{"product_id":"the-christmas-star-mystery","title":"The Christmas Star Mystery","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Christmas Star Mystery: A Festive Inference Lesson for Years 3–4\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTurn your classroom into a detective team with The Christmas Star Mystery, a standalone Year 3 and Year 4 English lesson that puts children’s inference skills to the test.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s the morning of the school carol service, and the golden star has disappeared from the Christmas tree! With four witnesses and eight evidence cards to investigate, can your young detectives work out what happened?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChildren examine witness statements, photographs and a timetable, looking for important details and connecting clues to build an explanation. Along the way, they learn to support their ideas with evidence, consider alternative explanations and recognise that someone seeming suspicious doesn’t necessarily mean they are responsible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis ready-to-teach Christmas lesson includes an introduction to inference, a complete mystery to solve and differentiated investigation sheets. An alternative Detective Evidence Board Challenge gives pairs or small groups the opportunity to arrange clues, draw connections and annotate their thinking before presenting their conclusions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat children will learn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnderstand how to make inferences using clues and what they already know.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRetrieve useful information from witness statements, photographs and a timetable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConnect evidence from different sources to explain what might have happened.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConsider alternative explanations and reconsider ideas when new evidence emerges.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDistinguish between a suspicion and a conclusion supported by evidence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecord their findings and explain their reasoning to others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat’s included\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA detailed lesson plan with differentiated activities, a plenary and assessment questions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTeaching slides introducing inference, setting up the mystery and revealing the solution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEight printable evidence cards, including witness statements, photographs and a Christmas preparations timetable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThree differentiated Detective Investigation Sheets for supported group work, paired investigation or independent learning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Detective Evidence Board Challenge for an alternative collaborative activity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBring purposeful English learning to the festive season with a Christmas mystery that encourages careful reading, thoughtful discussion and evidence-based explanations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PlanBee","offers":[{"title":"The Christmas Star Mystery - Standalone Lesson","offer_id":59137153794431,"sku":"E34SAL200","price":3.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0338\/5478\/3626\/files\/TheChristmasStarMysteryProductImage.001.png?v=1794245175","url":"https:\/\/planbee.com\/products\/the-christmas-star-mystery","provider":"PlanBee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}