Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts
Showing posts with label reading. Show all posts

Thursday, 4 March 2021

Miss Jaffary- Day 5 Reading

 Hey everyone, well done for reaching to day 5 reading. Please watch the video below and answer the questions in your exercise book.

VIPERS Questions

1)    Why are pigs only eaten on special occasions? Pigs are only eaten on special occasions because….

 

    2)Why are plants considered to be useful? Plants are considered to be useful because they…..

  

3)What county does Vanuatu belong to? Vanuatu belongs to …..


4)What does a Glossary tell you? A Glossary is …


Wednesday, 3 March 2021

Miss Jaffary's reading-Pacific Island Scrapbook(Day 4)


Have you started day 4 reading?

If not, come and read along with me! :)


VIPERS Questions

1)    What takes place each year on the Ambrym island? Each year ….

2)   What is celebrated on Tanna island? On Tanna island…/ Every year on Tanna island...

 

3)   How was Amy included in the celebrations? Amy was included

 

4)Not everyone can speak Bislama in Vanuatu, true or false?  


Monday, 1 March 2021

Miss Jaffary's day 2 reading-Pacific Island Scrapbook

Good morning year 3 and well done for coming on to the blog. Today you will be watching day 2 reading and answering the questions below. Don't forget to use your exercise books.



VIPERS Questions

1)    The capital of Vanuatu only has a couple of shops, cafes, and a very small market. Do you agree with this statement? Provide evidence for your answer. I…..

 

2)   What type of food do families grow in their garden? Families grow food such as….

 

3)   Why are rivers important for families?  Rivers are important because…..

 

4)   What kind of life do you think these people live? How do you know this…I think these families live a ……… I know this because….

 

5)   ‘My new friends told me stories while the washing dried on the warm stones’. Who is it referring to when it says ‘My new friends’? Think about who made this scrapbook and for who.


Miss Delaney's Reading - Vocabulary Study - Chapters 19 and 20

 

Study the words below before you read the chapter and learn what they mean.

Try and include each word in a sentence of your own.



Friday, 26 February 2021

Miss Jaffary's day 1 reading- Pacific Island Scrapbook

 Well done for another week of home learning, not long to go until you are all back in class learning. 

This week we are looking at a new non-fiction text-Pacific Island Scrapbook. Don't forget to complete the vocabulary development activity and use the sentence stems when answering the questions. I expect you to continue to present your work nicely in the exercise books.

Day 1 

VIPERS Questions

1_       1)What type of text is this book? How can you tell?

This book is a ………….

I can tell because it has ….. 

 2)Identify three features of a non fiction text. One feature of a non-fiction text is….

 3)   How many islands does Vanuatu have?  Vanuatu has…. 

4)What is grown on many of the islands? …….. is grown

Thursday, 25 February 2021

Miss Delaney's Reading - Chapters 17 and 18

 Hello Year 3!

Here are chapters 17 and 18 of The Nothing to See Here Hotel.

Listen to the story, read the chapters in your pack and have a go at the questions.

See you soon!

Miss Delaney


Miss Delaney's Reading - Vocabulary study - Chapters 17 and 18

 

Study the words below before you read the chapter and learn what they mean.

Try and include each word in a sentence of your own.













Monday, 22 February 2021

Miss Delaney's Reading - Chapters 15 and 16

 Here are Chapters 15 and 16 of The Nothing to see Here Hotel!

Listen along to the video and read the chapters in your pack. The questions are below for you to answer.

Miss Delaney

VIPERS Questions

Chapters 15 and 16 

Vocabulary

What do you think Granny means by sneakerish?

 

What does it mean to waft someone?

Infer

Why won’t Granny come down?

 

Why is Frankie searching frantically?

Predict

Predict what the noise was.

Explain

How does the author create a sense of chaos in these chapters?

Retrieve

Who rings on the yell-a-phone?

 

How long had Frankie taken to get the grog?

 

What was mum being made to do?

Summarise

Summarise Grogbah’s effects on the hotel so far in less than thirty

words.

 

 

 

 

 

 


Vocabulary Study - Chapters 15 and 16 - Miss Delaney's Reading

 Study the words below and learn their definitions (what they mean).

When you have done this, try and write a sentence using each word.

Remember to email any work to: year3@hovingham.org

Miss Delaney


 





Friday, 19 February 2021

Harold's Worst Nightmare

Today's story is called Harold's Worst Nightmare. It is about a cat who has someone new come to visit! I wonder who it could be... Watch the video to find out!

Can you answer these questions? 

  1. What was special about Harold?
  2. Tell me 2 things Harold loved to do
  3. What was inside the box?
  4. What did they call the kitten?
  5. What did Harold do in the middle of the night? 

