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Year 3 WEEK 11 - Timetable for Home Learning
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
English Talk for Writing Unicorns Uncovered workbook pgs 1 – 4 Invent your own mythical beast To start the unit of work, spend some time making up your own mythical
beast. It could have different parts of interesting animals. Think about its legs, body and head. It might have a tail, wings or fins.
English Talk for Writing Unicorns Uncovered workbook pgs 5-6 Read and understand the model text. Create a story map for the model
text. OR Create a story plan for your own mythical beast
English Talk for Writing Unicorns Uncovered workbook pgs 7-9 You can use a dictionary or online dictionary https://dictionary.cambridge.org/
Go back over the River Unicorn page and underline or highlight any words that you don’t know. Ask an adult to help you find the meaning or look in a dictionary online. You might also want to use google images to see pictures of the word. Let’s investigate those together: Complete the word bank dictionary worksheet on P.8 OR Investigate 8 new words from a book or text you have read
English Talk for Writing Unicorns Uncovered workbook pg 10 Comprehension Use the model text 5-6 to complete the comprehension question on page 10
OR ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS ABOUT A BOOK YOU HAVE READ
1. Summarise the story into a few sentences.
2. Who is the main character and do you like them? Why?
3. How did you feel when you read the story and why?
4. How do you think the author made you feel like this?
English Talk for Writing Unicorns Uncovered workbook pg 11 Spellings and grammar. Complete the worksheet on P.11 Create a bank of words you liked from
the story and create your own sentences for them. OR Create a bank 8 of words you liked from your own book and write them in your own sentences
Maths BBC Bitesize – YEAR 3 Maths 22 June Turns and angles all around us find them in your environment Activity 1 and 2
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/artic
les/zwy3trd Activity 1 and 2 TTRockstars – 20 mins
Maths BBC Bitesize – YEAR 3 Maths 23 June Comparing angles Learn how to recognise and compare different types of angles https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z2gcsk7 Activity worksheet 1 Interactive activity
https://static.mymaths.co.uk/xml/player/v2.2.9/build/index.html?contentPath=../../../en/primary/shape/angles/primary_nc_year_4_angles_lesson TTRockstars – 20 mins
Maths BBC Bitesize – YEAR 3 Maths 24 June Recognise and compare different types of angles https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z2gcsk7 Activity worksheet 2 Interactive activity https://static.mymaths.co.uk/xml/player/
v2.2.9/build/index.html?contentPath=../../../en/primary/shape/angles/primary_nc_year_4_angles_lesson TTRockstars – 20 mins
Maths BBC Bitesize – YEAR 3 Maths 25 June Recognise parallel and perpendicular lines https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z64kvwx Activity worksheet 3 Activity worksheet 4
TTRockstars – 20 mins
Maths BBC Bitesize – YEAR 3 Maths 26 June White Rose Challenge https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z9n796f Activity on web page
TTRockstars – 20 mins
Reading CLPE Take 5 – Noah Barleywater Runs Away 1.Explore it (attached pack) -Read the extract. Think about/discuss the answers. -Write down a list of powerful phrases used to bring the scene to life. -Use these phrases in your own sentences.
Reading CLPE Take 5 – Noah Barleywater Runs Away 2.Illustrate it (attached pack) - Draw what you see in your mind’s eye; anything that captures the place and the mood of this extract. How did you represent the overwhelming silence in your drawing?
Reading CLPE Take 5 – Noah Barleywater Runs Away 3.Talk about it (attached pack) -Discuss the questions.
Reading CLPE Take 5 – Noah Barleywater Runs Away 4. Imagine it (attached pack) -Write a diary entry about what strange sounds you heard when you were silent.
Reading CLPE Take 5 – Noah Barleywater Runs Away 5.Create it (attached pack) - Draw a design a new toy and write an advert for it, telling your customers all about it and enticing them to buy it
Bug Club - 20 mins Accelerated Reader – 20 mins Bug Club - 20 mins Accelerated Reader – 20 mins Bug Club - 20 mins
Spelling Put into sentences once a week and practice by writing each word in your best handwriting out 3 times daily. ible ending See worksheet and PowerPoint happiness, messiest, penniless, joyful, babies, moodier Spellings: Year 3 High Frequency Word List Buid, busy, complete, exercise
Creative / Topic Topic – Read through the PowerPoint and watch the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp0Bu75MSj8
Spanish – Review parts of the face. Make your own Picasso’s portrait and present your work in Spanish to someone at home (ppt on school website)
Creative – Create a flipbook animation
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/clips/zxyxrdm
PE - To be balanced completing the on-screen dance activity with an adult or by
yourself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQKhEZls2mQ&t=3s
Challenge – To be able to perform an underarm throw accurately.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnh9YMRzRJA&feature=youtu.be
Task: https://youtu.be/-dlrv-rCwTc
Science Sounds are all around us but we can’t see them because they are invisible vibrations. Learn how sound vibrations travel into the ears and how our brains interpret them. https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zfsbp4j Watch all of the videos and complete the two interactive activities at the bottom of the lesson page.
