This document provides guidance for a home learning English lesson, including instructions for spelling practice, writing tasks using descriptive techniques like appositives, and a guided reading session. Students are asked to practice their spellings on Spelling Shed, write sentences using appositives, and make predictions about what will happen next in their guided reading story. The lesson encourages developing writing skills through editing, adding description, and practicing using techniques like dialogue within quotation marks.

1. Home learning – English and
Guided Reading
Summer 1 – Week 3

2. Day 1 - WALT: Edit
and improve

3. Spelling
Shed
To practice your spellings
you need to spend 10
minutes on spelling shed.
Click on the face to access
the Spelling Shed website.
If you’re having any
problems logging in please
contact us via the contact
form at the bottom of the
home learning page.

4. Do now - Suffix
A suffix goes at the end of the word. For example –ation is a suffix.
The root word is coronate but with the suffix it becomes coronation.
Write a list with all the word you can think of that you can add –ation
to.
Here are some freebies to get you started:
• Coronation
• Determination
• Palpitation
• Illumination

5. Today we are going to be looking back over our story that we
wrote on Friday. We’re going to start with a few simple jobs
to check our work through.
You’ll have a few examples to do on each slide. You need to
do these under today’s do now. Then you’ll be going back
through your own work.
We’re going to focus on only 3 jobs this week for our editing.
Job 1: Sense
Job 2: Full stops and capital letters
Job 3: Description

6. Job 1: Checking for sense
First of all we’re going to check that our writing makes sense. When doing this you’re
checking that you’ve not missed any words in a sentence, you’ve not got the wrong
tense and that all your words are in the right order. Lets have a look at this:
We go to the shops. Hmm that doesn’t make sense… AH! I’ve missed a word. It
should read: We need to go to the shop. So I would write this in.
Try these:
1. The girl walking to the shop.
2. However but it was great.
3. What time it is?
Answers on the next slide…

7. Job 1: Checking for sense
Try these:
1. The girl walking to the shop. The girl walked to the shop
or The girl was walking to the shop.
2. However, but it was great. However, it was great.
3. What time it is? What time is it?
Now look at your own work and check that it make sense.
Try reading this out loud or asking someone to read this to
you as it can make it easier to hear where it doesn’t make
sense.

8. Job 2: Full stops and capital letters
Now we are going to think about full stops and capital letters. When
checking for full stops and capital letters, you need to check for
proper nouns (e.g. names of places, people etc) as well as the
beginning and end of sentences. Lets refresh our memory by
correcting the sentences below:
1. underneath the sea, i could see a ship wreck
2. She moved forward and gemma could see the stairs leading
downwards.
3. Jack and jill jumped and instantly felt themselves falling for what
felt like forever
See the next slide for the answers….

9. Job 2: Full stops and capital
letters
1. underneath the sea, i could see a ship wreck
Underneath the sea, I could see a ship wreck.
2. She moved forward and gemma could see the stairs leading
downwards.
She moved forward and Gemma could see the stairs leading
downwards.
3. Jack and jill jumped and instantly felt themselves falling for what felt
like forever Jack and Jill jumped and instantly felt themselves falling
for what felt like forever.
Now go back through your story and check for full stops and capital

10. Job 3: Description
Description is a really important part of creative writing. Although you can
imagine the story in your head, you need to be able to communicate that to
your reader. For example:
The girl walked along the beach.
The young, thoughtful girl with lustrous long locks walked slowly along the
warm, sandy beach whilst thinking about her long, busy day.
Try adding some of the following things to your writing:
Expanded noun phrases – adjective, adjective noun – young, thoughtful girl
Fronted adverbial – Suddenly, excitedly,
Adverbs – describing the verb – slowly, quickly, sleepily

11. Guided reading
Today is our close read. Click on the book
to listen to chapters 6, 7 and 8. Remember
that you need to listen carefully in order to
answer the questions on the next few
slides.
Below each question you will see a
sentence starter in green to help you
structure your answer.

12. 1. Why did Nim and Fred run down the mountain?
Nim and Fred were running down the mountain because…
2. Why doesn’t Nim want the Troppo Tourists to find the
island?
Nim doesn’t want to the Troppo Tourists to find the island
because…
3. Name the two things that Nim does to keep the Troppo
Tourists away from the island?
1. _______________
2. _______________

13. ANSWERS
1. Why did Nim and Fred run down the mountain?
Fred and Nim were running down the mountain because they needed to
get away from the volcano which was erupting.
2. Why doesn’t Nim want the Troppo Tourists to find the island?
Nim doesn’t want the Troppo Tourists to find the island because they will
destroy the island with their ‘holidays and noise’.
3. Name the two things that Nim does to keep the Troppo Tourists away
from the island?
1. Dead shark
2. Iguanas on the beach

14. Day 2 – WALT: Use
appositives.

15. Spelling
Shed
To practice your spellings you
need to spend 10 minutes on
spelling shed. Click on the face to
access the Spelling Shed website.
If you’re having any problems
logging in please contact us via
the contact form at the bottom of
the home learning page.

