Year 4 English Maths planning kr Short and Medium

Collected together my year 4 lesson planning from outstanding academy.

Mainly English and Maths.

sample:

Tuesday 31.01.12
LO: To understand how the use of expressive and descriptive language can create effects or generate emotional responses.

Read a descriptive/emotive poem ( Poems Not To Missed)

JBA & JP to model how to express how the poem made us feel and what impact the vocabulary choices had on us and why?

Read two poems that are expressive and descriptive.

Ask chn What was your immediate reaction? Which vocabulary choices were effective and had impact? Why? What emotions do you get from the poems? What images did you get from the poems?

Wednesday 01.02.12LO: To plan an ICT-based poetry presentation that involves each member of the group

Recap leaning - What are they learning? What have they learnt about poetry texts? Why is learning about poetry important? How could you use what you have learnt about performing poetry?

Inform chn that they are going to plan a poetry presentation. Discuss What is a poetry presentation? What is the purpose of a poetry presentation? How are poetry presentation put together?

Explain that they are going to promote a poem using key language/emotions from the poem.

In talk partners discuss what makes ‘good’ poetry? JP/JBA to scribe chn ideas on ‘working wall’

Using visual Literacy watch clips from poetry readings that the chn have watched previously. Ask:
What makes the poem a ‘good’ poem and why? Can you identify key language/emotions/rhythm in the poem that would entice others to read the poem and why? How would you go about putting the key language/emotions together to create a poetry presentation? JP/JBA to scribe chn ideas on ‘working wall’

JBA & JP model how we plan to put together a poetry presentation for a poem we have read. Explain that a presentation is to demonstrate the understanding of a poems’ key message.

Show what we are thinking when planning a poetry presentation. Which parts of the poems’ language was effective? What was the most emotional verses and why? Which verse has rhythm? How could we present this poem through drama? Thought shower ideas on working wall.