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Y5 Summer Term Part 1. CW Lesson 1
PHRASES

Truth to Teach (Source)

 Sentences are made up of parts which convey a message; they make sense.

 A phrase is a group of words which has no verb and is part of a sentence.

 Phrases do not make sense on their own.

Way to Work (Means)

1. Write the word phrase on the board. Ask the children if they know the meaning of the
word. If no-one can respond, ask the children what they should do to find out (use a
dictionary).

2. Establish that a sentence makes sense. It always has a verb with either a noun or a
pronoun. Let the children suggest some two-word sentences.

E.g. Jesus wept. He ran. Dad won. Mum cooks.

Talk about simple sentences which can have more words in but convey just one
thing/idea.

E.g. The girl walked home. The boat sailed away.

3. Explain that sentences, being messages, often need to give more information.

E.g. Jesus wept when Lazarus died. He ran quickly down the road.

Dad easily won the race. Mum cooks delicious dinners for us.

We add in adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, interjections, etc.

4. Sentences can be more complex to convey more information. They may contain a
phrase which, on its own, would not make sense; it does not contain a verb but it adds
information to the whole sentence. Remind the children of prepositional phrases
(Autumn term, Part 2).

Eg One day, in a faraway land, a princess was born.
The man put his hands in his pockets.
The children ran down the corridor.

In the morning, the teacher sorted out the problem.

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