REMEMBER: Always insist that children use the target word in every answer they give you at every stage of the session. 1. 1 min. Display word. I say: diverse We say: diverse You say: diverse Say it in a squeaky voice. Say it quickly. Say it really, really slowly. Say it and clap it (di-verse). 2. 1 min. Display COBUILD definition. ‘If a group or of things is diverse, it is made up of a variety of things.’ 3. 2 min. Connections and word mapping. Perfect opportunity for making spelling and meaning links with other words. How is our school diverse? How is our community diverse? Is it good for a community to be diverse? Challenge: how does ‘affluent’ relate to ‘diverse’? 4. 3 mins. Image analysis. What connects all three images? Is each picture diverse? How do you know? What is the same in each picture? Are there any differences? This would present a great opportunity to talk about diversity within either your own community, or on the wider scale of the UK. Diversity doesn’t just mean race. As the pictures show, it means a wide variety of things. 5. 3 mins. Discussion: Idea substitution. Say each sentence aloud. Each sentence has something to do with the target word. Children need to revise each sentence in a way that includes the target word. The cake shop had lots of different cakes on display in the shop window. (diverse) The cake shop had a diverse range of cakes on display in the shop window. The shoppers scurried from shop to shop in the really crowded shopping centre. (bustling) The shoppers scurried from shop to shop in the bustling shopping centre. The event was a celebration of the variety of faiths and beliefs present in our community. (diverse) The event was a celebration of our diverse community. 6. 4 mins. The 4-minute show me showdown!
REMEMBER: Always insist that children use the target word in every answer they give you at every stage of the session. 1. 1 min. Display word. I say: diverse We say: diverse You say: diverse Say it in a squeaky voice. Say it quickly. Say it really, really slowly. Say it and clap it (di-verse). 2. 1 min. Display COBUILD definition. ‘If a group or of things is diverse, it is made up of a variety of things.’ 3. 2 min. Connections and word mapping. Perfect opportunity for making spelling and meaning links with other words. How is our school diverse? How is our community diverse? Is it good for a community to be diverse? Challenge: how does ‘affluent’ relate to ‘diverse’? 4. 3 mins. Image analysis. What connects all three images? Is each picture diverse? How do you know? What is the same in each picture? Are there any differences? This would present a great opportunity to talk about diversity within either your own community, or on the wider scale of the UK. Diversity doesn’t just mean race. As the pictures show, it means a wide variety of things. 5. 3 mins. Discussion: Idea substitution. Say each sentence aloud. Each sentence has something to do with the target word. Children need to revise each sentence in a way that includes the target word. The cake shop had lots of different cakes on display in the shop window. (diverse) The cake shop had a diverse range of cakes on display in the shop window. The shoppers scurried from shop to shop in the really crowded shopping centre. (bustling) The shoppers scurried from shop to shop in the bustling shopping centre. The event was a celebration of the variety of faiths and beliefs present in our community. (diverse) The event was a celebration of our diverse community. 6. 4 mins. The 4-minute show me showdown!
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