Wellbeing Strengths Discuss a time during the lockdown when you had to do Something difficult and you got through it e.g. staying away from family members. Explore how you felt beforehand and how you overcame the challenge. Think about which character strengths you used to help you. Draw a superhero labelled with these strengths. Feel Good Music Make a playlist of your favourite feel-good music. Keep adding to the playlist as you think of more music that makes you feel happy. Share playlist with other children in the class. Have a dance session with your favourite feel good dance music.
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Unicorns Uncovered
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by Jo Pearce
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Unicorns Uncovered
A workbook By Jo Pearce
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Welcome to this workbook.
Let me introduce you to your
virtual teacher, Jo. She will
guide you through the
activities.
Hello,
Please read my instructions carefully.
You will need something to write
with, or a computer to type on.
Are you ready to become a unicorn
expert? Have fun!
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1.Sparky-start: mythical beast mix-ups!
Legends and stories are full of mythical creatures and fantastic beasts
that are made up of parts of other animals mixed together. These are
called ‘hybrids’. They are fun to explore. For example:
Centaurs have the upper body of a
human and the lower body of a horse.
Griffins have the body, legs and tail of a lion and the
wings of an eagle.
The Minotaur has the head of a bull and the body of
a human.
Let’s get started!
In this booklet, you will learn all
about unicorns. Unicorns are one of
many mythical beasts that have been
written about and talked about over
time. Let’s have some fun with my
‘mythical beast mix-up’!
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Invent your own mythical beast
To start our unit of work, spend some time making up your own mythical beast. It
could have different parts of interesting animals. Think
about its legs, body and head. It might have a tail,
wings or fins.
I had a go with some pencil crayons in my notebook. As
you can see, I am not brilliant at drawing, but I had a lot
of fun. My creature has the head and neck of a
flamingo, the body and wings of a penguin, the legs of
an elephant and a skunk’s tail. I have called it the
Flamenguin.
If you would like some help with your drawing, there
are lots of really helpful artists and guides online for
drawing animals. Google ‘how to draw an elephant’, for example, and you will be
able to find some help. Make sure you tell an adult what you are doing. Draw yours
here:
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2. Model text
“You can also listen to this model text online here: https://soundcloud.com/talkforwriting/unicorns/s-
kpNjhGRD75A,
There was a time when the unicorn was
hated and hunted. During this time, all
books referencing the creature were
destroyed. Luckily, Professor Dame
Folklore owns a damaged copy of
‘Unicorns Uncovered’. Unfortunately, the
book is badly burnt, torn and water
stained so, as you can see, the page I
wanted to show you is impossible to read.
Don’t worry, I’ve typed it out for you on
the next page.
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The River Unicorn (Fluvis unicornis)
The River Unicorn is a shy, solitary creature that has been seen only three
times in the wild.
It has a sandy-brown coat, a mane like sea foam, and a transparent horn
that seems to ripple and flow when the light catches it.
The River Unicorn is the same size as a Shetland pony.
Unsurprisingly, most River Unicorns live along the banks of rivers. But you
might be surprised to learn that these animals are reluctant swimmers.
Occasionally, they have been spotted sleeping in dens under the roots of
ancient willow trees. It is thought that the power of the water and the
willow flows through the River Unicorn and enhances its magic.
Much has been written about the River Unicorn’s magic. Typically, the
River Unicorn’s power lies in its horn. When ground into powder and mixed
with the correct ingredients, the horn can heal almost all human ailments.
In addition to this, legends tell us that one drop of the unicorn’s blood can
make a human immortal.
Another interesting feature of the River Unicorn is its ability to disap-
pear instantly. Just like water, it can slip through your fingers and seem
to be everywhere, and nowhere, at the same time. Therefore, it is often
viewed as the most extraordinary of all the unicorn species.
Glossary:
solitary: alone, being the only one
transparent: something is transparent if it lets light through. You can see through
transparent objects like windows and cling film.
enhances: to improve (make better) the quality, amount, or strength of something
ailments: illness or injury
immortal: to live forever
© Jo Pearce
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3. Words! Words! Words!
1. My first word is ‘bank’.
I’m sure you know at least one meaning of this word but ‘bank’ has many
meanings. Can you match the definition to the picture? I’ve done the first one for
you.
Definition Picture
An organisation where
people can save, borrow,
and invest money.
Sloping, raised land.
Sometimes along the side of
a river.
A place where things are
stored and used for later e.g.
a blood bank
To fly with
one wing higher than the
other when turning
An amount of something to
be used later e.g. a word bank
Go back over the River Unicorn page and
underline or highlight any words that you
don’t know. Ask an adult to help you find
the meaning or look in a dictionary online.
You might also want to use google images to
see pictures of the word.
Can you see I have highlighted my words in
yellow? Let’s investigate those together:
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Write a short sentence to match each picture. Make sure you use the word ‘bank’, ‘banking ’or ‘banked’. I have done the first one for you.
Picture Sentence
I felt the plane bank as we circled the city
once more.
2. My second word is ‘reluctant’. Reluctant means ‘not wanting to do something, so
you are slow to do it’.
Squeeze the word: What are you reluctant to do at home or at school? Write several
different sentences with the word reluctant in I’ve started one sentence for you.
I am reluctant to …
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Shades of meaning 3. My final word is ‘occasionally’.
Occasionally means ‘sometimes but not often’. Write some sentences with the word
occasionally in them.
Below is a bank of words and phrases in a cloud. You will also see a scale ranging from
never-to-always to show how often something happens.
