Tuesday, March 2, 2021

The Worst Witch Lesson plan Page 1

 If you like the Harry Potter series, you should go back in time to 1974, and read a series by Jill Murphy, 

The Worst Witch.  

The language is simpler and the books are just as fun!  



Read Page 1 

Vocabulary 
Cackle - a nasty laugh
Academy - a school for learning
high - up in the air
mountain - a place that much bigger than a hill 
prison - a place were convicted criminals are kept
gloomy - very sad
turrets - look at this picture: 

pupils - students 
broomstick : 

glanced - look fast
noticed - to see something
not noticed - not to see


Activites: 

Read Page 1

What is the name of the school?
Where is the school? 
How do the girls play? 
What does the school look like? 
Why can't people see the school?  


Mixed up words:  

  s u p p i l   ____________________

i  h  u g       _____________________

y  g  l  o  m  o  __________________



stand   is the present tense.  What is the past tense?   (V2)

hide     is the present tense     What is the participle?  (V3)

see       is the present tense     What is the past tense ?   (V2) 

glance  is the present tense     What is the past tense?   (V2)   - this one is Not Irregular! 



If there is time in class play this game: 



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