Thursday, 18 February 2021

The World's Worst Children - Sofia Sofa

Today's story is the final story in the World's Worst Children book. It is called Sofia Sofa! I hope you enjoy it!

Can you answer these questions?

  1. What was Sofia's favourite thing to watch on the TV?
  2. Tell me 2 things that Sofia loved to eat while watching the TV
  3. What had happened to Sofia when Mum tried to get her up?
  4. Who did the operator send to help?
  5. What happened to Sofia at the end of the story? 

Wednesday, 17 February 2021

The World's Worst Children - Earnest Ernest

Today's story is called Earnest Ernest! This is about a boy who is very serious! Watch the video to here all about him! 

Can you answer these questions? 
  1. What was Ernest's favourite colour?
  2. Tell me 2 hobbies of Ernest
  3. Tell me 2 places Ernest's mum wanted to take him
  4. What was the professor called?
  5. What was the invention called?

Tuesday, 16 February 2021

The World's Worst Children - Windy Mindy

Today's story is called Windy Mindy. This is about a little girl who made lots of bad smells from her bottom!! Watch the video to hear this smelly story!
Can you answer these questions?
  1. What was Mindy's talent?
  2. Tell me 3 things Mindy ate to make her bottom burp
  3. Who was Miss Ping?
  4. What instrument did Mindy learn to play?
  5. Where did Mindy play her first concert? 

The Runaway Pancake

Today is Pancake Day so I thought I would tell you a story about a pancake! It is called the Runaway Pancake! I hope you enjoy it!

Can you answer these questions?

  1. How many children does the lady have?
  2. What did she make for breakfast?
  3. Why did the pancake run away? 
  4. Can you tell me 2 animals the pancake met?
  5. Who ate the pancake at the end of the story? 
Remember to watch the video about Pancake Day that I posted on Friday! 

This story is very similar to the Gingerbread Man! Watch the video if you haven't seen it yet! 

Have fun tonight and send us 
some photos of your pancakes!!

Monday, 15 February 2021

The World's Worst Children - Brian Wong

It is the holidays!! But I will still upload a story every day at 1pm so you can listen and enjoy.

Today's story from the World's Worst Children is called Brian Wong and it is about a boy who was never ever wrong!! I do wonder how a boy who can be so clever can be a naughty boy! Watch the video to find out!

Can you answer these questions?

  1. What was Brian's favourite subject in school?
  2. What were Brian's glasses made out of?
  3. What did the word infinite mean?
  4. What was Brian's teacher called? 
  5. What did Kenneth Chan keep doing to Brian? 

Friday, 12 February 2021

The World's Worst Children - Grubby Gertrude

Today's short story is Grubby Gertrude! Grubby means dirty! I wonder why she is so dirty... Watch the video to find out! 

Can you answer these questions?

  1. Tell me two things that Gertrude put on the floor in her bedroom
  2. What were her feet compared too? 
  3. What did her mum use to tidy up the bedroom? 
  4. What happened to the vacuum cleaner?
  5. What happened to Gertrude at the end of the story?
Remember to keep your bedroom tidy so this doesn't happen to you!!!

Thursday, 11 February 2021

The Zoo Vet

Today's story is called the Zoo Vet. A vet is someone who makes animals better - like a doctor makes humans better! 
Can you answer these questions? 
  1. Who visited the vet on Monday?
  2. What was wrong with Fatima?
  3. How did the vet make Cam the chameleon better?
  4. Who did the vet give a hot water bottle to?
  5. What was wrong with the vet on Saturday? 

Miss Delaney's Reading - The Nothing to see Here Hotel Chapters 13 and 14

 Hello Year 3!

Here are the next two chapters of the Nothing to see Here Hotel. I can't wait for you to find out what happens when Prince Grogbah arrives.

When you have listened and read the story in your pack, have a go at the VIPERS questions below.

Remember to email any work to: year3@hovingham.org        

See you soon!

Miss Delaney






Vocabulary study - Chapters 13 and 14 - Miss Delaney's Reading

 Study the words below and learn their definitions (what they mean).

When you have done this, try and write a sentence using each word.

Remember to email any work to: year3@hovingham.org

Miss Delaney







Wednesday, 10 February 2021

The World's Worst Children - Peter Picker

Today's short story is called Peter Picker! It is about a boy who loves picking his nose - YUCK!!!!! 

Can you answer these questions?

  1. Name me 2 different types of snot
  2. What was the girl called who held the record for the biggest bogey?
  3. Tell me 3 things the Snot-Sphere picked up on its journey
  4. Where was the Queen sitting?
  5. Where did Peter get stuck for the rest of his life?