Pick a word from the cloud. Decide what it means and place it where it belongs on
the never-to-always scale:
• Is it similar to ‘never’?
• Is it a lot like ‘always’?
• Does it mean something in the middle? If so, where will you place it?
• Can you think of any more words to add to the scale?
often
constantly
regularly
frequently
rarely
sometimes
hardly
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4. Read and understand
1. The River Unicorn has only been spotted ______________ times in
the wild.
2. Most River Unicorns live__________________________________
3. River Unicorns do not like swimming: TRUE or FALSE?
_______________
4. The River Unicorn’s horn is see-through: TRUE or FALSE?
____________
5. Which is the most powerful part of the unicorn’s
body?__________________
6. Why would a unicorn hunter think that the River Unicorn was special?
Give three reasons:
1. ______________________________________________________________
2. _________________________________________________________________________
3. _________________________________________________________________________
Experts like Dame Folklore take notes
on their subject to gather important
information. Use this page to take
notes on The River Unicorn.
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5. Spellings
disappear thought spotted
through addition therefore
Ideas to practise spellings:
★ Write each word and underline or circle the tricky bit. How will you
remember it?
★ Speed write – how many times can you write the words in one minute?
★ Find a friend or a grown up and play hangman.
★ Say the word as it is spelt, not as it sounds. E.g., ‘dis-ap-pear’ for disappear.
Put the correct word in these sentences:
1. The River Unicorn can _________________ in an instant.
2. Occasionally, the unicorn has been ____________________ sleeping in its den.
3. In __________________to its powerful horn, the unicorn also has magic blood.
4. The River Unicorn is magical and unique. _______________ it is often hunted.
5. It is ____________________ that River Unicorns are reluctant swimmers.
6. Transparent means _____________________
disappear
Here is your spelling list.
Practise the words so that you know how to spell them and then copy them
correctly into the sentences.
There are some ideas for practising spellings below. You may need extra paper
and something to write with.
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6. Grammar
The Substitution Game
In this sentence from The River Unicorn text, the writer has picked three parts of the
unicorn to describe in detail.
It has a sandy-brown coat, a mane like sea foam, and a transparent horn that
seems to ripple and flow when the light catches it.
Extra detail has been added in three different ways:
1. two colours have been grouped together into a compound adjective (by using a
hyphen) to make a more accurate description: sandy-brown;
2. a simile with ‘like’ is used to describe the mane: like sea foam;
3. the phrase ‘that seems to’ is used to add a relative clause for extra detail.
1. Colour mixing with compound adjectives
Below you will find a word bank related to colours and texture. Try creating more
vivid colour descriptions by combining words on the left with words on the right and
joining them with a hyphen to make a compound adjective. Play around with
different combinations and see which ones sound good. I have done two examples
for you: burnt-orange; cloudy-white
rusty pink
sea black
dusty grey
creamy turquoise
misty blue
midnight green
smoky red
murky purple
Let’s work on our sentences! You will need a piece of paper or a note pad, and
something to write with, or a computer.
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2. Adding details with a simile
A ‘mane ’is the word used to
describe the long hair at the top
of an animal’s neck. Horses,
unicorns, giraffes and some
monkeys have manes.
Let’s think about other unicorns and what their manes could look like. Can you add
any more ideas? Add more arrows if you need to. You could make up your own
unicorn in the blue circle and add some ideas there too.
A River Unicorn
could have a
mane like…
A Storm Unicorn
could have a
mane like…
A Fire Unicorn
could have a
mane like…
lightning thunder clouds
A _____________
Unicorn could
have a mane
like…
sea foam A fish’s fin
blue flames
smoke
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3. Adding ‘that seems to’ – a relative clause
Using some of the ideas that we have been creating above, finish the sentences by
writing the relative clause in the gap provided. You could explain how the horn
moves, or what it seems to do when you look carefully.
The River Unicorn has a sandy-brown coat, a mane like sea foam, and a transparent
horn that seems to ripple and flow when the light catches it.
The Storm Unicorn has a cloudy-white coat, a mane like lightning, and an icy horn
that seems to ____________ ________________________________________________
The Fire Unicorn has a burnt-orange coat, a mane like smoke, and a flaming horn
that seems to __________ _________________________________________________
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7. Short-burst writing - poetry
Unicorns are thought to be kind and gentle creatures. They are usually described as being shy,
but when they do meet humans they are often helpful and generous. Sometimes they save lives.
Imagine if you had your very own unicorn to look after you and keep you happy. That would be
very special indeed. That is what this poem is about:
My Unicorn
My unicorn carries me to the corners of the world,
while I rest on its back in blankets,
dreaming.
My unicorn listens with a careful ear,
while my woes flow fast,
settling.
My unicorn reads me stories of other lands
while I paint with the words,
imagining.
My unicorn runs alongside me and shares its strength
while mine ebbs away,
slowly.
My unicorn protects and heals those who are close
while I watch,
thankful. © Jo Pearce 2020
Can you spot the pattern in the poem? You can follow the pattern to write your own, or you
can follow your own pattern. You could also write a ‘free verse ’poem and just let the ideas
flow, following no structure at all. Remember, a poem doesn’t have to rhyme.
