Year 1 - English
Exploring illustrations in 'Lulu Gets a Cat'
Looking after pets: reading and writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils will use the book 'Lulu Gets a Cat' as a springboard to learning about non-fiction information texts on cats. Pupils will compare fiction and non-fiction texts before learning how to write statement and command sentences for an information page about looking after cats.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to make predictions about a book using the front cover and illustrations.
Key Notes
- A front cover often shows the title, an illustration, the author's name and the illustrator's name
- The title and illustrations can generate a prediction about what a book might be about
- One person's prediction might be different to another person's
- Looking closely at some illustrations can help to make more detailed predictions
- Looking at illustrations and discussing a book before reading builds excitement about reading it
Vocabulary To Learn
- prediction: making a guess using what we already know
- illustration: a picture in a book
- character: a person or animal in a story
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may struggle to link their predictions to their own knowledge or experience.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
A front cover often shows the title, an illustration, the author's name and the illustrator's name. The title and illustrations can generate a prediction about what a book might be about.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'prediction'
making a guess using what we already know.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may struggle to link their predictions to their own knowledge or experience. Correction: Support pupils by contextualising prior learning (books they have read that may be similar, learning about animals, pets they may have at home etc.) Alternatively, provide them with some context e.g. "I know that cats are difficult to look after.".
More Lessons In This Unit
- Differences between fiction and non-fiction texts Study Guide
- Reading and responding to 'Lulu Gets a Cat' by Anna McQuinn Study Guide
- The theme of responsibility in 'Lulu Gets a Cat' Study Guide
- Thinking from Lulu's perspective and asking questions Study Guide
- Using non-fiction texts to recall and learn facts Study Guide
- Writing an information report with commands Study Guide
- Writing facts Study Guide
- Writing facts in an information page Study Guide
- Writing instructions Study Guide
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