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The River WO1 Jump In L2

Literacy Counts

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EYFS Jump In Lesson 2

Can I understand our story? Can I use new words in a sentence?

Book Time

Let me show you the front cover and some illustrations from The River.

Book Time

Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
How?
When?

Let me read the blurb of The River.

What do we know about where Rowan lives?

Book Time

How do his feelings change through the story?

Let's read the text up to page 9 ending with the line: 'But neither of them stayed angry for long.'

How does the river change to show this?

Book Time

Who?
What?

Let's read the text up to page 17 and talk about Rowan. Then let's read the rest of the story

Where?
Why?
How?
When?

New words

Explore

Hover for definitions!

roared

flurries

cruel

sneaky

thaw

remarkable

blossomed

brambles

tangled

wounds

Phrases

wind whipped past

like a hug

spring blustered in

rustling in the undergrowth

My turn to say a sentence using one of the new words.

blossomed

Your turn: say a sentence

wind whipped past

tangled

Exploring the Illustrations

What?
Who?

Let's look at the following illustrations: PP. 4, 6, 7 and 8.

Where?
Why?
How?
When?

Now let's display all the illustrations in order.

Sentence game.

What would you do if you were Rowan? What could you do to help yourself?

If I wanted to feel better, I would ... If I was missing my friend, I would ...

Sentence Snake

Which one shall I choose?
Let me say the sentence before I click.

did

rush

It

by

did

and

sit

He

look

can

river

foam

the

see

Say, Count, Build, Re-read

Click if correct
Check

by

did

rush

It

My turn to write

Let me hide it!Now your turn.

Your turn to write. Let me say it. Now you write it.

Sentence Checker

Say, Count, Build, Re-read

Click if correct
Check

look

He

sit

and

did

My turn to write

Let me hide it!Now your turn.

Your turn to write. Let me say it. Now you write it.

Sentence Checker

Say, Count, Build, Re-read

Click if correct
Check

can

foam

see

river

the

My turn to write

Let me hide it!Now your turn.

Your turn to write. Let me say it. Now you write it.

Sentence Checker

Can I understand our story? Can I use new words in a sentence?

Feedback: Who did what well?

CEW

Aa

Say Before Write

Phonics

Ideas

Other...

did

rush

It

by

did

and

sit

He

look

can

river

foam

the

see