My unicorn carries me to the corners of the world, – use a verb here to have the
unicorn do something
while I rest on its back in blankets, – use ‘while I ’to show what you are doing or
thinking
dreaming – use any word here to show a feeling, thought or to give a sense of the mood
Now have a go at writing your poem on a separate piece of paper.
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8. Short-burst writing: potion instructions
After you have consumed the potion, return home and have a lovely long sleep. When you wake up
the next day, your heart will be fully restored and ready to love again.
© Jo Pearce 2020
In our page from Professor Dame Folklore’s book, it tells us that the River Unicorn’s horn
has healing powers: When ground into powder and mixed with the correct
ingredients, the horn can heal almost all human ailments.
Here is a recipe for a magic potion to heal a broken heart. One of the ingredients is the
River Unicorn’s horn.
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When we write, we start by getting all our ideas out. We can then pick the best ones.
Follow these writing tips and you will soon have lots of wonderful ideas to write your
potion.
Writing tip 1.
When I was thinking about my
ingredients, I thought of all the words
related to ‘love ’that I could and jotted
them down. That might be a good place to
start. Write ideas about your potion.
Writing tip 2.
This potion recipe is a form of
instructional writing. When we write
instructions, we use ‘imperative verbs’ to tell the reader what to do. It can be
helpful to write a list of these too.
Writing tip 3.
Recipes need all sorts of ‘quantities’ for
the reader to measure the ingredients.
To make your spell or potion more
interesting, you could also gather some
of these words before you start.
Would you like your potion to heal something such as a broken leg, heart or a help
cure a cold? Or you could think about something positive that you would like to be
able to do like fly, go invisible or speak to animals.
Now have a go at writing and decorating your potion.
Can you write a magic potion? What do
you want your potion to do? Make sure
you include the powerful unicorn horn!
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9. Fun with dens
In our text, it says that the River Unicorn sleeps in a den under the roots of ancient
willow trees.
A den is a secret place where you can hide, rest, read a book or play a game. Have
you ever made a den? Why not have a go? Here are some ideas that might be useful
for you to build one:
• unused boxes and packaging
• blankets and sheets
• bits of cardboard
• battery powered fairy lights (ask an adult)
• old party decorations
• cushions and pillows
• large suitcases
• sofa cushions
You can build dens around larger pieces of furniture like tables and sofas.
Make sure you tell a grown up where and how you are planning to build your den.
They have probably made a den before and will have lots of ideas for you.
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10. Gathering ideas – innovation You have done some fantastic unicorn research so far. Well done. I think you are
ready to help Professor Dame Folklore write another page for her book ‘Unicorns
Uncovered’. The ‘Introduction’ is also intact, and it lists the following chapters:
10. Storm Unicorn
11. Frost Unicorn
12. Rainbow Unicorn
13. Fire Unicorn
14. *Unreadable entry*
15. Mountain Unicorn
16. *Unreadable entry*
You could write about one of the unicorns from the missing chapters or make up your
own unicorn.
What is your unicorn called? Think about its body, mane, horn and tail. You could
also think about its special features and magical powers. Draw and label your unicorn
below. Unicorns can be hard to draw unicorns so there is an outline provided to help
you. If you don’t want to use this, draw it on separate paper.
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11. Boxing up
The ‘River Unicorn ’page is an example of an information text. Information texts
about animals often follow a similar pattern. This boxed-up pattern could be used to
write about any sort of animal except that most animals, unlike unicorns, are not
magical!
INTRODUCTION
What is it?
APPEARANCE
What does it look like?
HABITAT
Where does it live?
SPECIAL FEATURE
What magical powers does it have?
INTERESTING FACT
Extra, fascinating information
I am going to choose the ‘Fire Unicorn’ to show you how to plan your new page.
What is your Unicorn going to be called?
Let’s look at the underlying pattern of the
River Unicorn page in our boxing up grid.
Later, we can use this to help us plan the
new unicorn page.
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12. Boxing up the plan
The River Unicorn Underlying pattern Plan for The Fire Unicorn
• shy, solitary
• seen 3x
INTRODUCTION
What is it?
• rare, hot tempered
• seen once
• sandy-brown coat
• mane like sea foam
• transparent horn like
water
• small like a pony
APPEARANCE
What does it look like?
• burnt-orange coat
• mane like smoke
• flame horn
• small like a pony
• river banks
• dens in willow tree
roots
• not swimmers
HABITAT
Where does it live?
• volcanoes
• likes the cool
• dens under burnt trees
• power in horn
• healing
• blood makes humans
immortal
SPECIAL FEATURE
What magical powers
does it have?
• power in horn
• poison
• hair from its tail makes
humans immortal
• can disappear in an
instant
INTERESTING FACT
Extra, fascinating
information
• can set something alight
by pointing its horn at it.
I have planned a new page. It hugs very
closely to the ‘River Unicorn ’model.
Have a read through the Fire Unicorn plan.
Then, on the next page, there is a blank
boxing up grid for you to plan your new
unicorn page.
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13. Plan your unicorn information page
The River Unicorn Underlying Pattern My type of unicorn is called the
__________ ________________
• Shy, solitary
• Seen 3x
INTRODUCTION
What is it?
• Sandy-brown coat
• Mane like sea foam
• Transparent horn like
water
• Small like pony
APPEARANCE
What does it look
like?
