Week 9 & 10
WALT - Discuss and justify my responses to a small range of texts
Fast Finishers checklist:
- Have you completed ALL of your reading tasks for the week?
- Have you completed all of your reading tasks from the PREVIOUS weeks?
- Are they filed properly and turned in?
- Have you shared your learning on your blog?
a. Visit the KiwiKids News site - click on image below
b. Complete the 'Recall' and 'Thinking' questions posted alongside the
article(s) you read.
c. Post your answers in a presentation you create, name by using the
headline(s) of articles you read.
d. Post blog hyperlink on the Reading turn in sheet!
Week 7 & 8
WALT - Justify by selecting the evidence across a range of texts to demonstrate why and how I arrived at my conclusion
Instructions
1) Read/watch the text set
2) Complete the Learning Evidence presentation including the
CREATE task - share presentation and news story on your blog.
3) Meet with your teacher in groups
TEXT SET
Text 1: Keeping warm and staying cool
Text 2: How animals stay warm with blubber
Text 3: Video: Emperor penguins keeping warm
Fast Finishers:
Have you completed ALL of your reading tasks for the week?
a. Visit the KiwiKids News site - click on image below
b. Complete the 'Recall' and 'Thinking' questions posted alongside the
article(s) you read.
c. Post your answers in a presentation you create, name by using the
headline(s) of articles you read.
d. Post blog hyperlink on the Reading turn in sheet!
Week 6
WALT - Discuss and justify my responses to a range of texts.
Instructions
1 - Read the texts below
2 - Watch the video
3 - Meet with your teacher when called
4 - Complete the activity
Video
Texts
Text 1 - Sniff, Swing, Swipe
Text 2 - Animals for entertainment - BBC
Text 3 - Why zoos are good article
Sniff, Swing, Swipe activity
What do you think?
Fast Finishers checklist:
- Have you completed ALL of your reading tasks for the week?
- Have you completed all of your reading tasks from the PREVIOUS weeks?
- Are they filed properly and turned in?
- Have you shared your learning on your blog
Week 5xxxx
WALT - Use prior knowledge, along with information in the text, to interpret abstract ideas.
Instructions:
1. Meet with teacher when called
2. Read main text - Accidental Plastics
3. Complete fact finding & vocab work
4. Watch video and complete slides
5. Share your learning on your blog!
Video: Discovery of Plastic
Early Finishers: Choose an article that interests you and use this presentation to show your understanding.
Week 3 & 4xxxx
WALT - Make sense of new information before, during and after reading by connecting it to myself, texts I know and my world.
Instructions:
1. Meet with teacher when called
2. Read main text - The Great Marble Challenge
3. Complete fact finding & vocab work
4. Read Blog - Totara Team
5. Watch video and complete slides
6. Share your learning on your blog!
Video: The Great Marble Challenge
Early Finishers: Choose an article that interests you and use this presentation to show your understanding.
Week 1 & 2xxxx
WALT - Compare similarities and differences from the text and my own experiences
Instructions:
1. Meet with teacher when called
2. Read main text - Plants that heal
3. Complete fact finding & vocab work
4. Read article - Medicinal plants for kids
5. Watch video and complete slides
6. Share your learning on your blog!
Video: 4 plants that are great for humans
Early Finishers: Choose an article that interests you and use this presentation to show your understanding.