Year 3 Reading Week beginning 04 5 20
Year 3 Reading Week beginning 04. 5. 20
Monday th 4 May Follow this link to watch and read along to a story. You may have read it before! https: //www. freechildrenstories. com/the-journey-of-the-noble-gnarble
Answer these questions about the story you listened to 1. What did the Gnarble dream about? 2. Why did the other Gnarbles warn him about going to the surface? 3. How was the Gnarble acting? 4. Name 2 things that he swam past. 5. Who blocked the Gnarble with his fin? 6. How did he escape from the Plink?
Tuesday th 5 May
Answer the questions 1. Which two tall, natural features was Gary unable to go to? 2. What does the word ‘vantage’ mean? 3. Who do you think Gary is looking for? What clues are there in the text? 4. What do you think Gary will do next? 5. Can you draw a picture of Gary in the Rainforest?
Wednesday th 6 May 1. What two things was the girl wearing? 2. What does the word ‘torrents’ mean? 3. What do you think a ‘tilapia’ is? What clues are there in the text that tell you this? 4. What is different and the same about the girl’s clothes and the explorers’? 5. What is different and the same about the girl’s clothes and your clothes? 6. Can you draw and label a picture of the girl and her clothes?
Thursday th 7 May 1. What are the two priorities of jungle survival? 2. Find and copy a phrase that the author uses to show that the jungle is deadly. 3. Explain why it is important to build a shelter before it gets dark. 4. Summarise the main points of this text. 5. Imagine you were visiting the jungle, design a shelter high up off the ground that would keep you safe and comfortable.
Friday th 8 May 1. Where is the narrator of this story? 2. Did the narrator mean for this to happen? What clues are there in the text that tell you this? 3. Do you know another story similar to this? 4. How old is the narrator? 5. Why did the narrator want to turn the vegetables invisible?
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