Generating ideas and vocabulary for instructions for how to make a monster pizza
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can generate ideas and vocabulary to use when writing instructions for how to make a monster pizza.
Key learning points
- Your imagination can help you to think of things that do not exist in real life.
- A noun is a naming word for people, places or things.
- An adjective is a word that describes a noun.
- It is easier for the reader to picture the nouns we are writing about if we describe them using an adjective.
Keywords
Imagination - the creative tool that helps you to think of things that do not exist in real life
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Adjective - a word that describes a noun
Common misconception
Pupils may think that all adjectives are equally precise when describing a noun.
Teach pupils that adjectives need to be carefully chosen and selected because they describe the noun in the most precise way.
Teacher tip
You may wish to play some imaginative games with your class to help their imaginations blossom. Print off pictures of toppings that could go on their monster pizzas to support pupils in generating adjectives.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? Instructions are written for someone who needs to know how to do something.
Q2.Fill in the blank. Instructions are a set of __________ for someone to follow to complete a specific task.
Q3.Which of these would come with instructions?
Q4.Which of these would not require instructions?
Q5.True or false? A recipe is a set of instructions for making food.
Q6.The list of things needed in a recipe is called what?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What tool allows you to think of made-up characters, settings and objects?
Q2.Your imagination can help you to create ...
Q3.What is a noun?
Q4.Which of these is a noun?
Q5.What is an adjective?
Q6.Which of these words is an adjective?
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