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Guided Reading Activities
Week 4 - Year 4
Monday – Independent reading
Tuesday – Quick retrieval
Wednesday – Inference
Thursday – Inference
Friday – Vocabulary
Monday – independent reading
Every year class 5 went to visit the Fitzwilliam Museum and this year was Without thinking, Emily dashed towards a door set into the closest pyramid.
no exception. The guide stopped at each display to tell the children Inside, it was cool and as she ran down a passageway. Torches burned to light the
about the different artefacts. It was only when they reached the Egyptian way ahead. On the walls, she saw carved images - an owl, fish, warriors and
display that Emily became interested. A scarab beetle caught her hieroglyphs that were hard to comprehend. She could hear voices shouting and
attention: glittering wings flickered in the light; greens and blues the sound of running feet behind her but the way ahead was blocked! Spinning
shimmered like an iridescent gemstone and elongated feelers stretched round, she found the jackal standing in her path. The mask seemed to grin.
towards her.
As class 5 meandered into the Viking section, Emily waited. As soon as Something itched against her leg; a shiny beetle glittered. Emily recognised the
they had gone, she reached out and touched the beetle. She felt a hot, greens and reds glimmering in the torchlight. She reached down, touched the
stabbing pain and withdrew her hand as if she had been stung. A moment beetle and once again felt a hot, sharp stabbing pain and… there she was, back in
later and … she was standing at the edge of a desert. Huge, sand-coloured the museum with Mrs Hardy striding towards her. “The museum has been closed
pyramids jutted upwards; white birds circled above, calling; a vast river for half an hour. We’re all in the coach. Where have you been, young lady?”
oozed by and tall palm trees lined its edge. Emily gasped for she knew
exactly where she was.
“In Egypt,” Emily stammered, but Mrs Hardy did not look at all pleased with her
answer!
A procession wound its way from the river towards Emily. At the front, a
tall man dressed as Anubis (god of the afterlife), wearing a jackal’s mask,
strode towards her. Drums beat, rattles shivered and the procession sung a Research any words or phrases you do not
low chant. Six men carried a huge, golden stand on which there was a
throne. A beautiful woman surveyed the procession from on high. She was understand.
the only person without a mask and she was staring right at Emily,
pointing!
Tuesday Read the articles and answer the follow up questions.
1. What does the author mean by fertile soil? 2. Find a word in paragraph two that means the same as fine sand or clay. 3. If you could choose to live in the ‘black land’ or the ‘red land’, which area would you choose to live in and why? 4. Why do you think so many Egyptian people lived so close to the banks of the river? 5. Why do you think the Egyptians needed to defend themselves from enemies? 6. Why is it important to know about the role of the River Nile in ancient Egyptian life?
Wednesday A Busy Morning “Ouchhhh!” screamed Toby. I ran into the living room 1.How is Mum feeling when she walks to see Toby lying on the hard, wooden floor, tears into the room? How can you tell? rolling down his chubby, little cheeks. Behind me, I 2.What does Mum think has happened heard my mum walk into the room. and why? “What have you been doing to Toby?!” she shouted, her 3.What do you think the relationship is face turning a deep red. “Go upstairs; I haven’t got between Toby and the narrator? time for this today.” 4.Why do you think Mum says “I haven’t “But-“ I started to explain. got time for this today”? What is she “Upstairs. NOW,” Mum ordered. “And finish your getting ready for? packing, we need to leave for the airport in 20 5.Where do you think the family might minutes.” be going? I stomped up the stairs to my room. It wasn’t fair! 6.Explain what clues there are to where Angrily, I started throwing things into my suitcase: the family are going. sunglasses, a swimming costume, shorts, flip-flops.
Thursday
“Ahoy me hearties!”
A man in Suffolk has built a giant pirate ship in his
back garden. Tim Jones spent half a year creating the
captain's cabin, deck and seven metre mast (more than
3 times the height of a door!) 1.How many months did it take Tim to build the
He then added several humorous finishing touches pirate ship?
including a toy parrot called Polly and a Jolly Roger 2.Did it cost Tim a lot of money to build the
pirate flag. Tim said, "I spent every free hour I had pirate ship? How do you know?
and weekends building it. It was a tiring time but now I 3.“The neighbours don’t like the pirate ship.”
know it was all worthwhile." True or false? Explain how you know.
Tim said the idea for the pirate ship came from his 4.What does the writer think about the pirate
themed birthday party. He gathered and used ship? Explain what word gives you a clue.
discarded wood to build the pirate ship at minimum 5.“The pirate ship is large.” True or false?
cost. Some trees had to be cut down to fit it in. Explain how you know.
6.Is Tim pleased with his pirate ship? How do
The unusual garden feature has become well known by you know?
locals as the mast can be seen from the road. “It really 7.Why do you think the title of the article is
makes me chuckle every time I walk past,” said a “Ahoy me hearties!”?
neighbour.
"Everyone loves it," Tim said. "I'd love to make it
bigger but I really don't have the room."Friday Complete the word search and find out what each word means.
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