Immerse Lesson 3
Can I understand the Example Text and its vocabulary?
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
has been
Who/What
ground
Sentence
The ground has been buzzing.
Add Detail: Present Perfect Tense
has been
The ground
buzzing.
____________
Re-read
Build
The ground
has been
____________
buzzing.
___________________________________________________________________________
Check
My turn to write a sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
rose
Who/What
sun
Sentence
The sun rose.
Add Detail: Pronouns
The sun could not warm her expression as
it
rose in the sky.
___
Re-read
Build
rose in the sky.
it
___
The sun could not warm her expression as
___________________________________________________________________________
Check
My turn to write a sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Can I understand the Example Text and its vocabulary?
Book Time
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
How?
When?
Let me read all of The Secret Sky Garden.
Example Text Vocabulary Time
Hover for definitions!
sprawling
trudging
derelict
nurturing
frantically
flittered
Hover for definitions!
heart like a tightly pulled knot
trailed its golden fingers
her grey expression
smile that starts from the inside
a living, breathing field
like cold, grey eyes
Let me read the Example Text
The Abandoned Playground
An echoing wind whistled through the streets’ sprawling buildings. As the sun began its climb, it fought to reach out against grey clouds. It trailed its golden fingers over the dull, grey path and across the small girl’s backpack. She was trudging to the old, abandoned playground near the town centre. The light warmed her face, however it could not warm her grey expression. She looked out at the playground with a heart like a tightly pulled knot. “Looks worse than yesterday,” she murmured under her breath. Derelict and broken, it had long been forgotten by everyone except her.
Each day before school, she made her way there and picked up litter that had flittered down onto its cracked surface. “Today is the day,” she told herself. She could no longer face the sad, whimpering swings or the vast, empty space of the playground. Inside her backpack, she carried a bag of soil and a packet of fruit tree seeds. With great care, she slowly emptied the soil onto a patch of playground, then scattered the seeds. She quickly glanced around to check if she was alone, then headed off to school.
Every morning, she scattered more soil and seeds. With every handful of soil, her heart lifted. With every pocketful of tree seeds, her heart warmed. After three weeks, it was looking less like a playground and more like a wild field in the countryside. It was then that she noticed it flickering in the gentle breeze by the fence. A tiny, green seedling was standing tall, waving at her frantically. It whispered, “I’m here, I’m here.”
Across the ground, more and more of the green seedlings began to sprout up through the soil. It wasn’t long before the seedlings’ leaves grew fuller and wider. They were opening up for the sun to find them. The little girl kept on bringing soil. She filled the empty spaces that glared upwards like cold, grey eyes. Soon, everything was covered with a soft layer of earth. It was as brown as fluffy cocoa powder.
As spring arrived, the playground had begun to buzz. It was alive with the sound of bees’ wings humming and birds’ wings flapping. Each day, the little girl tended to her plants, carefully nurturing the young trees. The once grey wash of concrete was now a living, breathing field. As she looked around, the girl felt a warm smile spread. It was the sort of smile that starts from the inside. She watched the sun twinkling over her garden while her heart filled with hope once more.
Question Quiz Time
Secret Selector
Team Competition
How will we answer our questions today?
Vote
ThumbsUp
ThinkPair Share
Bob Up
Which One's Right?
Which one shows how the girl feels when she has 'a heart like a tightly pulled knot'?
A excited and happy
B tense and worried
C bored and uninterested
D calm and relaxed
Tick Me
When the girl says "Today is the day" as she arrives with her soil and seeds, what does she mean?
Tick two
A She is determined to make a difference.
B She is going to play in the playground.
C She is leaving and not returning.
Check
D She will finally do something to help.
Find Me
Which words and phrases show that the playground is transforming into a natural space?
After three weeks, it was looking less like a playground and more like a wild field in the countryside.
wild field
countryside
Picture Me
Which image best shows the setting at the end of the story? 'the once grey wash of concrete was now a living, breathing field'
Can I understand the Example Text and its vocabulary?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
The sun could not warm her expression as
it
rose in the sky.
___
buzzing.
has been
The ground
____________
A She is determined to make a difference.
D She will finally do something to help.
