Monday

Verbs and adverbs - highlight the verb/adverbs in a sentence, then write your own using both.

See Verbs & Adverbs PowerPoint Slides

The Day the Crayons Quit - By Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers

*Watch only as far as the black crayon!*

Discuss the theme of the story and the format it is in—letter writing. Discuss the examples of what each colour is used for as given in the book —red = fire engine, apples, strawberries etc.

Think of your favourite colour—what is it used for?

Write descriptive sentences using your favourite colour.

E.g. I am a green crayon. I am as bright as Jack’s beanstalk. I am a leaf growing from a bush in Springtime. I am the colour of forests. I am a frog camouflaging myself in a rain forest.

Tuesday

Using the conjunction ‘but’ - add ‘but’ to join two sentences together, match the correct sentences and then write sentences using ‘but’

See Document—Conjunctions

The Day the Crayons Quit - By Oliver Jeffers

*Watch all the way to the end this time.*

Discuss in detail the argument between the orange and yellow crayons – why are they arguing?

Discuss what could be done to solve this problem.

Write a letter (from Duncan) to the yellow and orange crayons to solve their dispute.

Challenge yourself to use conjunctions and noun-phrases in your letter.

See Letter writing example—Yellow and Orange

Wednesday

Using suffixes -  er / est - underline the suffix, then use these suffixes to write your own sentences.

See Document—Suffixes

Duncan has now written a letter to you!

When tipping out his crayons for his next colouring adventure, he noticed a new crayon hiding at the  bottom. He has tried to persuade the crayon to come out but it is too scared. Can you write the new crayon a letter to make him feel better so he will come out?

See Letter writing example—New Crayon

Thursday

Common exception words - correct the spelling errors of the Common Exception Words in a passage of text, then write your own sentences using Common Exception Words of your choice. 

See—Mr Whoops

The day the crayons quit.

Create your own brand new crayon (rainbow / glittery) or an unusual colour (indigo / turquoise)

and draw it.

Next, describe what the crayon could be used to draw and the wonderful things it could create.

See Mr Webb’s example!

Friday

Using suffixes - ful / ment / ness / less - underline the suffix, then write these words in a sentence.

See—ful, less & ment, ness documents.

The day the crayons quit.

Using your brand new crayon creation - write a story about his or her adventures.

What will it draw or create?

Will your crayon meet any other coloured crayons?

See Mr Webb’s example story : )