The Worst Witch, Page 13, Lesson Plan

 On this page we find out that Mildred CAN really do Magic! 

Vocabulary

beginner's  - tasks that only someone just starting knows how to do 

miserable -  very sad

clever- smart

crowded round, - come closer

 jeering - making fun of

unbearable - not able to - too hard 

muttered- to say very quietly 

under her breath- saying in a whisper 

vanished - disappeared

Spelling

Look at the vocabulary list: 

Find a word that has a short i sound 

 ______________    __________________    _________________

Make sentences: 

Mildred writes to her favorite cousin about what happened in school today:  Use words from the word bank:   pig,  jeering, spell, miserable, clever , unbearable 

Dear Cecilia, 

Today I did a horrible thing.  I thought I was being _______________.  Ethel was ____________ at me, so I said a new _____________ that I was looking up at the library yesterday.  But she turned into a ____  instead of a frog!  I was _______________ . I hope that I won't be expelled from school. If so, can I come to your school instead? 

With love, 

Mildred 

Cecilia writes back: Word bank:beginners. mutter , bossy, breath, vanish, crowded round  

Dear Mildred, 

I know that you didn't mean to turn Ethel into a pig.  She was probably being too ________.

I am actually very proud of you that you did such an advanced spell, it is not for ____________. 

It is very important to be upbeat and to be proud of yourself.  Just be careful about what you ________ under your _______next time. Ethel didn't actually ______________did she? 

Vocabulary Game : Use the words from this lesson: 

Get a dice, either on line https://freeonlinedice.com/ or a physical one: 

Roll the dice: 

If you get a 

1 Spell the word

2 Say the meaning of the word

3 Say the opposite meaning of the word

4 Draw the word and show your teacher

5 Ask a question using the word

6 Say a sentence using the word. 

Part 2 

  

Warm up 

How many words can you make with these letters? 

i    t    p    n   s    a    Example   pan  

__________  ______________   _______________   

_____________   _____________    _______________

Vocabulary - phrases idioms

rent the air - was very loud

‘That’s torn it!’ - that was very bad

‘You’ve done it now - you did it, (in a bad way)

Pronunciation 

furious fur ee us - angry

Make new sentences with these phrases

 

rent the air  __________________________

That's torn it __________________________

You've done it now  __________________________

Questions: 

What did Mildred do? 

How does she feel? 

How does Ethel feel? 

beginner's  - tasks that only someone just starting knows how to do 

miserable -  very sad

clever- smart

crowded round, - come closer

 jeering - making fun of

unbearable - not able to 

muttered- to say very quietly 

under her breath- saying in a whisper 

vanished - disappeared

Choose three words and make up new sentences using them. 

1._____________________________

2.____________________________

3._____________________________

 

The Worst Witch Lesson Plan page 12 - Chapter 3

 Now for a joke: 

Which school subject do witches like the most?  

Scroll to the bottom of the page for the answer! 

Who is Ethel? 

Let's read about her, does she remind you of someone you know?

Vocabulary 

certain - particular

succeeded - was able to do something well

from the very first try - from the beginning

top of the class - best student

icy remarks - something not nice to say 

bossy - telling people what to do all the time

Spelling 

What is the first and last letter of the word? 

Word Bank  icy succeeded  bossy  certain  class

_ertai_       _ucceede_      _oss_      _las_   _c_ 

Make sentences: 

 

bossy is Ethel  rather

________________________________

 

try Her first  kitten the learned on how  broom the to ride 

_______________________________________________

 

class A  person the  named  of  Ethel is top

___________________________________

Describe Ethel  Use these phrases:  bossy,  top of the class,  smug,  the best. 

_________________________________

________________________________

________________________________

Answer to the Joke:

Witches like Spelling class the best!! 