16. WALT – Write appositive
sentences
Worked examples:
Hermione Granger is accomplished at spells.
Hermione Granger, a witch at Hogwarts School, is accomplished
at spells.
An appositive is a noun
phrase which explains
another noun in the
sentence.

17. WALT – Write appositive
sentences
Worked examples:
My childhood friend loved horses.
My childhood friend, Anne-Marie, loved horses.

18. WALT – Write appositive
sentences
Worked examples:
Ashcombe was ranked 4th best in North Somerset.
Ashcombe, a primary school in Weston-super-Mare,
was ranked 4th best in North Somerset.

19. WALT – Write appositive
sentences
Guided practice:
Miss Penney works at Ashcombe Primary school.
Miss Penney, _________________, works at Ashcombe Primary
School.

20. WALT – Write appositive
sentences
Guided practice:
Gus needs to be taken for a walk regularly.
Gus, _________________, needs to be taken for a
walk regularly.

21. WALT – Write appositive
sentences
Guided practice:
Gus needs to be taken for a walk regularly.
Gus, _________________, needs to be taken for a
walk regularly.

22. Independent practice
1. Tesco is open until 4pm on a Sunday.
2. The House of Commons has 650 members.
3. McDonalds is open 24 hours a day.
4. A general election is usually held every 5 years.
5. Minecraft is popular among different ages.
6. The Palace of Westminster is next to the River Thames.
7. Boris Johnson is the leader of the Conservative Party.
Extra Challenge – Come up with your own appositive sentences.

23. Guided reading
Today is our non-fiction day. Click on the book to
access our non-fiction text for this week. This week
it’s a video for you to watch!
This week we’re learning about volcanoes!

24. Day 3 – WALT:
Write a diary entry

25. Spelling
Shed
To practice your spellings you
need to spend 10 minutes on
spelling shed. Click on the face to
access the Spelling Shed website.
If you’re having any problems
logging in please contact us via
the contact form at the bottom of
the home learning page.

26. The situation we are all in at the moment will make history.
Therefore, this maybe something which you look back on
later in your life.
Therefore, today we are going to think about starting a diary
where you record things such as:
• How you are feeling
• What you are doing
• Who you’re with
• What you’re thinking
Let’s take a look at a WAGOLL

27. Friday 30th November 2012
Dear Diary,
I had the best day EVER today. I woke up this morning, the sun was
shining through the curtains and I could smell breakfast cooking downstairs. I jumped
out of my bed, threw on my school clothes and skipped down to the kitchen.
A delicious breakfast of pancakes with syrup was waiting for me on the table
and I gobbled it down as quick as a flash. I grabbed my school bag, shouted “Bye!” to
my mum and dashed out of the door to school. When I arrived at school, my teacher
handed my homework back to me and a huge grin spread across her face. Guess what?
I got 20 out of 20! I couldn’t believe it! We had my best lessons in the morning
(Literacy and Geography).
Before I knew it, it was lunchtime. The menu today was my favourite: Spaghetti
Bolognaise followed by Chocolate pudding – yum! The afternoon flew by, and we ended
the school day with a really fun game of Dodgeball, and we all cheered when my team
won (of course). After school, I came home and was met with the most amazing
surprise; my mum told me that we were going out to the cinema and to Pizza Hut for
dinner. We had a fantastic time!
I’m sitting on my bed writing this, remembering all the fun things that happened today.
I hope tomorrow is just as good!
Ben

28. Try writing yours!
Start with what you’ve been doing today or
yesterday. Even if it was a boring day you could
write about what you would liked to have done.

29. Guided reading
Today is our prediction day. Click
on the book to remind yourself
what has happened in the story
so far. Then write down what
you think will happen next in the
story.
I think that….. because….

30. Day 4 - WALT: Use
inverted commas

31. Spelling
Shed
To practice your spellings you
need to spend 10 minutes on
spelling shed. Click on the face to
access the Spelling Shed website.
If you’re having any problems
logging in please contact us via
the contact form at the bottom of
the home learning page.