• River banks
• Dens in willow tree
roots
• not swimmers
HABITAT
Where does it live?
• Power in horn
• Healing
• Blood makes humans
immortal
SPECIAL FEATURE
What magical powers
does it have?
• Can disappear in an
instant
INTERESTING FACT
Extra, fascinating
information
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14 Write your unicorn information page (hugging the model)
Section 1 – Introduction
Use your boxed-up planner to help you. Look back at the model text to help you too.
In this section I want to:
★ Introduce the unicorn to the reader by saying a little bit about it.
The Fire Unicorn
The Fire Unicorn is a rare, hot-tempered creature that has only been
spotted once in its natural habitat.
Section 2 – Appearance
Use your boxed-up planner to help you. Look back at the model text to help you too.
In this section I want to:
★ Describe the parts of the unicorn’s body in detail
★ Use a simile to describe the unicorn’s size
The Fire Unicorn has a burnt-orange coat, a mane like smoke, and a
flaming horn that seems to dance when the wind catches it. This unicorn is a
similar in size to a pony.
Now it is time to write about your unicorn! You will need a computer, tablet or paper and
something to write with. I’ll give you a bit of help on each section as I write my own.
We can write it together, bit by bit. I will show you how to hug closely but you can read a
text later that has moved away from the model – we call this ‘shaking hands with the
model’. You just take the idea and run with it in your own way.
Read it through and check it makes sense and flows.Then check your punctation and spelling. Have you
remembered your full stops? Have you remembered the comma after your first adjective if you’ve used two
together?
Read it through and check it makes sense and flows. Then check your punctation and spelling. Have you
remembered your full stops? Are there capital letters after the full stops? Have you remembered the
comma after your list items?
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Section 3 – Habitat
Use your boxed-up planner to help you. Look back at the model text to help you too.
In this section I want to:
★ Tell the reader where my unicorn lives
★ Describe where my unicorn sleeps
★ Add a bit of detail about how the habitat gives the unicorn power
Unsurprisingly, most Fire Unicorns live on volcanoes. But you might be surprised to learn that
these unicorns prefer the cool of the shade. Occasionally, they have been spotted sleeping in dens
under the branches of burnt, blackened trees. It is thought that eating the soot and embers
around the volcano enhances the Fire Unicorn’s magic.
Section 4 – Special Feature
Use your boxed-up planner to help you. Look back at the model text to help you too.
In this section I want to:
★ Describe the magic properties of the unicorn’s horn
★ Add information about one additional magical power
Much has been written about the Fire Unicorn’s magic. Typically, the Fire Unicorn’s power lies in
its horn. When grated and mixed with special ingredients, the horn can be a powerful poison. In
addition to this, legends tell us that one hair from the unicorn’s tail can make a human immortal.
Section 5 – Interesting information
Use your boxing up planner to help you. Look back at the model text to help you too.
In this section I want to:
★ Add a really interesting fact about the unicorn
★ End with a statement about how popular / sought after the unicorn is.
Another interesting feature of the Fire Unicorn is its ability to set things on fire. Just like striking
a match, all it has to do is point its horn towards the target and that object will burst into
flames. Therefore, it is often viewed as the most dangerous of all the unicorn species.
Read it through and check it makes sense and flows. Then check your punctation and spelling. Have you
remembered your full stops? Have you remembered the comma after your fronted adverbials?
Read it through and check it makes sense and flows. Then check your punctation and spelling. Have you
remembered your full stops? Have you remembered the apostrophe if you have written unicorn’s horn?
Read it through and check it makes sense. Then check your punctation and spelling. Have you remembered
your full stops? Are there capital letters after the full stops? Have you remembered the comma after your
fronted adverbials?
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14a. Write your unicorn information page (shake hands with the model)
The River Unicorn Underlying Pattern My new Fire Unicorn
• shy, solitary
• seen 3x
INTRODUCTION
What is it?
• question
• rare, hot tempered –
afraid of most
creatures
• seen once
• sandy-brown coat
• mane like sea foam
• transparent horn like
water
• small like pony
APPEARANCE
What does it look like?
• burnt-orange coat,
smoke, Flame horn
• only when close to
water
• smaller than average
• river banks
• dens in willow tree
roots
• not swimmers
HABITAT
Where does it live?
• volcanoes – good
climber on rocky
ground
• like the cool shade
• dens in burnt tree
roots – eats soot
• power in horn
• healing
• blood makes humans
immortal
SPECIAL FEATURE
What magical powers
does it have?
• power in horn
• poison
• hair from its tail makes
humans immortal and
is used in wands
• can disappear in an
instant
INTERESTING FACT
Extra, fascinating
information
• can set something
alight by pointing its
horn at it.
• maybe more have
spotted it?
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The Fire Unicorn (example of shaking hands with the text)
Did you know there is a rare type unicorn with fire in its belly and flames
in its horn? You probably have not heard of it because there has only ever
been one sighting of this beast in its natural habitat. But, after reading
this page, you will know all about this rare, combustible creature, The Fire
Unicorn.
Smaller than most unicorns, the Fire Unicorn has a burnt-orange coat, an
ashy mane of smoke and a horn that looks like a thousand flames dancing
in the wind. When it gets too close to water, a hissing sound begins and
the unicorn’s hoofs sizzle and smoke.