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Second half of Page 12, Chapter 3

Vocabulary

 on purpose - to cause harm 

You’re both as bad as each other - both people are the same 

temper - to get angry 

dustbins - trash, garbage

shriek -scream 

Spelling 

Find the missing letter that is the same in the pair of words  

purpo_e       _hriek 

Find other words hiding inside the phrase: 

You’re both as bad as each other  Example:  had   

___________   _______________  ________________

Make sentences: 

 

other  You're  each  both   as   as   bad 

_____________________________

 

cat  Anyway  bad it's  a  not 

__________________________

 

dustbins   it  Wasn't   the  week  into last  that you into crashed 

___________________________________________________

Who said it?  Circle the correct answer: 

‘I think Miss Cackle gave you that cat on purpose.  Ethel, Maud, Mildred

Oh, be quiet                                                         Ethel, Maud, Mildred

‘you’d better be quiet, because if you don’t I shall  Ethel, Maud, Mildred

gave a shriek of laughter                                        Ethel, Maud, Mildred

Vocabulary Game : Use the words from this lesson: 

Get a dice, either on line https://freeonlinedice.com/ or a physical one: 

Roll the dice: 

If you get a 

1 Spell the word

2 Say the meaning of the word

3 Say the opposite meaning of the word

4 Draw the word and show your teacher

5 Ask a question using the word

6 Say a sentence using the word. 

Answer to the Joke: 

Spelling!! 

 

The Worst Witch page 11 Lesson Plan

 Dress up like a witch!  

Read Page 11 1st paragraph 

Mildred and Maud are trying to teach their kittens to ride the broomstick with not much luck. 

Could you do better? 

Here is Midnight in his favorite place, a bag! 

Vocabulary: 

cheating- doing something against the rules 

handlebars - the steering part of a bicycle or motorcycle 

a saddle - the part that you sit on a bicycle 

blushed - the face of a person turns red from embarassment 

Activties 

Mildred needs your help to teach her kitten how to ride the broomstick:

Give her some advice: 

You should ______________ 

Mildred  you need to ______________ 

Your kitten needs to ________________

Agree or disagree: Tell your answer and then tell why you feel that way

Mildred should tell her kitten to hold on with its claws. Agree or Disagree. Why or Why not? 

Riding a broomstick is hard  Agree or Disagree. Why or Why not? 

Word cloud  

Write as many words as you can to describe Mildred! 

Example  short, Mildred is short 

Your Turn: 

Roll the dice: if one of these numbers comes up do this activity with the vocabulary word: 

1 = tell what it means, 2 = use it in a sentence, 3 = give a synonym, 4 = give an antonym, 5 = draw it,

Second part of page 11

Miss Hardbroom is giving instructions

Vocabulary 

clapped -to put your hands together and make noise. 

remind - to tell someone again instructions

potion - a syurp that witches make

literally - exactly as it happened

form-mistress - the head teacher of the grade

nowhere - not anywhere

disappeared - to go away 

Spelling 

Put the correct ending on the words 

Word bank: 

nowhere, disappeared, clapped,  literally, walked,  remind

clap _ _ _ 

literal _ _ 

walk _ _ 

disappear _ _ 

Make sentences: 

 

remind there  I tomorrow  that a  morning  test there potion  is would   you 

  ____________________________________________

wish  that  I   do  wish  wouldn't  she 

  _______________________________________________

 

gulped  kitten  Maud  her  and back  to  hurried 

  ______________________________________________

Reread the whole page and find this infomation: 

Why did Maud say that Mildred was cheating? 

Why won't Miss Hardbroom approve of how Mildred's kitten rides the broomstick? 

What test is going to happen tomorrow? 

Did Miss Hardbroom really leave the yard? 

If there is time in class, you can go play chess and tell the teacher how to play the game and what moves you are doing and why! https://www.chess.com/play/online

The Worst Witch Lesson Plan Page 10

 

Maud and Mildred are trying to teach their kittens how to ride a broomstick, it is not so easy. . . 

Vocabulary: 

useless - not good for the function

for a rest - to stop working for a short period of time

never mind - don't worry about it

an idea flashed - a good idea came suddenly 

dived - ran very fast

hooked over - put over 

bundled - put into 

satchel - a school bag

astounded - surprised 

peeped out - looked out 

Choose  the correct form of the verb in the sentence: 

Mildred was (sat) (sitting)  on the broomstick for a rest.

An idea (flashed) (flashing) into Mildred’s head.

Her  kitten  was (chase )(chasing) a leaf along the ground. 

She came out (carrying) (carry) her satchel.

Mildred (fly) (flew) delightedly round the yard.

Make sentences: 

  

start, Oh, a well It's Maud laughed 

___________________________________

 

  Maud mind  Never  said

____________________________________

 

air, Look  from  the Maud up she feet called 

_____________________________________

Mildred has to explain to Miss Hardbroom why her kitten is hanging from a bag on her broomstick

Help her to write her explanation: 

Word Bank: 

ride 

claws

Hardbroom 

satchel 

tabby 

Miss ____________________ , My kitten just can't ______ the broomstick !  It is a ____________

kitten!  Please let me carry the kitten in the  ________________!  It doesn't have sharp _________ like 

the other kittens.  

