Extra lesson: Table of contents

1. Warm-up

2. Critical Reading: Cookie’s Christmas

Invention

3. Reading
1. WARM-UP
 What Am I?
Can you follow the clues to work out what is being described?

Click on the Christmas present to reveal each clue!

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 What Am I?
I help to pull Santa’s sleigh.
I am
Rudolph!
I am an animal.

I have a glowing red nose.

What am I?

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to reveal the
answer.

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 What Am I?
I am very cold!
I am a
snowman!
You make me out of snow.

I sometimes have a
carrot for a nose!

What am I?

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to reveal the
answer.

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 What Am I?
You decorate me
with lights. I am a
Christmas
I am usually green. tree!

You can put presents under

me.

What am I?

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to reveal the
answer.

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 What Am I?
I have a white beard.

I wear a red suit. I am Santa!

I deliver presents to children.

What am I?

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to reveal the
answer.

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 What Am I?
You hang me on a
Christmas tree.
I am
I am usually shaped a bauble!
liked a sphere.

I am usually made of
coloured glass.

What am I?

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to reveal the
answer.

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 What Am I?
I have a gift and a joke
hidden inside.
I am
a Christmas
I am usually used at
cracker!
dinnertime.

A person pulls each

of my ends.

What am I?

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to reveal the
answer.

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2. CRITICAL READING
Cookie’s Christmas Invention
Read the story ‘Cookie’s Christmas
Invention’ and look at the illustrations.

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the story, click this button: ?
? What do you think
this story is about?

? Who do you think

Cookie is?

? What is an
‘invention’?
 Cookie comes from
a ‘long line of
? maker elves’. What
do you think this
means?

What do you think

? the disaster might
be?
? What is an elf?
? Why doesn’t Cookie enjoy
being a maker elf?
 Alliteration is when two words next
Is the CEO impressed
? to each other start with the same
sound. Can you spot the alliteration
in the first sentence?
? with Cookie’s
inventions?
? What is a ‘commotion’?
? What do you think might
happen next?
? What is the problem?
? What might happen if they
can’t fix the jam?
? Why does Tinsel groan?
? Why doesn’t Tinsel
listen to Cookie?
 Can you predict what How do you think Cookie
? Cookie’s invention
might be? ? feels when the CEO refuses
to look at her plan?
 Do you think that
? Cookie knows what her
friend is doing? ? What is Pudding trying to do
with Cookie’s plan?
? Why is Cookie worried?
? How do you think Santa got
to see Cookie’s plans?
? How do you think Cookie
is feeling now? ? Do you think her invention will
be a success?
? How does Cookie’s invention
work? ? Why does the CEO
apologise to Cookie?
 Which word tells us that
? Where do you think the toys
will go next? ? Cookie is pleased with her
new job?
 Do you think it’s a good idea
? What inventions can you
spot in this scene? ? to let the elves choose their
own jobs?
 ? Who is the main character in
this story?

the CEO Cookie Tinsel

 ? When is the story set?

near Christmas in summer on New Year’s Eve

? What is the main problem in
the story?
? How is the problem solved?
? What do you think the CEO learns
in this story?
? Why do you think Pudding helps Cookie?
 Cookie feels happy when she is listened to.
? How could you make sure your friends feel
listened to?
? Cookie is a fantastic inventor. If you could
invent a new toy, what would you create?
 Did you enjoy this
? story? What was your
favourite part?

What do you think

might happen to
? Cookie and her
friends next
Christmas?
Words to remember!
3. WRITING
Cookie’s Christmas Phonics

ay
oy oy
o e
Cookie’s Christmas Phonics

ir
a e ay a e i e
Cookie’s Christmas Phonics

ou ea

a e
a e

aw
Cookie’s Christmas Phonics

ew ew
 Elf Yourself!
Your first elf name is your favourite Christmas food. What is it?
 Elf Yourself!
Your second elf name is the word that is next to your birthday month. What is it?
Elf Yourself!
What do you want to do?
Elf Yourself!
What will you look like?
 Elf Yourself!
Now write some sentences to describe your elf-self.