Description of the houses built in 'The Three Little Pigs'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can join two ideas together to describe the houses that the pigs built.
Key learning points
- Adjectives can be used to describe the appearance of something.
- An appearance is what someone or something looks like, in this case what the houses looks like.
- When you use two adjectives to describe a noun, you need to separate them with a comma.
- Two ideas can be joined together using 'and' to form one sentence.
- In a compound sentence, each idea must make complete sense.
Keywords
Setting - where a story takes place
Appearance - what someone or something looks like
Adjective - adds detail to a noun
Joining word - a word that joins words or ideas
Common misconception
Pupils may be unable to spell some of the adjectives you generate to describe the houses.
As you are generating, create a class word bank for the adjectives. This will help pupils to recall them when they are writing and help to spell them correctly.
Teacher tip
This lesson is designed to be another opportunity to practise expanded noun phrases and join two ideas using 'and'. Refer back to children's writing in the previous lesson where they wrote compound sentences to describe the wolf.
Equipment
You need a copy of 'The Three Little Pigs', which is in the additional resources for this lesson.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these adjectives could you use to describe the wolf?
Q2.Complete the sentence. An appearance is...
Q3.Which of these are adjectives?
Q4.Match the word to its definition.
what someone or something looks like
adds detail to a noun
a naming word for a person, place or thing
Q5.Match the word to its example.
sharp
teeth
sharp, pointed teeth
and
Q6.In what order did the wolf attempt to blow down the pigs' houses?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these might be appropriate adjectives to describe the straw house?
Q2.Which of these might be appropriate adjectives to describe the stick house?
Q3.Which of these might be appropriate adjectives to describe the brick house?
Q4.Match the word to its example.
red, robust house
flimsy
straw
and
Q5.Which is the correctly punctuated expanded noun phrase?
Q6.Which sentence joins two ideas using the joining word 'and' correctly?
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