Thursday 15th October

Grammar

RECAP:

A clause is a group of words that contain a subject (the noun or pronoun about which something is being said, usually the doer of the action) and a verb (a doing word).

 

I like sweets and I like chocolate.

 

This is a compound sentence: it is made up of two main clauses: 'I like bananas' and 'I like grapes'. The two main clauses are joined by the conjunction 'and'.

Here are some clauses with conjunctions. Can you add in a second clause to make these sentences compound?

 

1. I really need to go to work, but ______________.

2. He ran out of money, so  __________________.

3. Gill loves to eat cheese and __________________.

 

Main

Thursday 15th October 2026

LC: Retrieve and record information from non-fiction.
 

Today we are going to gather information for our healthy eating non-chronological report!
 

First, we need to decide what each paragraph is going to be about.
We have learnt a lot about nutrients in Science.

Could we write three paragraphs about nutrients and how they make us healthy? 

Which three nutrients should we write about?

 

Talk Partners

What do we already know about the nutrients chosen?  

 

We are now going to think of 3 subheadings together:

1)

2)

3)

Activity One

Now, you think of and write three subheadings in your book for the nutrients chosen.

 

Activity Two

Find more information about the importance of healthy eating and how nutrients help our bodies. Write your facts in your books.

You can use the link below.

Healthy Eating

Review 1

Thursday 15th October 2026

LC: Retrieve and record information from non-fiction texts.

We are going to read the following text together:

 

Work with your talk partner and tell them what hamsters like to eat. Do you need to read the whole text again? How is this non-fiction text organised to help us retrieve information easily?

Main

We are now going to read a different non-fiction text and you are going to answer the questions in your books.

 

1) How long can an Emperor penguin swim underwater for?

The Emperor penguin can swim under water...

2) Why do Emperor penguins like to live in a group?

Emperor penguins like to live in groups so they can...

3) How tall can Emperor penguins grow?

Emperor penguins can grow up to...