Describing yourself
I can describe my own skills and personality in a sentence.
Describing yourself
I can describe my own skills and personality in a sentence.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- An adjective describes a noun, including ourselves, such as "I am helpful."
- Adjectives are describing words
- A person's character traits make that person who they are
- Someone's personality or character traits may be different to others'
- Certain character traits are better suited to some jobs, such as bravery for a firefighter
Keywords
Noun - a naming word of people, place or things
Adjective - describes a noun
Describe - add detail to
Character traits - the special qualities that make a character themselves
Simple sentence - a sentence about one idea that makes complete sense
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to describe themselves.
Before describing themselves, model sentences by describing your pupils providing them with vocabulary, 'You are...'.
Equipment
You will need a copy of the 2020 Hodder Children's Books edition of 'A Superhero Like You' by Dr. Ranj.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
I
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helpful
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
an uppercase letter that starts a sentence
a punctuation mark that often ends a sentence
a space used in between words