading “20. Literary Devices”

19. Punctuation

Today we are going to look at punctuation! to understand how to use a range of punctuation accurately to practise proof-reading skills 1. As an introduction, let’s refresh our knowledge of punctuation. Punctuation Rules. (3:04 minutes long) Here is another video for you to watch if you feel that you are still unsure… Punctuation Rules.Continue reading “19. Punctuation”

18. Mini Sagas – continued

English Lessons Today you are going to plan and write your own mini-saga. to learn about extended metaphors to apply my understanding of features of mini-sagas by planning and creating my own story 1. Think about our last lesson on mini sagas… Use all of these words / phrases in only two sentences! SOLUTION 2.Continue reading “18. Mini Sagas – continued”

17. Mini Sagas

Today we are going to learn about mini sagas… to consider the effect of structure in mini sagas to identify features of mini sagas 1. As an introduction, let’s look at this very short story. Spine Chillers… (1:37 minutes long) 2. Now read this mini saga and consider the following questions: 1. What is thisContinue reading “17. Mini Sagas”

Y6: 2-17. End of WW2

POST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION World War Two Today we are going to …… to …recap descriptive techniques to …begin to plan & create descriptive language choices for our next task to …record relevant information for Chapter 2 1. How did WW2 end? The flow-chart below explains what happened in the first half of 1945:Continue reading “Y6: 2-17. End of WW2”

Y6: 2-16. Rationing – Clothes

POST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION World War Two Today we are going to ….. to …recap descriptive techniques to …begin to plan & create descriptive language choices for our next task to …record relevant information for Chapter 2 1. It wasn’t just food that was rationed during WWII. petrol clothing coal soap gas electricity sweetsContinue reading “Y6: 2-16. Rationing – Clothes”

Y6: 2-15. Rationing – Food

POST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION World War Two Today we are going to …… to …recap descriptive techniques to …begin to plan & create descriptive language choices for our next task to …record relevant information for Chapter 2 1. What do you think were the effects that WW2 had on people? 2. We’ve just seenContinue reading “Y6: 2-15. Rationing – Food”

Y6: 2-14. The Black-Out

POST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION World War Two Today we are going to …… to …recap descriptive techniques to …begin to plan & create descriptive language choices for our next task to …record relevant information for Chapter 2 1. Britain was blacked out on 1 Sept.1939, two days before the outbreak of war. Everyone hadContinue reading “Y6: 2-14. The Black-Out”

Y6: 2-13. Air Raid Shelters

POST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION World War Two Today we are going to …… to …recap descriptive techniques to …begin to plan & create descriptive language choices for our next task to …record relevant information for Chapter 2 1. Here is a reminder: 2. The instruction 3. There were different types of shelters. We willContinue reading “Y6: 2-13. Air Raid Shelters”

Y6: 2-12. Gas Masks

POST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION World War Two Today we are going to …… to …recap descriptive techniques to …begin to plan & create descriptive language choices for our next task to …record relevant information for Chapter 2 1. Here is a reminder… 2. Complete the following worksheet by indicating which of the statements areContinue reading “Y6: 2-12. Gas Masks”

Y6: 2-11. Evacuation – Part III

POST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION World War Two Today we are going to …… to …recap descriptive techniques to …begin to plan & create descriptive language choices for our next task to …record relevant information for Chapter 2 1. Let’s continue to examine evacuation during WWII. The animation below will give us an idea ofContinue reading “Y6: 2-11. Evacuation – Part III”

Y6: 2-10. Evacuation – Part II

POST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION World War Two Today we are going to …… to …recap descriptive techniques to …begin to plan & create descriptive language choices for our next task to …record relevant information for Chapter 2 1. A reminder… 2. Let’s see what we can learn about the evacuations from the video below.Continue reading “Y6: 2-10. Evacuation – Part II”

Y6: 2-9. Evacuation – Part I

POST IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION World War Two Today we are going to …… to …recap descriptive techniques to …begin to plan & create descriptive language choices for our next task to …record relevant information for Chapter 2 1. 2. Here are some of the ways in which people protected themselves during WWII: We willContinue reading “Y6: 2-9. Evacuation – Part I”

Y6: 2-8. The Homefront

World War Two Today we are going to look at the “home-front” in more detail… to learn what the home-front was to examine what sort of jobs people did back in Britain to help in the war effort 1. One can easily think that the ‘Home Front‘ must have been a safe place, but itContinue reading “Y6: 2-8. The Homefront”

Y6: 2-7. The Blitz

World War Two Today we are going to look at the Blitz in more detail. to examine the Blitz in more detail to look at the effects of the air raids to discover how Britain dealt with the air raids DID YOU KNOW…? 1. So, what was the Blitz? The Blitz was a change inContinue reading “Y6: 2-7. The Blitz”

