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Lesson Four – Egg Words

This English teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to select and record synonyms for different vocabulary words that can be used to build noun phrases for a poem describing a range of Easter eggs.
The class can explain and model how to make lists of words to describe the colour, shape and size of nouns related to Easter eggs to use when composing lines for a special poem.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to select and record synonyms for different vocabulary words that can be used to build noun phrases for a poem describing a range of Easter eggs
Activities in this teaching pack include a set of cards to select and match a range of matching synonyms for different vocabulary words that can be used to describe Easter eggs when composing lines for a poem describing this special time of the year and how families might give each other chocolate eggs.
The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to use synonyms for different vocabulary words to build noun phrases for a poem describing a range of Easter eggs.
This lesson is part of an English scheme of work to get the children to select and use descriptive vocabulary to create a shape poem describing different types of eggs given for Easter. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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