Y5A The Midnight Fair Immerse Lesson 3

Immerse Lesson 3

Can I understand and use the vocabulary in the Example Text?

Handwriting

Handwriting

thumb push

palm crouch

finger tap

finger lift

R E A D Y

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chap

My Turn

Your Turn

Sentence Accuracy

Sentence Accuracy

Quick Build: single-clause sentence

Verb

explored

Who/What

Sentence

I explored.

Add Detail: relative clauses

that contained unusual rock formations.

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I explored a crater

I explored a crater

Re-read

Build

that contained unusual rock formations.

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I explored a crater

Check

I explored a crater

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My turn to write the 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

collected

Subject

Sentence

I collected samples.

Add Detail: colons for lists

I collected three samples: rock, soils and dust.

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Re-read

Build

Drag the colon into the sentence to introduce the list.

Check

I collected three samples: rock, soils and dust.

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My turn to write the 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 and use the vocabulary in the Example Text?

Vehicle Text Recap

Who?

What?

Where?

Why?

Let's re-read Curiosity from where the rocket takes off, carrying Curiosity into space until reaching Mars.

How?

When?

Example Text Vocabulary Time

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intrigues

delayed

atmosphere

detached

slack

hurtling

Click for definitions!

extreme conditions

proceed with confidence

extreme conditions

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extreme conditions

extreme conditions

extreme conditions

Let me read the Example Text

Journey to the Moon

With a thunderous roar, my journey to the moon began. The powerful rocket began to shudder and surge, lifting me into the endless, inky sea of space. My body was thrust back into the narrow seat – pressure juddering through me – as the force increased. Within minutes, I was watching the swirling marble of Earth begin to shrink. “All systems are go,” came a calm, steady voice from Mission Control through the headset. At that moment, the lunar module detached and I realised there was no turning back. We were committed.

Beyond Earth’s atmosphere, I drifted through the silent, weightless void of space. The onboard computer – constantly recalculating and realigning our path – had to be precise. I stared out at the pale, ghostly surface of the nearing moon as a ball of nerves twisted in my stomach. Would I really land safely? What if I misjudged the descent? I readjusted the controls – determined to remain focused – but I could not relax. Every second mattered.

As I began the descent, my heart became a thumping drum. Warning lights flashed. Fuel was dangerously low. I reported this – as steadily as I could – and for a while, there was nothing but muffled static. Would we make it? Might the module run out of fuel and crash? For a split second, everything hung in the balance. Finally, Mission Control responded, “You are go to land.” With the greatest care, I guided the fragile craft downwards. We must not fail.

With a gentle jolt – so slight it barely seemed real – I touched down on the moon’s powdery surface. Silence followed. “Houston, the Eagle has landed,” I announced, exhaling a sigh of relief. Slowly and deliberately, I disembarked from the craft – one step at a time – moving towards the unknown. Just then, my boot pressed into the fine, grey dust of the pock-marked surface. Barely able to contain my excitement, I said, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” History had been made.

Across the strange, lifeless landscape of the moon, I began my work of collecting samples and setting up equipment for soil and moisture tests. The ground shifted beneath me – each of my steps sinking into the soft ash – while the distant, glowing orb of home hung above me. It looked so small, yet it held everything I knew. I began to record my findings, uncovering knowledge that could reshape our understanding of space forever. There was still much to do… yet this was only the beginning.

Question Quiz Time

Team Competition

Secret Selector

How will we answer our questions today?

Vote

ThumbsUp

ThinkPair Share

Bob Up

Find Me

Find a phrase that suggests the setting felt huge and empty.

Beyond Earth’s atmosphere, I drifted through the silent, weightless void of space.

the silent, weightless void of space

Picture Me

Which image best shows what the surface of the moon looked like? ‘the fine, grey dust of the pock-marked surface’

Which One's Right?

Which one creates the strongest feeling of fear before landing?

B began the descent

A the pale, ghostly surface of the nearing moon

D fuel was dangerously low

C history had been made

Tick Me

Tick two that describe the astronaut during the landing.

A careless but lucky

B calm and quiet

C nervous and uneasy

Check

D determined and focused

Can I understand and use the vocabulary in the Example Text?

CEW

Handwriting

Writing Effects

Spelling

Ideas

Other...

Feedback: Who did what well?

uneven, rocky ground

moving very fast

makes someone very curious

made late or slowed down

uneven, rocky ground

uneven, rocky ground

Put your hands in a crouch then your fingertips down. Keep your palms up high and crouch to the ground.

separated from something else

Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.

Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.

the layer of gases around a planet

Act it out? Words that are similar? Words that are opposite? Say it? Draw it? Spell it? Say it in a sentence?

Hover your hands over something flat, Little fingers first go tap, tap, tap.

Curve around, up to the top, down the same line, up and over with a flick at the end.

uneven, rocky ground

Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.

Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.

that contained unusual rock formations.

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I explored a crater

I explored a crater

Start with your thumbs and lift them high, Then give your other fingers a try!

Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.

Act it out? Words that are similar? Words that are opposite? Say it? Draw it? Spell it? Say it in a sentence?

Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.

uneven, rocky ground

I collected three samples: rock, soils and dust.

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loose or not tight

Act it out? Words that are similar? Words that are opposite? Say it? Draw it? Spell it? Say it in a sentence?

uneven, rocky ground