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LEARNING & TEACHING SEQUENCE
WALT (We are learning to): Identify and make compound words and answer questions from the text and justify the answers.
Teacher Notes/Planning
After reading the text. What is a compound word? A compound word is a result of two words being joined together. Learners to locate compound words in the text eg bedroom, bathroom, weekend, daytime, afternoon).
Comprehension and understanding of the text.
What is the difference between a house and an apartment?
What other differences do you notice about the two homes?
Why do you think the boy in our story has two homes?
What reasons can you think of that he needs to stay with his Grandpa during the week?
Why is he sad when his Mum leaves on Sunday?
What things do you think he would need to pack when he goes to his Mums on the weekend?
This lesson focuses on one group of learners. While this recording is taking place, the other learners in my class are completing a range of independent activities to support their learning. Today, these activities include:
Interacting with texts and activities using the Sunshine Classics
Completing Explain Everything activities as a follow up to their guided reading lessons (refer my reading planning for each group here)
Listening to read-aloud stories to increase their "reading to" mileage
Spelling test or blend activity created using Explain Everything and available via my class site here
Reflection
Learners were very aware of the camera and some were reluctant to speak up during our discussion. As the camera becomes more routine I feel they will be more relaxed and willing to contribute. At this stage of the year, the discussions are extremely 'teacher led' with me seeking to draw out longer responses from the learners. Ideally, as the year progresses, learners will volunteer more information and be able to contrast their opinions and justify their reasons in more in depth ways.
I felt that some of the learners didn't draw on the discussions we had when they answered the questions in their activity and I need to clearly scaffold this with them so they think about and include the ideas we discussed in order for their answers to be more complex.
I was happy with the learners understanding of compound words, assisted by some of these learners having encountered these last year.
LEARNING ON THE CLASS SITE
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LEARNER EXAMPLES
MIA
LEAH
DEEJAY
PATIENCE
BRADLEY
* Explain Everything app or Chromebook extension is required to view this project. NB: Project was created using Explain Everything Collaborative version but will still work with the standard version
Contact
Karen Belt
Pt England School, Auckland, NZ
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