Unsurprisingly, the Fire Unicorn lives on the sides of rocky volcanoes,
close to falling ash and pouring lava. But you might be surprised to learn
that they prefer the cool of the shade, especially for sleeping. In fact,
the Fire Unicorn’s favourite spot to fall asleep is under the branches of a
burnt tree. These spots are cool enough to groom themselves carefully,
and maintain their delicate hooves which have been adapted for the rocky
habitat. The Fire Unicorn is as sprightly on an incline as a mountain goat!
Typically, the Fire Unicorn’s power lies mainly in its horn. It is thought
that, due to the toxic atmosphere, the horn is full of deadly poison. For
centuries, this has been highly sought after by prince and poor man alike,
for the purposes of enemy eradication. In addition to the horn’s power,
the Fire Unicorn’s hair can grant humans immortality. For this reason, it is
often used to make wands for powerful witches and wizards.
The most fascinating thing about the fire unicorn is its ability to set
things alight. It need only point its horn at something – or someone – for
that thing to spontaneously combust. Many believe that more than one
person has spotted a Fire Unicorn in the wild, but only one survived.
That one lucky survivor is the author of this page. How did I survive?
Well, that’s a story for another time.
I hope you have enjoyed finding out about this wonderful, deadly, animal.
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Well done!
Thank you for working with me. Have you enjoyed writing your unicorn page? You could make your very own ‘Unicorns Uncovered’ book. Or you could add it to your troll writing and begin your own mythical creature anthology!
Now that you have a new page, why not publish it? Below are some simple instructions for making a mini book from a piece of A4 paper.
If you have access to the Internet, type this into Google:
https://cutt.ly/QtvAkwq
Here, you can watch a mini-book being made and follow the instructions.
Or try the instructions on the next page:
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Answers
3. Words! Words! Words!
Definition Picture
An organisation where people
can save, borrow, and invest
money.
Sloping, raised land. Sometimes
along the side of a river.
A place where things are stored
and used for later e.g. a blood
bank
To fly with one wing higher than
the other when turning
An amount of something to be
used later e.g. a word bank
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4. Read and understand
1. The River Unicorn has only been spotted three times in the wild.
2. Most River Unicorns live along the banks of rivers.
3. River Unicorns do not like swimming: TRUE
4. The River Unicorn’s horn is see-through: TRUE
5. Which is the most powerful part of the unicorn’s body? Its horn. 6. Why would a unicorn hunter think that the River Unicorn was special?
Give three reasons from a possible 5:
1. Its horn has healing powers
2. It can disappear
3. Its blood can make humans immortal
4. It gets its power from the water and the willow tree
5. It has a horn that looks as though it flows / like water
5. Spellings Put the correct word in these sentences:
1. The River Unicorn can disappear in an instant.
2. Occasionally, the unicorn has been spotted sleeping in its den.
3. In addition to its powerful horn, the unicorn also has magic blood.
4. The River Unicorn is magical and unique. Therefore, it is often hunted.
5. It is thought that River Unicorns are reluctant swimmers.
6. Transparent means ‘see through’.
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Take 5: Ideas for Independent/Home Learning
Noah Barleywater Runs Away by John Boyne (Corgi)
1. Explore it
Read the extract from the book below, thinking about what is happening and the
characters you meet:
Stepping inside the toy shop had not been Noah’s original intention. All he really wanted to do at first
was take a look in the window and see what was on
display. He didn’t have any money to buy anything, of
course, but it didn’t do any harm to look at what he
couldn’t afford. He also wanted to make sure that there were not too many customers milling around in
case they realised he didn’t belong there and called the village police.
But somehow he felt as if he had been sucked inside
the shop without his making any decision at all, as if
the whole thing had all been entirely outside of his
control. Of course, this was most unexpected, but he
felt that now he was here, the best thing to do was
simply take a look around and see what the shop was
like.
The first thing he noticed was how quiet it was. This
was nothing like the kind of quiet he heard when he
woke up in the middle of the night after a bad dream.
When that happened, there were always strange,
unidentifiable sounds seeping into his room from the
tiny gaps where the windowpanes weren’t sealed together correctly. At those moments he could always
tell there was life outside, even if all that life was fast
asleep. It was a silence that wasn’t silence at all.
But here, inside the shop, things were very different.
Here the quiet wasn’t just quiet; it was a total absence of sound.
Noah had been inside a lot of toy shops in his life.
Whenever his family went shopping for the day he
made a point of being on his best behaviour, because if
he was good, then he knew that he would be taken to
one before they went home again. And if he was very
good, there was even a chance that his parents might
but him a special treat, even if he was eating them out
of house and home and they had no money to spend
on luxuries.
What do you think is happening in this extract? Who are the central characters? Can you summarise what
you’ve read in a couple of sentences?
Re-read the extract to yourself and think about the character of Noah. What do you learn about him as a
character? What do you learn about his family? What makes you think these things? Now think about the
setting. Where is Noah? What is it like there? Have you been to a toy shop before? Does this description fit
with your idea of what a toy shop is like? Why or why not? How does the way this place is described make
you feel about it? Do you think you would like to go there?