Y6: 2-6. The Battle of Britain

World War Two Today we are going to look at the Battle of Britain in more detail. WHY? Because our study will now focus more on Britain’s “home-front” involvement in the war. to learn about Hitler’s plans to invade Britain to examine the Battle of Britain in more detail to introduce the Blitz DID YOUContinue reading “Y6: 2-6. The Battle of Britain”

Y6: 2-5. 1944 – 1945

World War Two Today we are going to continue looking at the main events of the war in more detail. We will now look at the last two years. to recap who surrendered first to look at the Normandy Invasion in more detail to look at the Battle of the Bulge in more detail toContinue reading “Y6: 2-5. 1944 – 1945”

Y6: 2-4. 1942 – 1943

World War Two Today we are going to continue looking at the main events of the war in more detail. We will now look at the next two years. to recap the attack on Pearl Harbour to look at the Battle of Midway (as a turning point) in more detail to look at the BattleContinue reading “Y6: 2-4. 1942 – 1943”

Y6: 2-3. 1939 – 1941

World War Two Today we are going to look at the main events of the war in more detail. We will start by looking at the first two years. to recap how WW2 started to look at the Battle for Britain in more detail to discover how the USA became involved to look at theContinue reading “Y6: 2-3. 1939 – 1941”

Y6: 2-2. Main WW2 events

World War Two Today we are going to look at an overview of all the main World War 2 events. to examine how the war developed to get a sense of the timescale involved 1. Read & recap… This worksheet comes from: https://www.momjunction.com/worksheets/social-studies/world-war-2/ SOLUTION 2. A lot happened during WW2! The video below takes youContinue reading “Y6: 2-2. Main WW2 events”

Y6: 2-1. Introduction to WW2

World War Two Today we are going to see why and how WW2 started. to see how and why WW2 started to learn who the WW2 wartime leaders were to determine why WW2 broke out to learn how to make point-form notes 1. What do the following images tell us about WW2? 2. So, howContinue reading “Y6: 2-1. Introduction to WW2”

Grammar Starter 19

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Y6: 1-11. Victorian Christmas Traditions

The Victorians Lessons Today we are going to look at Victorian Christmas Traditions. to discover the origins of some Christmas Traditions to compare the Victorian Christmas with modern Christmas celebrations to make our own Victorian Christmas Cards! 1. First we are going to watch a few videos… Victorian Christmas Traditions (1:27 minutes long) 2. OddContinue reading “Y6: 1-11. Victorian Christmas Traditions”

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16. Christmas Poem

Today we are going to look at the origins of Santa Claus! to learn why where Santa Claus “really” comes from to learn a little about conjunctions to make a Christmas card for someone special 1. So, what about Santa Claus? Let’s recap from the previous lesson. Remember the video below? It gives information aboutContinue reading “16. Christmas Poem”

15. Christmas Time!

Today we are going to look at the origins of Christmas! to learn why we celebrate Christmas to recap our vocabulary task on Christmas 1. Why do people celebrate Christmas? Read the article to find out more about the origins of Christmas. 2. The origins of Christmas is explained in the video below. Origins ofContinue reading “15. Christmas Time!”

14. Urban Legends & Dramatic Arc

Today we are going to write Urban Legends… to understand how the dramatic arc works to use the dramatic arc to write an urban legend 1. A good story often makes use of this structure: This is also known as the “dramatic arc”. Here is a more detailed explanation of the dramatic arc: 2. Let’sContinue reading “14. Urban Legends & Dramatic Arc”

13. Figures of Speech

Today we are going to look at more figures of speech that can make our writing interesting! to recap previously introduced figures of speech to learn more figures of speech 1. Onomatopoeia 2. Hyperbole 3. Assonance 4. Idiom 5. Imagery 6. Oxymoron 7. Pun 8. Complete the worksheets (provided) by making notes and giving examplesContinue reading “13. Figures of Speech”

12. Discussing Urban Legends

Today we are going to have some group discussions about Urban Legends… to select relevant evidence in order to make informed judgements about the urban legends to get useful tips for group discussions to use discussion skills to show an understanding of urban legends 1. What different roles can we have during a discussion? InContinue reading “12. Discussing Urban Legends”

11. Urban Legends II

Today we are going to continue looking at Urban Legends. to find out what an urban legend is to evaluate urban legend texts to prepare for an assessment task by selecting relevant evidence (in order to make informed judgements about the urban legends) 1. If not finished yet, complete the table by writing down yourContinue reading “11. Urban Legends II”