In this ongoing class, you will learn how to draw information from reading fun fiction and non-fiction texts. You'll learn how to find verbs, adverbs, nouns, noun phrases, adjectives, and adverbs. You'll learn how to write using different types of sentences, how to use the linking words 'and, but and or', and how to use 'when, if, that and because'. You'll learn when to use a full stop, commas, apostrophes, question marks and exclamation marks alongside a variety of other things you need to know to make your writing absolutely amazing! 

*Please note, this is not a beginner English class. You must be able to read texts (by blending sounds in trickier words, if necessary) that are applicable for your age.

21.8.2023: all about nouns (naming words). We will learn the difference between common and proper nouns, be able to pick them out of a sentence, write paragraphs using correct capitalisation, read short story texts and highlight the nouns.
28.8.2023: all about verbs (doing words). We will learn about a variety of verbs (including the tricky verb, to be). We will be able to pick them out in a sentence, write paragraphs using verbs correctly, read short story texts and highlight the verbs
04.9.2023 all about adverbs, those little words that tell us how a verb is acting, for example, if we take the sentence, 'The boy smiled' if we add an adverb it could read, 'The boy smiled cautiously' which changes the original meaning! We will then read a short story and write a short paragraph story of our own using sentences that include adverbs and to finish up, we will complete the worksheets I will provide.
11.9.2023: we will be reading two popular fairytales and then a 'fractured fairytale' amalgamating the characters Goldilocks and Little Red Riding Hood! We will then answer some questions and create our own illustrations and finish off by creating our own short paragraph story about the Gingerbread Man and the Three Little Pigs.
18.9.2023: we will be learning about inference; how we make meaning from what we see and read. It's amazing how much we can tell about someone just by looking at them and how much information we draw from stories by 'reading between the lines'. We will analyse various popular characters, look at pictures and analyse those, read a short story and look at how the author has used this technique. Can we do the same thing when we write our own short paragraph story?
25.09.2023: we will be learning more about inference.
02.10.2023: we will be reading the story, 'The Bear Who Came To Breakfast'. After this, we will sequence the story using pictures, write some captions for the story, and write a thank you letter to the bear!
09.10.2023: we will continue learning with The Bear Who Came To Breakfast. We will create our own newspaper report about a very special gardener.
23.10.2023: all about adjectives and expanded noun phrases. 
30.10.2023: all about adverbs and fronted adverbials. (They're not as scary as you think!) 
07.11.2023: all about punctuation.
14.11.2023: all about synonyms and antonyms.
21.11.2023: comprehension. We will be reading short stories and answering questions to ensure we have understood what we have read. 
28.11.2023: Recap week one
05.12.2023: Recap week two
12.12.2022: Comprehension. We will be reading stories with a secular Christmas theme (Santa, gifts etc.,) and will write our own short story.