Walk to School Week - Green Bank Primary School - Stage 4 Comprehension

STAGE 4 Unit focus: Persuasive Texts Text focus: Poster Walk To School Week This month, from 16-20 May, Green Bank Primary School will be taking part in Walk to School week. Walking...

STAGE 4 Unit focus: Persuasive Texts Text focus: Poster Walk To School Week This month, from 16-20 May, Green Bank Primary School will be taking part in Walk to School week. Walking to school is great for our health and well-being, it’s good for our community and it helps our environment too. Plus, it’s fun and free! Why not get involved and see if you can feel the benefits? Did you know that nearly half of primary school children in the UK come to school by car? Year 4 recently conducted a survey and found out that for our school, the figure is even higher. That’s even though most children live within walking distance of school. This can cause problems on the roads nearby. The streets become clogged at drop off and pick up times. This is a particular problem for us at Green Bank as there is limited parking for parents and sometimes people park where they shouldn’t. In addition, we also know that car fumes can be harmful to the air we breathe and to the planet. Luckily there is a wonderful alternative: walking! Walking (and other active travel options such as cycling or going by scooter) don’t just help with traffic and pollution, they help us feel be er too. Doctors recommend that children get 60 minutes of activity per day and walking to school counts towards this total. There are lots of benefits to physical activity: It keeps us fit and healthy. It improves our mood. It helps us concentrate. It helps us sleep be er. Sounds good, doesn’t it! During our Walk to School Week, there will be lots ways to help kick start this healthy habit. Park and Stride: There will be walking buses, with adult supervision, walking from the car parks on Talbot Street and Green Lane. Avoid the hassle of driving to the school gates and walk the last mile to school with friends. On Walking Wednesday, these super striders will be joined by special guest, football mascot Filbert the Fox! Lunchtime walking club: Got the walking bug? Log some extra miles with Miss Hargreaves and Mr Carpenter at our special walking club. This will run every day during our Walk to School Week. Make sure to bring a pair of trainers as we may not be sticking to pavements! all resources ©2023 Literacy Shed http://www.literacyshedplus.com  Prizes and competitions: There will be a prize for the person who logs the most miles and for the class which records the most miles walked (or cycled or scooted). There will also be a poster competition to promote walking to school. Look out for your Walk to School diary and get ready to become a Walking Wonder! EXPLANATION FOCUS 1. Find and copy an example of a rhetorical question. 2. Find and copy an example of alliteration. 3. How has the article tried to make the Walk to School Week sound fun? 4. Find one other way that the writer has tried to convince people that walking more is a good thing. 5. How has the writer tried to make sure the key information is easy to find? VIPERS QUESTIONS R What survey did year 4 complete? V Find and copy a word which means blocked. R What are the 3 types of active travel which are encouraged? I What sorts of places do you think the Walking Club will visit? V What does hassle mean? all resources ©2023 Literacy Shed http://www.literacyshedplus.com