Grammar warm up [year group expectations from the National Curriculum]: 1: Write down 5 -ing verbs from the picture. Put one of them into a sentence. 2: Write a sentence - is it a statement, question, exclamation or command? How do you know? 3: List nouns containing the...
How can you tell that this is Bangkok? Research the city (the buildings, modes of transport, wildlife) and compare it to this illustration. Describe Bangkok - select your language carefully so that you are accurate and specific. Why did Aaron Becker decide to put Bangkok on a...
Grammar warm up - write a sentence about this picture...
Which one is Stanley and which one is Clive? What kind of creatures are they? Have they just met or did they already know each other? How do they feel about each other? How do you know? How do you feel about them? What are they saying? Add speech bubbles...
Why is this illustration called 'Memory'? What is he remembering? Why is this memory important to him? How do you know? How does he feel about it? What is your favourite memory? Why? What is your earliest memory? What is a memory? If we forget something, is it gone forever? What can we...
Describe this photograph. Challenge 1: Use personification. Challenge 2: Use metaphor. How does this photograph make you feel? Why do you think that is? What does this photograph make you think of? Does it remind you of anything? What do the poppies represent? What could the storm represent? Discuss...
What can you see in this picture? What do you think has happened? Why is the fallen soldier painted in pale shades of colour? Why are there poppies growing? What do you think the poppies represent? Could they represent more than one thing? Discuss the contrast between the barbed wire...
Describe this scene in a humorous way. Next, try describing it to build tension. [Explore effective sentence structures and techniques.] Who is 'Little Taylor'? What does 'valiant' mean? Find the meaning and discuss why Valerio Fabbretti describes Taylor as valiant. What is Taylor doing? Why? How is he feeling...
Share the image without showing the title. What story is this picture showing? Which part of the story? Is this the story as you know it? Is there anything surprising? Why is Red Riding Hood's cloak so long? Why isn't it dragging on the floor? What...
Where is this? Describe the setting. What can you see, hear, feel and smell? How does this setting make you feel? What is the person doing? Why? Who is it? Why did they choose to meditate here? What is meditation? Why do people meditate? What do you do to help you feel calm? Where...