Sentence building
Start with a simple opener like Today I saw... and add detail.
Try adding where, what colour, and how it looked.
Literacy and reading
Short reading, writing, punctuation, and vocabulary ideas in the same calm style as the maths pages.
Punctuation help
- Use a full stop to finish a statement.
- Use a question mark when asking something.
- Use a capital letter at the start of a sentence and for names.
Reading ideas
- Read one short page aloud
- Spot a word you do not know
- Guess what it means from the sentence
- Retell the page in your own words
Story starter
When I opened the garden gate, I found...
What happens next? You could say it aloud, write one sentence, or write a whole story.
Quick challenge
Write one sentence with a capital letter at the start and a full stop at the end.