Lesson Three – House Abbreviations
This English teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to identify and record the meaning of some special word abbreviations that can be used in house sale adverts to indicate different features of the property.
The class can practise writing house adverts using a limited number of words and matching abbreviations to persuade the reader to buy each of the listed properties.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to identify and record the meaning of some special word abbreviations that can be used in house sale adverts to indicate different features of the property
Activities in this teaching pack include a shared reading text to identify the meaning of different word abbreviations used in house sale adverts and a worksheet and a set of cards to match and record the meaning of special word abbreviations that can be used in house sale adverts.
The interactive presentation gets the children to explore and record the meaning of different word abbreviations that can be used in house sale adverts.
This lesson is part of an English scheme of work to get the children to compose and edit adverts using persuasive language to sell a range of different houses as estate agents, investigate the spellings and meanings of of words that are homophones and practise selecting powerful adjectives to use when writing expanded noun phrases. 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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