Exploring vocabulary in 'Leaf'

English

In this unit, pupils developed their personal responses to texts, expressing opinions and listening to others. In 'Reading for Pleasure in Year 3', pupils will build on this by starting to learn about how to choose texts for themselves.

In 'Grandad's Island', pupils continued to develop their personal responses to key themes. In 'Leaf', pupils will build on this by considering others in their responses and actions they could take to support others.

'Leaf': book club

It is about animals who fight with each other but then make friends.

It is about the effects of climate change on an animal's habitat and friendship.

It is about a polar bear that wants to use leaves as wings to fly.

Which statement best summarises the story of 'Leaf'?

A crow spotted a polar bear floating towards the shore on a slab of ice.

The polar bear set up home inside a cave and all the animals were afraid of him.

The polar bear, now named Leaf, tried to use leaves to fly off a hill.

The animals called a meeting to discuss Leaf but couldn't agree on anything.

Leaf tried to fly again, this time off a cliff and landed in the sea.

The crows, seeing Leaf sad and lonely, decided to listen to his story.

All the animals vowed to tell Leaf's story and the crows flew Leaf home.

Order the events from the story of 'Leaf' correctly.

Match the word class to its correct definition.

dangerous, lonely, scared, kind, empathetic

climate, family, ocean, friends, hill, lake

Which of the following are examples of adjectives?

The destructive storm destroyed many homes and wiped out electricity lines.

The destructive nurse cared for her patients with kindness and warmth.

The destructive animal launched itself through others' habitats, creating chaos.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'destructive' appropriately?

Which pieces of information would you find on the front cover of a picture book?

True or false? 'Leaf' is a non-fiction text. 

True or false? All the characters in 'Leaf' are animals.

Deciding what you think will happen next in a story.

Match the keywords to the correct definitions.

One day, a crow saw a polar bear washed up on the shore.

The polar bear collected leaves every day.

The forest animals did not talk to the polar bear and they were afraid of him.

The polar bear tried to jump off the cliff and fly home but it didn't work.

The animals felt sorry for the polar bear and finally listened to his story.

The crows helped to fly the polar bear home.

Starting from the beginning, order these events from the story 'Leaf'.

Which real life issue is the story of 'Leaf' based on?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Exploring vocabulary in 'Leaf'

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.