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A New Class

Look at two pictures of a child taken a year apart. Notice what has changed and what has stayed the same when moving to a new class. Draw something new this year and copy the word new.

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    1 - Look and Wonder ~5 mins

    Look at the two pictures.

    What do you see?

    Our question: what is new in a new class?

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    2 - Talk and Learn ~6 mins

    Let's find out what can change when a child moves up a class.

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    3 - Look for Changes ~10 mins

    Point to one thing that changed.

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    4 - Draw Something New ~8 mins

    COPYBOOK MOMENT

    In your copy, draw one thing that is new for you this year at school. Copy the word new.

    An empty box labelled Something new, and a line to finish underneath (a copybook page)

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    5 - What We Found ~5 mins

    a bright open door into a classroom with a small green schoolbag just inside
    new something we did not have before
    a child a bit taller than last year standing beside a shorter chalk mark on a wall
    change something that is not the same now
    a school gate that looks the same every morning with children walking in
    same something that did not change

    What changed?

    What stayed the same?

    Did the pictures tell us how the child felt?

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    Module 1 · Our Place and the People in It
    Lesson 1 · A New Class
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