Use lolly sticks to choose children to answer Vocabulary: Character, event, setting, main, visitor Teach vocabulary using strategies and materials from the activity templates available to download at: Main: Introduce the story – do children have visitors to their house, who come to tea or dinner? Tell the story of ‘Tiger who came to tea’ by Judith Kerr Ask the children to name some of the characters – are they all important characters? Think/pair/share Ask children to name some of the events - are they all main events? Think/pair/share Ask the children to say where the story takes place – settings – what is the main setting? Think/pair/share In groups: 1) Pictures of all characters to sort into main characters and characters. How did you decide? 2) Set of 8 pictures (from PowerPoint) of the main events and number 1 - 8 to sequence 3) Set of settings picture cards (from PowerPoint). Match character names to pictures and sort into main and other characters. Use visual support for character/events/setting (‘Who’, ‘What happened’, ‘Where’ resource below) Tiger who came to tea book –Judith Kerr Picture sets for activities – can be photocopied from book. Pictures of characters - Mum, milkman, grocer boy, Dad, Sophie Pictures of settings – kitchen, front door, cupboard, cooker, fridge, sink, bathroom, front room, street Plenary: What did we find out? – each group brings their pictures of main characters, main events and main settings to ‘show and tell’ what they found out Assessment for learning: Ask children to hold up red/green/yellow traffic light cards to show whether they understand the concepts of character, setting, event Homework: Make a collage of a Tiger tea or picnic using pictures cut from magazines, newspapers or junk mail Year 1 Lesson Plans Class: Teacher: Date: Lesson: Art - Portraits Lesson objectives: Identify aspects of a portrait, express what they think and feel about it Suggest ways they would like to portray themselves Speaking and listening objectives: Confidently start and take part in a group conversation Activity Differentiation Resource
Main: Question – do people live in different of homes too? Show slideshow of different sort of homes and ask children if they can name them. Remind children of the difference between a ‘question’ and a ‘statement.’ Why do people ask questions? Choose a home from the slide show – what would children want to know about this home? What questions could we ask? Introduce question cards to prompt ideas – where, what, who, how (big, far)? Question Time Teacher model being owner of one of the homes – children ‘interview’ the teacher about their home. Use giant microphone for the child asking the question. In groups Children take their own home photos and take it in turn to be ‘interviewed’ by the rest of the group about their home. Remember to ask where it is, what sort of house, how big, who lives there. Question prompt to support words where/ what/ who etc e.g. ‘Thinking Hand’ from Communication4all Teacher / other adults model Allow less confident children to listen first and be interviewed last Slide show of homes - house, flat, bungalow, tent, farmhouse, caravan, palace Question prompt – e.g. narrative cards (Black Sheep) or Widgit icons Giant microphone, make one yourselves or try this link: Individual home photos; microphones Plenary/Assessment for learning: What things are the same about where children live? What things are different? Tell me something you have learned today? Explain how you would find out more about different houses – what questions would you ask. Focus on type of question words being used. Which question word would help you to find out the location of the house? Give options (e.g. who, where, why) – children to clap when class teacher points to correct answer. Repeat for other examples. Year 1 Lesson Class: Teacher: Date: Lesson: History - Playtime, toys old and new Lesson objectives: To understand that toys have changed with time; children play but their toys have changed Previous learning: An understanding that modern day toys are different to toys Speaking and listening objective: Listen to and identify interesting points in an explanation Activity Differentiation Resource Starter: Circle activity - Pupils talk about ...their favourite toy of the moment, passing a small toy on as it is their turn to speak. Why do you like playing with it? toy Vocabulary: Time, modern, old , different vocabulary using strategies and materials suggested in the activity template pack