Re-read the extract and think about how this part of the story makes you feel. What do you like or dislike
about it? Does it remind you of anything you know from stories or real life? How? Think about how it is
written. Do any parts really stick in your mind? Which words and phrases do you like best? What do you
like about them? Do they look or sound interesting? Do they help you make a picture in your mind?
2. Illustrate it
Re-read the passage, or ask someone to read it to you, or maybe record it for yourself so you can play it
over again. After you have read the extract a few times, think about what you can see in your imagination,
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whatever stood out most to you. Then take a pen or pencil and a bit of scrap paper. You can use the back of
an old envelope, letter or cereal packet; whatever is to hand if you don’t have paper.
Draw what you see in your mind’s eye; anything that captures the place and the mood of this extract. How
did you represent the overwhelming silence in your drawing? Did you draw the toys in the shop? Noah? Did
you draw him from the outside looking in, or inside the shop? Did you add anything else around the shop
that helps you place it in a wider setting? Remember, everyone has their own ideas and imagines things
their own way. This is a good thing! Add any words and phrases that have helped you make your picture,
which might come from the passage or from your own imagination.
3. Talk about it
What do you know about Noah and his family from the sentences, ‘He didn’t have any money to buy anything, of course, but it didn’t do any harm to look at what he couldn’t afford.’ and ‘And if he
was very good, there was even a chance that his parents might but him a special treat, even if he
was eating them out of house and home and they had no money to spend on luxuries.’? Whose
voice do you think might be echoed in this final sentence?
Why do you think Noah was worried that people ‘realised he didn’t belong there’? Why do you
think he didn’t belong? What does this mean to you? Why do you think he thinks the people would
‘call the police’? What might cause them to do this?
What does the fact that Noah ‘felt as if he had been sucked inside the shop without his making any
decision at all, as if the whole thing had all been entirely outside of his control and the ‘total
absence of sound’ make you feel about this place and the wider story? What type of story do you
think this will be? What do you think might happen next? Why do you think this?
4. Imagine it
Throughout the extract, the author talks about the toys and Noah wanting to ‘see what was on display’, but
never talks about the toys. What do you think might be on display inside the shop? How are your choices
influenced by the fact we know it is silent? Would there be some toys that you think aren’t in the shop
because of this? Why might that be?
Have you ever experienced total silence before? Is your home totally silent – even when everyone is still?
Sit together and try to be as quiet as possible. Then listen. Can you still hear sounds ‘seeping’ into the room
as Noah describes in his home? What are the sounds? Can you tell or are they ‘strange, unidentifiable
sounds’?
5. Create it
Can you think of a brand new toy that could be sold in a toy shop? Think carefully about the type of toys
that you can currently buy. Will it be a soft toy? A doll? An electronic toy? A game? How would your toy be
different? Who would want to buy it? Why? How much do you think it should cost?
Draw a design for your new toy and write an advert for it, telling your customers all about it and enticing
them to buy it. Will your advert be for the TV, or a magazine? How will you use descriptive language to
draw your customers in? How will you use persuasive language to get them to buy it? Write and design
your advert, either as a page for a magazine or as a storyboard for a TV advert. Try it out on someone else
in your house – would they buy your toy? Why or why not?
Answers
1) Complete these sentences:
An angle less than a right angle is called an acute angle.
An angle greater than a right angle, but less than 180°, is called an obtuse angle.
2) Label each of these angles as obtuse, acute or a right angle. Draw your own angle in the empty box and label it:
1)
2)
1) Multiple answers possible, such as:
2) Carla. Angles are formed where straight lines meet so this shape only has two angles.
acute right angle
right angle
acute
acute
obtuse
obtuse obtuse
Multiple answers possible.
Has at least one acute angle
Has at least one obtuse angle
A
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CJ
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1) Complete these sentences:
An angle less than a right angle is called
an angle.
An angle greater than a right angle, but less than
180°, is called an angle.
2) Label each of these angles as obtuse, acute or a right
angle. In your book, draw and label your own angle.
1) Complete these sentences:
An angle less than a right angle is called
an angle.
An angle greater than a right angle, but less than
180°, is called an angle.
2) Label each of these angles as obtuse, acute or a right
angle. In your book, draw and label your own angle.
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1) Are the angles between the hour and
minute hands on these clocks obtuse,
acute or right angles?
2) PlacetheseletterscorrectlyintheVenndiagram:
K E M T C Y
1) Are the angles between the hour and
minute hands on these clocks obtuse,
acute or right angles?
2) PlacetheseletterscorrectlyintheVenndiagram:
K E M T C Y
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Has at least one acute angle
Has at least one acute angle
Has at least one obtuse angle
Has at least one obtuse angle
A A
J J
1) In your book, draw a shape with
two obtuse and two acute angles.
2) Nikolas and Carla describe
thisshapedifferently:
Who do you agree with? Explain why.
1) In your book, draw a shape with
two obtuse and two acute angles.
2) Nikolas and Carla describe
thisshapedifferently:
Who do you agree with? Explain why.
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This shape has four
right angles. Two of
them are curved.Nikolas
This shape has four
right angles. Two of
them are curved.Nikolas
This shape has two
right angles.
Carla
This shape has two
right angles.
Carla
1) Complete the sentences:
Straight lines that never meet and stay the same distance apart are called lines.
Straight lines which meet at a right angle are called lines.
