Immerse: Tiger in the Garden

Lessons

1: Immerse Learning Objective: Can I write a prediction about this story?

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Jump In

Who do the paw prints belong to? Why do you think they are there? Where do they lead to?

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What do you think the animal is doing? Why are the prints leading outside? What sort of animal do you think these prints belong to?

Drama Opportunity: Child in Role

We are going to role play being 'Mystery Animal Explorers'. We are searching for the animal.

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Object Reveal

What things can you see? Who might the wellies belong to? Where have you seen items like this before? Where might we find these insects? What might our story be about?

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Write

Can I write a prediction about this story?

I think that ... I predict that ...

Write

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I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

Review

Can I write a prediction about a story?

• Read your sentence out loud.
• Does it make sense? What changes do you need to make?
• Use the sentence checker and edit your sentence.

Review

2: Immerse Learning Objective: Can I understand the Vehicle Text and its vocabulary?

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Make a Sentence

I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

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Let's look at the front cover of our Vehicle Text.

Who do you think the girl could be? Why is there a tiger there? Where are they? Where could they be going? How do you think they know each other?

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Let's look at vocabulary from the Vehicle Text.

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Let's read the first part of the story.

Read until the part where Nora has seen the dragonflies and plants but decides to go home (page starting with 'Come on Jeff, let's go home').

How does this compare with the predictions you made?

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Explore

Let's look at an illustration.

(Page starting with 'Why don't you play in the garden?')

In small groups - explore the illustration and describe all the things you can see in the garden.

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Write - Sentences

Can I write sentences describing the things Nora can see in the garden?

Write

Review

Can I write sentence(s) describing things Nora can see?

• Read your sentence out loud.
• Does it make sense? What changes do you need to make?
• Use the sentence checker and edit your sentence.

Review

Read and Discuss

Let's read the rest of the story.

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3: Immerse Learning Objective: Can I understand and use the vocabulary in the Example Text?

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Make a Sentence

I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

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Let's re-read the Vehicle Text.

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Now, let's read the Example Text.

*This text will help you when you come to write your own story about Nora and the Tiger.

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Let's look at vocabulary from the Example Text.

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Write: Narrative Building Block Questions.

Can you answer these questions using the the Example Text to find evidence?

Write

4: Immerse Learning Objective: Can I write a Character Description?

Ready

Make a Sentence

I will model a sentence.

Make a Sentence

Now you will make your sentence.

Make a Sentence

Steady

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Let's re-read the Example Text.

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Drama Opportunity - Hot Seating

Look at the illustration of Nora from the start of the story.

I will invite some of you to be Nora at the start of the story. I will ask you some questions and you will answer in role.

Model Questions: What are you doing at Grandma's house? Why are you bored when you seem to have lots of toys? What do you like to play with? What kind of pictures do you like to draw?

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Drama Opportunity - Hot Seating

Now - look at the illustration of Nora from the end of the story.

I will ask some others to act in role as Nora at the end of the story. I will ask you some questions and you will answer in role

Model Questions: What did you find in the garden today? Why do you have a big smile on your face?

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Drama Opportunity - Hot Seating

Finally - turn to a partner and ask a question to Nora - the other is to answer in role. Now swap over.

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Gathering ideas on the flipchart

Let's look at the illustration.

(page starting with 'Jeff!')

Can you give me some words and phrases to describe what Nora looks like?

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Write: A Character Description of Nora (Incidental Write 1).

I am going to model writing a Character Description of Nora.

Can you see correct use of words with the prefix -un? Can you see the use of the suffix -ing, words and phrases joined by 'and', and capital letters and punctuation?

Write

Incidental Write 1

Look at the illustration given and write a Character Description of Nora. Use the word bank to help you.

Write

Review

Can I write a Character Description?

• Read what you have written out loud.
• Does it make sense? What changes do you need to make?
• Have I used capital letters and punctuation, words and phrases joined by the word 'and', the suffix -ing, the prefix -un?
• Use the sentence checker and, word by word, edit for improvement.

Review