If there is time in class go to this site and play a game! 

https://www.gamestolearnenglish.com/questions/

The Worst Witch Page 9

 

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What do you like about this trailer? 

What don't you like?  

Which character do you like the best? 

Page 9  The girls start to train their kittens 1st paragraph

Vocabulary

persuade - to make someone change their mind about something

puzzled - someone who doesn't know what to do 

Several - a few

claws - the very sharp fingernail on a cat

  smug - know it all person 

Spelling  

Put the proper ending letters on the words

sm __  __     sever _ _      persua __  __    cla__  __   puzzl __  __ 

Word bank:  several, persuade,  smug , puzzled,  claws,  broomsticks 

Play a game:  4 in a row.  

Say a sentence with one of these words, and then you can put in a counter where you want: 

smug, several, persuade, claws, puzzled, broomstick, Miss Hardbroom, Miss Cackle, Maud,  Mildred, 

Ethel, kitten, sit, cleaning, playground, bats, paws, midnight. pride 

Questions: 

Read the selection again, and then answer these questions.

What do the girls try to teach their kittens? 

How do the kittens hold on to the broom? 

Whose kitten is able to sit on the broom?  

What is it doing? 

Homework: 

Draw what your kitten would be doing if you tried to teach it to ride a broomstick! 

2nd Paragraph on Page 9 

How to ride a broomstick - Not Easy 

Read the second paragraph  

Vocabulary 

mentioned - to say or write something

ordered - give a command

hover - to remain in one place in the air 

lengthways - parallel to the ground 

balancing - staying in the right place

overbalance - fall over 

rescue - to save you

Spelling : Put in the first letter of the word: Word bank:  hover, ordered, balancing, lengthways, rescue 

_over     _alancing     _engthways      _rdered 

Grammar   Present Progressive 

Put the right word in the sentence you can use each word more than once: 

Word bank: balancing  hanging, riding, falling, singing 

_______________ a broomstick is not like _________________ a horse. 

Wow! The broomstick is ____________________ on its own! 

The worst part of ______________ a broomstick is __________________ off. 

That last time I rode the broomstick I was _______________ upside down! 

Play a game :  https://wordscramble.eu/just-words.html

Read the third paragraph, and stop at the words: "a shake " 

Vocabulary 

crashing -  collide or hit something else 

reasonably - in an ok fashion

as though - as if 

a shake - move an object side to side 

Past Perfect 

This tense is when an action took place in the past over a long period of time. 

It had taken Mildred several weeks of falling o and crashing before she could ride the broomstick reasonably well.

 - had taken means that the action was over a long period of time. 

We use the past tense with the word "had"  

Example: I had walked all day today and my feet are tired. 

Now your turn:  

Word bank 

taken, walk,  run,   crashed,  fallen ,  fell 

Pick three words and make sentences using this structure: had + past tense ( or the particple V3) 

Use this post for irregular V3 words: 

https://rachaelenglishclasses.blogspot.com/2012/08/very-useful-v1-v2-v3-teaching-chart.html

1___________________________________

2__________________________________

3__________________________________

Present Progressive - This tense is for actions that are in the Present that are taking a long time. 

The form is :  is/am/are  + verb + ing 

Example: I am going to the store now.  

Your turn 

Make sentences with the Present Progressive

Word Bank: falling, crashing, trying, 

1___________________________________

2__________________________________

3__________________________________

If there is time, then go to this site and play this game: 

https://www.gamestolearnenglish.com/perfect-tense-game/

Last part of Page 9 starting with the word: "Listen!"

Vocabulary: 

severely - to say samething not so nice 

rough - like sandpaper

softening- to say in a nice tone

thud - a loud noise

grimly - sadly

luck - something good happening

Spelling: 

U can have a few sounds:  short u like uh  - long u like cute 

Which u sound do these words?   cute     stupid     luck  thud  smug 

Tell your teacher more words with the u sound, short and long

_________   __________  _______________

Make sentences: 

 

Stupid   I   I   you think  call to shall have 

___________________________________

on You hold don't  to  try  even 

____________________________________ 

you  I'm with not  angry really

__________________________________

luck Maud better having  was 

 __________________________________________

 

The Worst Witch Page 8

 

Dress up like a Witch!! 

