Up and Away - National Council for Curriculum and Assessment

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Experiments with water
Key words
to dissolve to dry the shade
a container to float
to stir flour to disappear to sink
Look at the words in the box and then look at the pictures. Use a dictionary and put
the words with the correct pictures.
Write the definition of the words from the dictionary.
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Notes
Keyword exercises are especially useful in helping pupils to
read long texts. If more than 12 words are identified,
divide them up so that some pairs work with 6-8 words
while other pairs work with the remainder. Put pairs
together to help each other complete the task.
A further strategy for helping pupils with long texts is to
use the language support class to read selected parts of a
text only, as in the above example. Liaise with the
mainstream teacher.
Extension
Ask the class how we can save
water in our daily lives. Brainstorm
ideas and language on the board
and ask pupils to make a wall
chart about saving water.
In the next class use the key words
for a multiple-choice quiz – see
page 156.