APIEWriting: The sun, moon and stars
The sun, moon and stars
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Module 1: Word Practice
Practise the space words before you write.
📋 How to use this lesson
👩🏫 Teacher
This is a 20-minute lesson. Do the word practice first, then let students write, and check the practice answers together.
🎓 Learner
First, do the four short tasks to learn the words. Next, write your 5 sentences and read the model answer.
💡 Look at this sentence
"The sunshine is the brightest light in the sky."
📚 Target Words
Task A: Word Order
Put the words in the right order to make complete sentences.
→ The sunshine is warm.
1. live / on / We / earth / .
____ (Type the sentence here...)2. sunrise / I / the / love / .
____ (Type the sentence here...)3. a / saw / We / comet / bright / .
____ (Type the sentence here...)4. is / fast / The / spaceship / very / .
____ (Type the sentence here...)Task B: Fill in the Blanks
Choose the right word from the word bank to complete each sentence.
1. I feel the warm ____ on my face.
2. Our sun is one star in a big ____.
3. My school is one ____ from my house.
4. The stars ____ at night.
5. We go to school every ____.
Task C: Choose the Correct Word
Select the correct option for each sentence.
1. We can see the moon and stars in the ___.
2. A ___ has a long tail of light.
3. Astronauts fly to space in a ___.
4. I get up early to watch the ___.
Task D: Matching Questions and Answers
Match each question with the correct answer.
1. How far is your school from your home?
2. When do you watch the sunrise?
3. What do astronauts fly in?
Module 2 • Writing Practice
🚀 Space & Sky: Writing Task
Let's write a short paragraph about the sky and space.
Task Prompt
Write 5 sentences about the sky and space (real or imagined): what is the biggest, the brightest or the hottest.
Sentence Frames
Use these 5 starters for your sentences:
- 1. The ... is the biggest ...
- 2. The ... is the hottest ...
- 3. The most ... thing in the sky is ...
- 4. ... is the brightest ... in ...
- 5. I think the ... is the ... of all
Writing Checklist
Include all 5 rules in your writing:
- ✓ One sentence with 'the' + adjective + '-est'
- ✓ One sentence with a doubled letter or y-to-i spelling rule
- ✓ One sentence with 'the most' + long adjective
- ✓ One sentence with 'in' after the superlative
- ✓ One sentence with 'of' after the superlative
Your Writing
Write your 5 sentences in the box below (30 to 50 words). Follow the sentence frames and checklist above.
____ (Type your 5 sentences here...)Module 3 • Model Answer
🌟 Model Answer Example
Here is an example paragraph. It uses the sentence frames and the checklist.
Sample Paragraph
The galaxy is the biggest place in space. The sun is the hottest star near Earth. The most beautiful thing in the sky is a comet. The moon is the brightest light in the night sky. I think the spaceship is the coolest vehicle of all.
Useful Phrases & Notes
Look at how these key phrases work in the model paragraph:
1. the biggest place
Note: Big ends with one vowel and one consonant, so we double the 'g': biggest.
2. the hottest star
Note: We double the 't' in hot, then add '-est': hottest.
3. The most beautiful thing in the sky
Note: We use 'the most' with long words like 'beautiful' instead of adding '-est'.
4. the brightest light in the night sky
Note: We use 'in' after the superlative word to name a place like 'the night sky'.
5. the coolest vehicle of all
Note: We use 'of all' to compare one item to every other thing in the group.
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