Review Fill in the gaps using the words

Review Fill in the gaps using the words below. marbles computers old rags hopscotch Victorian children didn’t have ______ or television so they played lots of games. Children enjoyed playing games such as snakes and ladders, _____and ______. If they didn’t have a proper ball, they made them from _____.

Review Tick or fix your answers marbles computers old rags hopscotch Victorian children didn’t have computers or television so they played lots of games. Children enjoyed playing games such as snakes and ladders, hopscotch and marbles. If they didn’t have a proper ball, they made them from old rags.

Knowledge Organiser: Vocabulary workhouse noun a place where people unable to support themselves went to live and work Act of Parliament engineer noun a new law, or changes to a law made by Parliament noun a person who uses science and maths to solve problems and build machines monarch noun the King or Queen British Empire noun countries that were ruled by Britain. Jubilee noun special anniversary of an event, especially one celebrating twenty-five or fifty years of a reign or activity reign verb when a person rules as a King or Queen

angry teachers big banshee ragged clothes unhappy residents echoing halls Well done Zainab B! How does she hook the reader?

Instruction writing Today you will be writing a set of instructions of how you created your game or toy. In the Autumn term, we learnt how to write instructions about ‘How to catch the Enormous Crocodile’ by the author Roald Dahl. Today, we will be looking at some features of instructional writing. Discuss. Look at this set of instructions. How many different features can you remember?

Features of instruction writing You will need: A wooden peg, white paper, black eyes and a pen. Equipment list – so the reader knows what to include Bossy verbs/Imperative verbs – used to command something e. g Tidy up the table. Numbers and a set of instructions – so the reader knows to follow the instructions in order A title – this grabs the attention of the reader e. g How to make a Victorian toy. A diagram or picture – this shows the reader what the finished product will look like

Main task: Example: Write a set of instructions about how you made your Victorian toy or game. Remember to include: • title • equipment • diagram/picture • bossy verbs e. g put, make, go • step by step instructions • numbering Remember to use noun phrases to hook the reader. Vocabulary examples: Smooth stone, brown hoop, carved skipping rope, white chalk Challenge – can you include a rhetorical question?