Day 12 · An action word changes the routeYear 3 English · T1 W3–4 · Day 12 lesson

Aim and link: Replace a vague action with a precise verb and use page-relative directions (AC9E3LA07, AC9E3LA10, AC9E3LY06). Prepare: mat, adult-read Text D, read/reader, help/helper cards.

1. Retrieve · 2 min. Put a token at ENTRANCE. Ask whether “go near green” tells the exact end; ask why.
2. Model · 5 min. Read Text D through step 2. Compare “go” with “move one square up on the page, then stop”. Demonstrate both. Say explicitly that right/left refer to the paper, not a walking route.
3. Guided word/text work · 6 min. Build reader and helper from known bases; say who each noun names. Sort move, turn, stop as doing verbs. Change one vague class instruction and test it with a token.
4. Practice · 7 min. Children complete Day 12 A, B or C. A second child follows only the words, then gives one neutral question. A quiet private/adult test works equally well.
5. Explain/revise · 3 min. Ask which action verb removed a pause. If the route still depends on where a person faces, add “on the page” or an unambiguous landmark.
6. Exit · 2 min. Child says/selects one useful action word and what it tells a reader to do. If only a verb is named, model a verb with its object tomorrow.