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Lesson 7

NEW: IDIOMS

KS1: Pupils will be introduced to figurative language, looking together at a few everyday idioms and using them to create a funny class joke.

KS2: Pupils will look at the figurative meanings of common idioms to help them create their very own jokes to perform for the class.

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KEY STAGE 1
ENGLISH CURRICULUM
SCOTTISH CURRICULUM
WELSH CURRICULUM
KEY STAGE 2
ENGLISH CURRICULUM
SCOTTISH CURRICULUM
WELSH CURRICULUM
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"I have some disengaged learners, with behaviour problems who become totally engrossed in Beano. Unprompted, one boy started creating his own regular comic – an amazing, creative storyline with fantastic vocabulary."
Mrs R., Class 3 teacher, Bradford
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