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Why does her Dad call her Astro girl? What do you think it means? What would you like to be called if you had a nickname?
Introduce the word determined and explain what it means. How do we know Astrid is determined? Relate it to school- 'I can't do it yet' (perseverance).
Think about what you would like to succeed in. How can you be determined?
Listen to your favourite piece of music and find the pulse (steady beat), clap along with this.
Use your voice and body to see what different sounds you can make e.g. clap, stamp, shout etc.
Quick read words: hat, pit, top, rat, yet, jam
Reintroduce the grapheme: ch
Read the words: chop, chip, chat, check
Recap tricky words: we, me, be was
Learn new tricky word: my
Spelling
Practise letter formation: h, ch
write tricky word: the
Write words: chop, chip, chat
Write caption: I am hot.