Lesson Two – Word Definitions

This English teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to identify and record the meanings of different words that can be used to describe animals that belong to a specific class found in a range of habitats.

The class can practise using dictionaries to check the listed definitions and spellings of each of the identified words.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to identify and record the meanings of different words that can be used to describe animals that belong to a specific class found in a range of habitats

Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify special vocabulary words that can be used to describe animals that belong to a specific class and a worksheet to select and record the meanings of different words that can be used to describe animals that belong to a specific class.

The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to identify and record the meanings of different words that can be used to describe animals that belong to a specific class.

This lesson is part of an English scheme of work to get the children to explore and record the structure of alphabetically ordered texts using encyclopaedia entries about different animals. 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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