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Day 8 — One paragraph, one connected part of an ideaYear 3 English · T1 W1–2 · Day 8 lesson

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Year 3 / Term 1 / Weeks 01 02 / English

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Codes: AC9E3LA04, AC9E3LA10, AC9E3LY06. Aim: group related observations and caution in separate simple paragraphs using precise words. Bring: Text B, evidence board and a child observation (or explicitly fictional practice if samples unavailable).

  1. Set goal · 2 min. Say: “A report can help a reader when each paragraph keeps related ideas together.”
  2. Model · 5 min. Read the Observe and Compare and ask again paragraphs in Text B. Explain that the first tells how to look, the next tells what to compare and what we still do not know. Highlight grain, layer, evidence as words needing meaning in context.
  3. Guided sort · 6 min. Put sentence strips We kept jars closed, A looked darker in our record, Colour alone does not show plant growth under method / observation / question or limit. If A did not actually look darker, label that strip a fictional practice sentence.
  4. Learner report · 7 min. With real authorised records or marked fictional practice, children make two short paragraphs: one about method, one about an observation and remaining question. Offer a heading for each. Ask for an exact visible detail rather than “the soil was good.”
  5. Reader check · 3 min. Partner points to the sentence that belongs with the method and one that is a claim. Author moves or revises a sentence if it interrupts the idea.
  6. Check · 2 min. Everyone explains where We kept both jars closed belongs and why. Focus learners' report shows whether grouping and vocabulary are meaningful.

Access: movable strips, tactile sections, dictated/AAC paragraphs, read-aloud headings. A child need not physically handle a sample to describe a documented observation, but record the source.

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