Thursday 5th February
Thursday 5th February 2026
LC: To discuss understanding of a text.
This week is National Story Telling Week. This fantastic annual event is a joyful celebration of the power of sharing stories. Stories teach us about the world; they allow us to step into someone else’s shoes and feel empathy; they help us to relax and escape.
We are now going to watch a short clip about a story that we will be focusing on. Your teacher will play the clip for you.
We will now read chapters 1-3.
Think, pair, share!
1. What are your first thoughts of Onyeka?
2. Have you ever been in a situation where you felt like you didn’t belong?
3. How did it make you feel, and what did you do about it?
4. Why do you think Onyeka and Cheyenne are different?
5. How does Cheyenne help Onyeka to accept her differences?
6. How does Onyeka’s mother’s protectiveness influence her decisions and actions? Why do you think her mother acts this way?
7. Can you think of a time where you have felt confident? Why did you feel confident?
To be able to solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of volume.
Thursday 5th February 2026
Practice and perform your playscripts from yesterday!
LC: To place the significant achievements of the Stone Age on a timeline.
We have identified the three periods of the Stone Age. Can you remember what they are? Speak to your talk partners.
Today we will use a timeline to help us to plot how long theses periods lasted for in History. We will use some pictures to match achievements to the different Eras. Let's take a look at some keywords:
This is what a timeline looks like:
You will find that a line has already been created in your history books with no dates. It is your job to add the dates.
Let's go through each era and have a look at what artefacts were found. These are all in a different order, can you guess when they were used? Let's go through this together:
Can you stick these on to your timeline in the correct order?
Now let's take a look at some different artefacts. What do you think this might be?
Can you guess in which Era this was found? Can you now stick this on to your timeline.
When do you think the early humans began to use pottery?
Can you add this to your timeline...
Let's take a look at one last thing. Can you remember during which Era the early humans began to make shelters?
Can you glue this in to the correct place on your timeline?
Challenge:
Without looking at your books, can you tell your talk partner about one thing that was found from each era?