Hello Year 3 J This week, we are going to look at Poetry J. Please work through the activities on pages 2 – 27. I can’t wait to see all of the fantastic poems that you write J. On pages 28, you will find a reading activity. On page 29 - 31, you will find this week’s spellings. Can you create a word search to help you to practise? Enjoy, you are all superstars! Miss Robertson

Lesson 1 (activity 1): Comprehension Read the poem carefully. You might like to listen to the poem being performed by the poet here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIL0kgnxJIo The Sound Collector – By Roger McGough A stranger came this morning Dressed all in black and grey Put every sound into a bag And carried them away The whistling of the kettle The turning of the lock The purring of the kitten The ticking of the clock   The popping of the toaster The crunching of the flakes When you spread the marmalade The scraping noise it makes The hissing of the frying-pan The ticking of the grill The bubbling of the bathtub As it starts to fill

The drumming of the raindrops On the window-pane When you do the washing-up The gurgle of the drain The crying of the baby The squeaking of the chair The swishing of the curtain The creaking of the stair A stranger called this morning He didn’t leave his name Left us only silence Life will never be the same.

Lesson 1: Activity 2:

Summarise what has happened in the poem: Who? (write a sentence about who is in the poem) What? (write a sentence about what has happened in the poem) When? (write a sentence about when the poem happened) Where? (write a sentence about where the poem is set) Why? (write a sentence about why the events happened)

Lesson 1 (activity 3): Comprehension Answer the following questions based on the poem. 1.  What is the poem about? 2.  Where does the poem take place? Explain your answer. 3.  Where did the Sound Collector put the sounds? 4.  What sound verb is used to describe the bathtub? 5.  Find and copy the rhyming couplet in the first 4 lines. 6.  What time of day did the Sound Collector call? 7.  What tense is used in this poem? 8.  What is the poet describing in the line ‘the crunching of the flakes?’ 9.  Why do you think the poem ends with the line ‘life will never be the

same?’ 10. Write down 3 sounds the Sound Collector would hear if he visited

your house?

 

Lesson 2: Verb, adjectives and nouns

A noun names a person, place, idea, thing or feeling. In front of a noun, we often have a , an or the (these are called determiners). Can you spot the nouns in these sentences? Miss Robertson loves to go for a walk in the sunshine. Year 3 are working very hard at home. The Sound Collector heard the sound of a ticking clock.

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Lesson 2: Verb, adjectives and nouns

A verb is a word used to describe an action, state or occurrence.

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Lesson 2: Verb, adjectives and nouns

An adjective describes a noun. Adjectives can come beside the noun or they can complete the sentence. You can have several adjectives together but you need to separate them with a comma. For example: Miss Robertson loves to go for lovely, long walks in the sunshine. Can you spot the adjectives in these sentences? Mrs Cheslin has short, blonde hair. A stranger came this morning dressed all in black and grey. The book she read on holiday was terrible.

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Activity 1: Spot the nouns, adjectives and verbs Re-read the poem. Look carefully for nouns, adjectives and verbs. Complete the table on the next page J The Sound Collector – By Roger McGough A stranger came this morning Dressed all in black and grey Put every sound into a bag And carried them away The whistling of the kettle The turning of the lock The purring of the kitten The ticking of the clock   The popping of the toaster The crunching of the flakes When you spread the marmalade The scraping noise it makes The hissing of the frying-pan The ticking of the grill The bubbling of the bathtub As it starts to fill

The drumming of the raindrops On the window-pane When you do the washing-up The gurgle of the drain The crying of the baby The squeaking of the chair The swishing of the curtain The creaking of the stair A stranger called this morning He didn’t leave his name Left us only silence Life will never be the same.

Activity 1: Spot the nouns, adjectives and verbs Either print the table off or copy it into your book/ onto paper  Verbs: Nouns: Adjectives:

whistling turning purring

kettle lock cat  

black

Challenge: What conjunctions can you spot in the poem?

Lesson 2: Verbs, adjectives and nouns

Activity 2: I have collected the things in my house that are making a sound and have put them in this bag. Add an interesting adjective and a sound verb to each noun e.g. the persistent playing of Alexa

Challenge: Can you add in any alliteration into your sounds? e.g. the screeching scraping of the knife

Remember alliteration is when words start with the same sound

laptop

kettle

washing machine

Alexa

toaster

microwave

Challenge: Can you use a conjunction to describe when you hear the sound? E.g. the persistent tapping of keyboards as parents work from home

Remember a conjunction is a joining word that links parts of a sentence

together

Lesson 2: Verbs, adjectives and nouns

Activity 3: Go on a sound hunt around your house (or perhaps you could hunt for sounds on a walk/ in the park) Make a list of the sounds you hear. Remember to use interesting adjectives and verbs: e.g. the endless whirring of the washing machine

Conjunctions: when as until so if

Lesson 2: Verbs, adjectives and nouns

Activity 4: Write your own version of the Sound Collector (using the sounds you have collected) Try and make your poem as imaginative/ funny as possible

Things to include: ü  Nouns ü  Interesting adjectives ü  Interesting verbs

ü  Challenge: Can you include alliteration and conjunctions?

Use my example on the next page to help you. Use the writing frame on page 14 to help with the structure.