Vocabulary

keep upright! - stay in the standing position

droning - singing in a monotone

marched - to walk like in a parade

in single file - walk one by one

tabby - black and brown striped cat 

Just getting some sun, don't bother me! 

Please pass me the hammer! 

gale - a strong wind

the last of all - the end of the line

sleek - nice and smooth

a sort of - a kind of 

Word mixup - Each word is mixed up, and you need to put the letters in order again

Word bank: gale, sleek, black, march

hrcma                agel                    keles                   clbak

   Write a word for each letter of the word witch  about witches

W 

I 

T

C

H

Write down two truths and one lie about Mildred

Truths

1_____________________________________

2_____________________________________

Lie ___________________________________

Play a Game!! 

2nd half of the page:  

Vocabulary 

ran out of - there was no more left 

a pleasant grin- a nice smile

nastily- not nice

darkly- in a depressed way

it does look a bit dim - it doesn't look very smart

Sooty - covered with ashes making it look black.

Activites: 

Put in the correct vowel,  the vowels in these words are wrong:

Word bank:  ran, darkly, dim, nastily

nistaly     rin     derkli    dem 

Write three words that have three letters starting with the letter W 

_  _  _         _  _  _         _  _  _  

Now write four words that have four letters starting with the letter S 

_  _  _  _       _  _  _  _        _  _  _  _        _  _  _  _  

Write sentences that use two of these words:  pleasant, grin, bit,  dim,  darkly, ran, of , out 

1._____________________________________

2._____________________________________

Mildred writes a letter home now that she has got the kitten:  You write her letter for her

Word Bank There are more words than you need: 

dim, black, Hardbroom,  darkly, Sooty, tabby, nastily,  grin 

Dear Mom, 

I just got a _________________ instead of a _________________ one like everbody else. 

Miss ____________________ wasn't very nice about it and she smiled _______________,  it does

 look a bit _____________, I was going to name my black kitten  _______________but that name is

 not suitable now.  

What do you think? 

Love, Mildred.

 

Rachael Alice Orbach

On Line English teacher

On-Line English Teacher

The Worst Witch Page 5

 

We have been reading this book, so I thought it might be interesting to hear it being read,  

To review the pages that we have been studying, listen up to time  6:04. 

Today we are going to work on from 6:04- 6:42

Vocabulary: 

silly - not sensible

have a way with animals - animals like you 

treading - stepping on 

hands it to you- gives it to you in your hands

the door crashed open - the door was opened very strongly

reveal - to show 

form-mistress  - the head teacher of the grade 

lantern - a light that uses a flame (used before electricity 

scragged back - pulled back 

Past tense to present tense 

scragged                     look

revealed                     scrag

treaded                     reveal

stood                        tread 

looked                    stand 

    

Present progressive to  Present tense 

treading                    sing

terrifying                    wrap

wrapping                  tread 

singing                    terrify 

 Who said it? Circle the correct answer.

‘Don’t be silly                                              Maud    Mildred  Miss Hardbroom

You know you have a way with animals .   Maud    Mildred    Miss Hardbroom

‘Rather late to be up, isn’t it, girls?             Maud    Mildred    Miss Hardbroom

Make up your own sentences with these words: \

silly    ___________________________________________

treading  ________________________________________

the door crashed open  _____________________________________

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Vocabulary

leapt  - past tense of leap

drew apart - go away from each other 

burst open - opened very hard

 icily - very coldly

miserably - sadly 

nastily - not nice at all 

certainly  - in the right way  

meaningfully - in a way that you know the meaning

hastily- very fast 

Who said this? 

Rather late to be up, isn’t it, girls?  Maud     Mildred   Miss Hardbroom

Of course, if we don’t want to be included in the presentation tomorrow we are certainly going about it the right way                                  Maud     Mildred   Miss Hardbroom

‘Yes, Miss Hardbroom,’                 Maud     Mildred   Miss Hardbroom

Adverb 

To make an adverb  we can take a  adjective and add ly

Example

cold   coldly 

ice     icily  

Now you do it:   Remember if the word ends in y, change the i to y and then add the ly 

miserable   __________________

nastly       ___________________

certain  ____________________

meaningful ___________________

hasty ______________________

Present tense to Present Progressive 

hoot                        standing                

creak                        diving 

dive                         creaking

stand                         hooting

If there is time in class, you can play a game!!