Year 1 - English
Description of the houses built in 'The Three Little Pigs'
'The Three Little Pigs': reading and writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils read and respond to the traditional tale 'The Three Little Pigs'. Pupils first read the story, and look at it from different perspectives, before then writing their own version of the story.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to join two ideas together to describe the houses that the pigs built.
Key Notes
- Adjectives can be used to describe the appearance of something.
- An appearance is what someone or something looks like, in this case what the houses looks like.
- When you use two adjectives to describe a noun, you need to separate them with a comma.
- Two ideas can be joined together using 'and' to form one sentence.
- In a compound sentence, each idea must make complete sense.
Vocabulary To Learn
- setting: where a story takes place
- appearance: what someone or something looks like
- adjective: adds detail to a noun
- joining word: a word that joins words or ideas
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may be unable to spell some of the adjectives you generate to describe the houses.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Adjectives can be used to describe the appearance of something. An appearance is what someone or something looks like, in this case what the houses looks like.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'setting'
where a story takes place.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may be unable to spell some of the adjectives you generate to describe the houses. Correction: As you are generating, create a class word bank for the adjectives. This will help pupils to recall them when they are writing and help to spell them correctly.
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- Writing the beginning of a story: 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Writing the end of a story: 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
- Writing the middle of a story: 'The Three Little Pigs' Study Guide
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