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    • W.B 21.09.26

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                                      🥪 Can You Help Andy?

    When we opened Andy’s explorer bag, we discovered lots of useful equipment for his wildlife adventures.

    But we thought something important was missing...

    Something to eat!

    This week, we are going to help Andy prepare a sandwich for his next adventure.

    L.O: To talk about what they are going to write.

    Learn

    Andy needs a sandwich to take on his next wildlife adventure.

    🍞 🧀 🥒 🍓

    What could you put inside?

    How would you make it?

    Talk through your ideas before you begin.

    🧠 Think it → 🗣️ Say it → ✋ Hold it → ✏️ Write it

    Apply

    Your challenge

    • Choose a sandwich for Andy.

    • Can you write instructions to help him make it?

    • We want to find out what you already know about writing instructions.

    L.O: To write for different purposes.

    Learn

    Instructions have an important job.

    They need to help somebody do something successfully.

    We are going to put some of our instructions to the test!

    🥪 Will Andy manage to make his sandwich?

    Understand

    Look back at the instructions you wrote.

    Think carefully:

    • Could Andy follow them?

    • Did you tell him everything he needed to know?

    • Was anything missing?

    • Was anything unclear?

    Apply

    Look again at your own instructions.

    1. ⭐ One thing that worked well:

    2. ➡️ One thing I would improve:

    Word Level

    L.O: To use specific words which relate to the topic of their writing.

    🔎 Imperative Verbs

    Learn

    Instructions contain words that tell the reader what to DO.

    These are called imperative verbs.

    ✂️ cut 🥄 spread 🫙 open 🤲 take 👇 place ➕ add

    Can you act out each action?

    Understand

    Some words tell us what to do and some do not.

    Your challenge

    Sort the words into:

    • 🟢 IMPERATIVE VERBS

    Words that tell us what to do

    and

    • 🔵 OTHER WORDS

    • Can you explain how you know?

    ✏️ Choose Your Words Carefully

    L.O: To use specific words which relate to the topic of their writing.

    Learn

    Good instructions tell the reader exactly what to do.

    Look at these instructions:

    🥪 Put the butter on the bread.

    🥪 Spread the butter on the bread.

    Which instruction is clearer?

    Why?

    Understand

    Some instructions could be made clearer by choosing a better imperative verb.

    Can you choose a word to complete each instruction?

    __________ butter on the bread.
    __________ the cucumber.
    __________ cheese on the bread.

    💡 Which imperative verb works best?

    Apply

    Now think about your sandwich for Andy.

    🥪 Which imperative verbs would help Andy make it successfully?

    🔪 cut ➕ add 🍞 spread 👇 place 🥒 slice

    🌟 Think Deeper

    Can you think of a different imperative verb that would also work?

    Which verb would be most helpful to Andy? Why?

     

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