2) Write the number of pairs of parallel and perpendicular lines you can see in each shape.
Mark the right angles for the perpendicular lines.
1) Robin wants to draw parallel lines.
Which points should he join up to create a pair of parallel lines?
He says, “If I draw a line from A to D, and one from B to C, the lines will be perpendicular to each other.”
Is he correct?
Prove it on the picture!
2) Tick the correct statements:
Line AC is parallel to line DF.
Line DE is perpendicular to line EF.
Line AB is perpendicular to line AC.
Line AB is parallel to line EF.
pairs of parallel lines: pairs of parallel lines: pairs of parallel lines:
pairs of perpendicular
lines:
pairs of perpendicular
lines:
pairs of perpendicular
lines:
A
C
B
D
A
B C F
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1) This pentagon has no parallel lines. Can you explain, or show on the diagram, how you know?
2) Draw a picture of a house which has at least three pairs of parallel lines and three pairs of perpendicular lines.
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2 marks
1 a) Use two colours to trace the vertical and horizontal lines in this rectangle.
b) Now use the same colours on all the vertical and horizontal lines you can see in this flag.
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Challenge 1
3 marks
3 marks
1 Lines that are always the same distance apart are parallel. Colour pairs of parallel lines in these parallelograms the same colour.
2 Lines that meet at a right angle are perpendicular. Colour pairs of perpendicular lines in these rectangles the same colour.
Challenge 2
Marks ........../2
Marks .......... /6
Lines
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2 marks
1 In this rectangle (shape 1), Look at this octagon (shape 2). line AB is parallel to line CD and perpendicular to lines AC and BD.
A
C
B
D
Complete these sentences.
a) One of the lines parallel to line AB is line .
b) One of the lines perpendicular to line AH is line .
c) One of the lines parallel to line CD is line .
d) One of the lines perpendicular to line FE is line .
2 Use different colours to show parallel and perpendicular lines on this Union Jack.
1
BA
GH C
2
D
EF
Total marks ............. /14 How am I doing?
Challenge 3
Lines
Marks .......... /6
Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check Rule: after y
Weekly Spelling List
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
happiness messiest penniless joyful babies
moodier build
complete exercise busy
Practise your spellings, then put each word into a sentence. Write the sentences in your Homework Book.
Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check Rule: after y
Weekly Spelling List
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
happiness messiest penniless joyful babies
moodier build
complete exercise busy
Practise your spellings, then put each word into a sentence. Write the sentences in your Homework Book.
Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check Rule: after y
Weekly Spelling List
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
silliness tried joyful swaying
terrifying cried
medicine mention occasion
occasionally Practise your spellings, then put each word into a sentence.
Write the sentences in your Homework Book.
Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check Rule: after y
Weekly Spelling List
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4
silliness tried joyful swaying
terrifying cried
medicine mention occasion
occasionally Practise your spellings, then put each word into a sentence.
Write the sentences in your Homework Book.
Attract or Repel
Look at the list of objects below and decide whether they will be attracted or repelled by a magnet:
Use this Venn diagram to help you sort out your ideas.
• paperclip
• cork
• a rubber
• a plastic pen
• a drawing pin
• an aluminium can
• some iron fillings
It will be attracted by the magnet
It will not be attracted by the magnet
I’m not sure
Label These Diagrams
Attract or repel?
Attract or repel?
The Dancing Paperclip
Make the paperclip dance across the table without touching it.
Task:
• some paperclips
Describe what you would do with this equipment to make the paperclip dance.
Instructions:
Equipment:
• a table
• a magnet
Challenge:Design a child’s game using this equipment.
True or False?1) These magnets will attract:
False. Two like poles repel.
2) These magnets will attract:True. Opposite poles attract.
False. Forces are measured in Newtons (N).
True. Plastic is not magnetic.
False. The forces are unbalanced.
3) Forces are measured in newts.
4) Plastic is not magnetic.
5) If a car is moving along the road, the forces acting on the car are balanced.
False. Aluminium is not magnetic6) Aluminium is magnetic.
True. The force stopping us from floating into space is called gravity.7) The force stopping us from floating into space is called gravity.
Different Forces
1) Make a door open 2) Make the car move
door person
• Describe what you must do to make a door open.
• Describe/show in a drawing which forces are acting on the door.
toy car person
• Describe what you must do to make a car move.
• Describe/show in a drawing which forces are acting on the car and the road.
road
Different Forces
3) Make the candle light 4) Make the boat float
• Describe what you must do to make the candle light.
• Describe/show in a drawing which forces are acting on the wick, the match, and the matchbox.
candle matches
• Describe what you must do to make the boat float.
• Describe/show in a drawing which forces are acting on the boat and the water to stop the boat from sinking.
matchbox boat lake
Friction
Challenge:Why do you think cars have to stop much earlier when the road is very wet?
This 1976 Porsche completed 5 laps of the racing track in a week.
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Day 1: Sunny and brightDay 2: RainingDay 3: Foggy with misty, fine rainDay 4: MistyDay 5: Heavy rain
On a sunny day, the Porsche travelled at an average speed of 175 km/h. Complete the table to show your predictions for the Porsche’s speed in the different weather conditions.
Day Weather Prediction
2 Raining
3 Foggy and misty rain
4 Misty
5 Heavy rain