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Immerse Lesson 3
Can I understand the Example Text and its vocabulary?
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
has been
Who/What
ground
Sentence
The ground has been buzzing.
Add Detail: Present Perfect Tense
has been
The ground
buzzing.
____________
Re-read
Build
The ground
has been
____________
buzzing.
___________________________________________________________________________
Check
My turn to write a sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
rose
Who/What
sun
Sentence
The sun rose.
Add Detail: Pronouns
The sun could not warm her expression as
it
rose in the sky.
___
Re-read
Build
rose in the sky.
it
___
The sun could not warm her expression as
___________________________________________________________________________
Check
My turn to write a sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Can I understand the Example Text and its vocabulary?
Book Time
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
How?
When?
Let me read all of The Secret Sky Garden.
Example Text Vocabulary Time
Hover for definitions!
sprawling
trudging
derelict
nurturing
frantically
flittered
Hover for definitions!
heart like a tightly pulled knot
trailed its golden fingers
her grey expression
smile that starts from the inside
a living, breathing field
like cold, grey eyes
Let me read the Example Text
The Abandoned Playground
An echoing wind whistled through the streets’ sprawling buildings. As the sun began its climb, it fought to reach out against grey clouds. It trailed its golden fingers over the dull, grey path and across the small girl’s backpack. She was trudging to the old, abandoned playground near the town centre. The light warmed her face, however it could not warm her grey expression. She looked out at the playground with a heart like a tightly pulled knot. “Looks worse than yesterday,” she murmured under her breath. Derelict and broken, it had long been forgotten by everyone except her.
Each day before school, she made her way there and picked up litter that had flittered down onto its cracked surface. “Today is the day,” she told herself. She could no longer face the sad, whimpering swings or the vast, empty space of the playground. Inside her backpack, she carried a bag of soil and a packet of fruit tree seeds. With great care, she slowly emptied the soil onto a patch of playground, then scattered the seeds. She quickly glanced around to check if she was alone, then headed off to school.
Every morning, she scattered more soil and seeds. With every handful of soil, her heart lifted. With every pocketful of tree seeds, her heart warmed. After three weeks, it was looking less like a playground and more like a wild field in the countryside. It was then that she noticed it flickering in the gentle breeze by the fence. A tiny, green seedling was standing tall, waving at her frantically. It whispered, “I’m here, I’m here.”
Across the ground, more and more of the green seedlings began to sprout up through the soil. It wasn’t long before the seedlings’ leaves grew fuller and wider. They were opening up for the sun to find them. The little girl kept on bringing soil. She filled the empty spaces that glared upwards like cold, grey eyes. Soon, everything was covered with a soft layer of earth. It was as brown as fluffy cocoa powder.
As spring arrived, the playground had begun to buzz. It was alive with the sound of bees’ wings humming and birds’ wings flapping. Each day, the little girl tended to her plants, carefully nurturing the young trees. The once grey wash of concrete was now a living, breathing field. As she looked around, the girl felt a warm smile spread. It was the sort of smile that starts from the inside. She watched the sun twinkling over her garden while her heart filled with hope once more.
Question Quiz Time
Secret Selector
Team Competition
How will we answer our questions today?
Vote
ThumbsUp
ThinkPair Share
Bob Up
Which One's Right?
Which one shows how the girl feels when she has 'a heart like a tightly pulled knot'?
A excited and happy
B tense and worried
C bored and uninterested
D calm and relaxed
Tick Me
When the girl says "Today is the day" as she arrives with her soil and seeds, what does she mean?
Tick two
A She is determined to make a difference.
B She is going to play in the playground.
C She is leaving and not returning.
Check
D She will finally do something to help.
Find Me
Which words and phrases show that the playground is transforming into a natural space?
After three weeks, it was looking less like a playground and more like a wild field in the countryside.
wild field
countryside
Picture Me
Which image best shows the setting at the end of the story? 'the once grey wash of concrete was now a living, breathing field'
Can I understand the Example Text and its vocabulary?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
The sun could not warm her expression as
it
rose in the sky.
___
buzzing.
has been
The ground
____________
A She is determined to make a difference.
D She will finally do something to help.