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Instructions: Pigeon Books

Objectives

To read books with increased pace.

To re-read what they have written to check that it makes sense.

Resources

Laptop, PC or tablet | Mini whiteboard and pen | Drawing and writing pencils | Don’t Tell the Pigeon writing frame (front cover) from previous session | Your student's library of familiar books

Vocabulary

Words in bold can be found in the 📄 Year 1 English Glossary

Today's Lesson

What to Get Ready

Make sure you have access to your student's library of familiar books and are logged in to Big Cat Books.

Write the words from 'Blend to Read' (below) on 📄 blank flashcards.

Phonics - Quick Fire!

Quick recognition of sounds.

Phonics - New Learning

Show your student the flashcard ‘ou’. Ask your student what sounds they already know that this group of letters makes (‘ow’ as in ‘cloud’). Tell your student that the group of letters ‘ou’ can also make the sound ‘u’ as in ‘touch’.

Phonics - Blend to Read

touching (5) | couple (4) | courage (5) | double (4)

Phonics - Split to Spell

trouble (5) | country (6) | young (3)

Phonics - Extra Challenge

encourage (7) | youngster (6)

Challenge your student to write the words without Sound Beds to help them.

Phonics - Extra Support

Show your student how to blend to read/split to spell the first word in each activity.

Phonics - Apply

Write this caption on the mini whiteboard: the young girl showed courage. Then ask your student to read the caption.

Reading - Read

Login to Big Cat Books. Now choose a new book to read together. Try to select a book from the Green, Orange or Turquoise selections.

Tell your student that today they are going to be trying to read their new book at a good pace while listening carefully to their reading to make sure they are noticing any mistakes. Remind them to be Reading Detectives, using the prompts:

Use your eyes
Use your ears
Use your knowledge.

Use the prompt ‘Make it quick’ to encourage your student to speed up if their pace slows down. Praise your student for sections of the story they read at a good pace.

Reading - Extra Challenge

Your student can complete the questions in the book.

Reading - Extra Support

Focus on one page at a time. Give your student the prompt ‘Make it quick’ before they start reading each page.

Reading - What to Notice

Is your student getting quicker at reading the texts? Remember to use the prompts ‘Make it quick’ and ‘Make it smooth’ where needed.

Reading & Writing - Introduction

Remind your student of the work they did in the previous session on their story ‘Don’t Let the Pigeon…’.

Remind your student that a command sentence will ask or tell readers to do something.

Ask:

Can you tell me any commands for being near the beach or out at sea?

For example:

Don’t go near the rocks.
Never talk to mermaids.
Look out for pirates.

Try and encourage your student to be imaginative and creative.

Reading & Writing - Main Activity

Then explain to your student that their story is going to include commands using the word ‘because’.

Give your student 📄 Pigeon Sentences**.**Encourage them to write down in the boxes some commands that are linked to their story title

For example, if their title is ‘Don’t Let the Pigeon Swim In the Sea’, then their commands could be:

Stay on the sand.
Look out for rip tides.
Keep away from rocks.

Remind your student to keep their sentences short, bossy and to start them with a capital letter and end them with a full stop.

Reading & Writing - What to Notice

While they are doing this activity, remember to praise your student for the skills they are using.

For example:

‘Your command sentences start with a capital letter and end with a full stop. They are clear and bossy – well done!’

Handwriting and Spelling

Today, please do these dictation sentences with your student. They should use their best handwriting:

Stop and get a rest.
I need to rest and go to bed.
We all need to go to bed.