32. Do now – Sentence
or Fragment
1. the prime minister resides at 10 downing street
2. queen elizabeth ii has been queen for over
3. we live in a democratic society
4. boris johnson, the current prime minister, is the
leader of the
5. despite our democratic system, some people
feel that the system is undemocratic
EXTRA CHALLENGE: Turn the fragments into
complete sentences.

33. Do now – Sentence or
Fragment ANSWERS
1. the prime minister resides at 10 downing street S
2. queen elizabeth ii has been queen for over F
3. we live in a democratic society S
4. boris johnson, the current prime minister, is the leader
of the F
5. despite our democratic system, some people feel that
the system is undemocratic S
EXTRA CHALLENGE: Turn the fragments into complete
sentences.

34. This is the help
sheet we use in
school for
speech. Use
this to help
remember
where the
punctuation is
needed.

35. There are two places where inverted commas are needed when writing direct speech:
“What’s the matter, Dina?” said Sid.
You need to open your
inverted commas with a “
(66) before the first word
which is
being spoken.
You need to close your
inverted commas with a ”
(99) after the last word
which is being spoken.
Inverted Commas Inverted Commas
Imagine that inverted commas are like hands;
They hold within them only the words which are being spoken.
“What’s the matter, Dina?” said Sid.

36. Punctuation
There are two places where other forms of punctuation are needed when writing direct
speech:
“What’s the matter, Dina?” said Sid.
Examples of other punctuation in direct speech are:
“How exciting it is!” exclaimed Sarah.
“I don’t know what to do,” said Sayeed.
You will need to
finish your
sentence with a
full stop after the
reporting clause.
You need to end the speaking with:
• a comma
• a question mark, if it is a question.
• an exclamation mark, if it is an
exclamation.

37. Reporting Clauses
After the speech itself, a reporting clause gives a little bit of information about who is
speaking and how it was said.
“What’s the matter, Dina?” said Sid.
If Sid said it in a different
way, you could change
‘said’ to...
In this case, Sid is
speaking.
Reporting
Clauses
“What’s the matter,
Dina?” asked Sid.
“What’s the matter,
Dina?” whispered Sid.
“What’s the matter,
Dina?” uttered Sid.
“What’s the matter,
Dina?” shouted Sid.

38. It’s Your Turn…
Here is a conversation between Aminah and her son, Sunil. Write
the
direct speech on a whiteboard using inverted commas and the
correct punctuation.
Sunil, can you come and
help me send an email?
Amina
h

39. It’s Your Turn…
Here is a conversation between Mr. Miller and Max. Write the direct speech on a whiteboard
using inverted commas and the correct punctuation.
Where more than one person is talking, remember to start new line for each new speaker.
Please could you take
those to Jessica’s
classroom?
Mr Miller
Max
No problem, sir.

40. It’s Your Turn…
Here is a conversation between three friends. Write the direct speech on a whiteboard
using inverted commas and the correct punctuation. Remember: new speaker, new line!
Do you fancy
going out for a
meal?
AlexJanineLisa
I don’t really have
any.
What are your
plans for
tonight?

41. Example Answers
How did you do? Did you remember the inverted commas, punctuation and reporting
clause?
“Sunil, can you come
and help me send an
email?” shouted
Aminah.
It does not matter if you used said, asked, exclaimed or any other reporting verb –
just don’t forget to mix it up a bit in your work. The same reporting verb too many
times can get boring.
“What are your plans for
tonight?” asked Lisa.
“I don’t really have any,”
replied Janine.
“Do you fancy going out
for a meal?” said Alex.
“Please could you take
those to Jessica’s
classroom?” asked Mr
Miller.
“No problem, sir,” replied
Max.

42. Guided
Reading
Today is news day. Click
on the Newsround logo
to access the
Newsround website.
Select a few articles
that are of interest to
you.
You might also like to
watch today’s
Newsround episode.

43. Day 5 – WALT:
Answer questions
about a text

44. Spelling
Shed
To practice your spellings you
need to spend 10 minutes on
spelling shed. Click on the face to
access the Spelling Shed website.
If you’re having any problems
logging in please contact us via
the contact form at the bottom of
the home learning page.

45. Today your English and Guided Reading
are rolled into one! You have a reading
comprehension to complete. You will
find this underneath the slides named
‘Day 5 – Reading Comprehension’.
Make sure you read the text carefully
and mark your answers at the end.

46. You made it!
Well done Year 4
another great week of
learning. Keep yourself
safe and well over the
weekend and we’ll
return on Monday.