Activity 4: Write your own version of the Sound Collector (using the sounds you have collected) Try and make your poem as imaginative/ funny as possible Miss Robertson’s Example A neighbour called this morning Dressed all in red and blue, Put every sound into a bag And didn’t leave a clue. The endless whirring of the washing machine, The miserable moaning of the children when they start to groan, The persistent tapping of the keyboards As parents work from home. A neighbour called this morning He didn’t leave a sound Left us only silence But was nowhere to be found.

Can you make your poem rhyme?

Activity 4: Writing frame

Activity 5: (optional) Watch Robert Gough read and perform his poem here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIL0kgnxJIo Why not try and read/ perform your poem with lots of expression like Robert Gough? You could even add in actions. Send in a recording of your poem to info@st-jo-st.dudley.sch.uk

Make sure you ask permission from a grown up before recording anything.

Lesson 3: Acrostic poetry Over the next few lessons, we are going to be looking at writing poems about life in lockdown. This has been an unusual, strange and sometimes difficult time for us all. However, I am so impressed with how how hard you have worked, how kind you have been and how wonderful you all are.

Lesson 3: Acrostic poetry In today’s lesson, we are going to write an acrostic poem (we have done these in school before).

An acrostic poem is a poem which the first letter of each line spells out a word, name, or phrase when read vertically.

Lesson 3: Acrostic poetry (activity 1) To help you to think of ideas for your poem, think about or make notes on these questions J

What have you done/ noticed during lock down? Even the boring things like brushing your teeth!

What things have you found: different, new, old, fun, scary, weird and why?  

What things are you looking forward to doing in the near future? What have you

missed most during lock down?

What have you enjoyed most?

Who have you been listening or speaking to and how? Have you been Face Timing? Texting? Phone calls? What have the conversations been about?

Lesson 3: Acrostic poetry Activity 2 1.  Choose the main word for your poem For example: ²  Rainbow ²  Family time ²  Smile ²  Isolation

2. Write the word down your page. You might like to use bubble writing/ coloured pens etc.

Lesson 3: Acrostic poetry Activity 2 3. Using your notes from activity 1 – write your acrostic

poem. Here is an example to help you J nside    

taying safe and well  

pening our hearts and minds  

ooking for things to do  

rts and crafts keeping us entertained  

ime to spend with our families  

mportant time together  

ur NHS we thank  

ow more than ever  

Once you have written your poem, decorate it with pictures/ colour J I would love to see your poems!

Lesson 4: Rhyming poetry

Words that rhyme have the same sound . 'Cheese' and 'peas' both have the same sound. You can write rhyming poems by using pairs or groups of words that use the same sounds. Activity 1: Can you think of any words that rhyme with the following words?

heart: 1.  ____________________ 2.  ____________________ 3.  ____________________

away: 1.  ____________________ 2.  ____________________ 3.  ____________________

down: 1.  ____________________ 2.  ____________________ 3.  ____________________

stare: 1.  ____________________ 2.  ____________________ 3.  ____________________

Lesson 4: Rhyming poetry

Activity 2: Create your own mind map of pairs of rhyming words that could be used in your poem.

Find rhyming words on https://www.rhymezone.com

Lesson 4: Rhyming poetry Activity 3:

A rhyme ladder helps structure our rhyming poem. Rhyming words go in the rhyme boxes on the right hand side one above the other. See example below.

Complete the sentences for this rhyme ladder. Have at least 5 words in each box.

Lesson 5: Writing rhyming poetry Activity 1 Today, you are going to create your own rhyming poem about life in lockdown.

ü  Pick pairs of rhyming words/ couplets that you like (use your mindmap/ page 22 to help you)

ü  Write them on the right hand side of your page/ use the

template on the next page to help you

ü  Use describing words to create some amazing poetry J

ü  Look at my example on page 26 to help you.

ü  Enjoy J      

Rhyme ladder to help you:

Miss Robertson’s example 2020 the year of staying apart But all the love and kindness really does melt my heart. Although, at the moment, schools are shut and we have to keep away We know this won’t last forever and corona virus isn’t here to stay. Whilst being in 7 weeks of isolation, Year 3 have all worked hard, kept smiling and certainly used their imagination. We have been very safe at home, spending time with our family, Baking cakes and writing stories to keep us laughing happily All this we have done to protect our amazing NHS, We thank them, we clap for them, we wish them every success.        

Lesson 5: Writing rhyming poetry

Lesson 5: Writing your own lockdown poetry

To make your poem stand out can you: Perform it aloud? Add beat boxing/actions? Audio record it? Draw pictures/posters?

Make a video?

Bonus task

Use these videos to help you: (remember copy and paste them if they don’t work) https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/english-ks1-ks2-understanding-poetry/zdwxbdm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByAg5aoyAN4  

Make sure you ask permission from a grown up before recording anything.

Reading activity:

How did the octopus get here? Why is it wearing a hat? Is it speaking your language? Do you understand what it’s saying? Where did the plants come from?

Spellings: Spelling pattern: Year 3/4 word list -   These are words that are often used that you should continue to

practise:

important

favourite

disappear

different

surprise

Use a dictionary or ask an adult to help you with the words you are unsure of. Can you make a word search with these words hidden inside?  Look at Lissie’s example on the next page to help you J

Can you find any of Lissie’s words in her word search?

Thank you for working so hard. Please send in any photos of work you do to: info@st-jo-st.dudley.sch.uk It is always a pleasure to see all of your work.