Tuesday 7th July 2026

Use spelling Frame and learn your Year 4 Spellings. 

 

LC: To include everyone in a group discussion by inviting others to share their ideas.

 

• I can listen carefully to others.
• I can invite someone else to speak.
• I can make sure everyone has contributed before my group makes a decision.

 

Starter (10 minutes)

Who's Missing?

Show a picture of four children discussing an idea.

 

Ask:

"What makes a good team discussion?"

Record answers.

Then ask:

"What happens if one person never gets a chance to speak?"

Introduce today's talk move:

Great speakers don't just share their own ideas:they help others share theirs too.

Model phrases such as:

• "What do you think, Isa?"
• "Would you like to add anything?"
• "We haven't heard from everyone yet."

Children practise in pairs.

 

Main Activity (30 minutes)

Challenge

Plan the Perfect Year 4 Classroom

Each group has cards:

• Reading corner
• Learning walls
• Outdoor learning
• Class jobs
• Wellbeing area
• Labelled trays for resources

The challenge is to agree on YOUR top four.

The Rule

Before choosing a card:

 Everyone must share one idea.

If someone hasn't spoken, another child must invite them.

Examples:

"We haven't heard from "Isa" yet."

"What do you think?"

"Would you like to choose one?"

The teacher circulates listening for children encouraging everyone to contribute.

 

Tongue Fu Talk Stems

Display:

Include

• What do you think?
• We'd like to hear your idea.
• Is there anything you'd like to add?
• We haven't heard from everyone yet.

Agree

• I agree because...

Build

• We could also...

 

Whole class: (10 minutes)

Ask each group:

"Who helped someone else join in today?"

Children explain:

"I invited .............. to share because they hadn't spoken."

Finish by asking:

"Why is it important that everyone gets a chance to speak?"

LC:To recall and apply multiplication facts up to the 12 × 12 multiplication table.

• I can recall multiplication facts quickly.
• I can work as part of a team.
• I can explain how I found my answer.

Resources

• Question cards (around the classroom)
• Answer recording sheet
• Envelope with the secret code

 

 

"The Year 4 classroom has been locked! The only way to unlock it is by collecting the four secret code numbers hidden around the room. Each clue is unlocked by solving times table questions."

 

Challenge

Place 12 question cards around the room.

 

 

LC: To write an imaginative description inspired by a picture.

 

• Write in full sentences.
• Use interesting vocabulary.
• Organise ideas clearly.
• Punctuate accurately.
• Write enough detail for the reader to imagine the scene.

 

Starter (5 minutes)

Ask:

• What do you notice?
• Where do you think this is?
• What questions does this picture make you ask?

 

 

Main Task (35–40 minutes)

Writing Prompt

One morning, something incredible appeared in the lake...

Continue the story or describe what happened next.

Think about:

• What can you see?
• What can you hear?
• What is the creature doing?
• How are you feeling?
• What might happen next?

Write as much as you can. Remember you must write in your best handwriting. 

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