Week 10 & 11xxxx
WALT - Participate in a group discussion by actively listening and speaking
Instructions:
Session 1
1 - Work through whole class activity with teacher
Session 2 & 3
1 -Meet as a group with your teacher
2 - File, copy and turn in Talking Points 1
3 - Complete the Talking points activity with your teacher
Follow up reflection:
1 -Take 3 minutes to think about your response to these questions:
- How did you feel during this activity
- What did you find challenging
- What do you think your group needs to improve on
2 - Reflect on the activity using Padlet below
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!
Activity: Talking Points 1
Week 8 & 9
WALT - Summarise information in a text
SUCCESS CRITERIA: I will know I can do this when I find key words/information and make notes
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: What Now For the Rena?
Text 2: The Class Newspaper
Text 3: Great Barrier Reef
Text 4: Oil Spill
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 7xxxx
WALT - Make predictions while reading a text
Success Criteria: I can make predictions about the current need to reduce water use in Auckland City
Reading Task: Te Taiao o Tamaki, Quad blog
1 - Read through the texts and presentation provided.
2 - Complete the learning tasks
3 - Meet with Ms Tapuke when called
4 - Complete the 'Create' activity and share on your blog.
Be sure to use 'Te Taiao o Tamaki' as one of your labels.
Text Set
Text 1: Water crisis: still not saving enough water
Text 2: Limit toilet flushing
Learning Evidence:
Copy and complete this presentation to collect your learning evidence
Text 3: Largest water crisis in 23 years
Text 4: Your choice, show this on a slide in your presentation, simply explain why you selected this piece.
Extra text: Wakeboarding
Early Birds: completed your reading task for the week?
a. Visit this site and complete the 'Recall' and 'Thinking' questions posted alongside article(s) you read.
b. Post your answers in a presentation you create, name by using title(s) of articles you read.
c. Post blog hyperlink in turn in sheet for bonus points!
Week 6
WALT - Compare and contrast ideas from one text to another
SUCCESS CRITERIA: I will know I can do this when I can explain the similarities and differences between two texts
Instructions
1 - Read the Wonderful Water article
2 - Read about Charlie and Maria
3 - Watch Stormwater to drinking water video
4 - Complete the Wonderful Water presentation below
Make sure you have answered ALL the questions then post
your work to your blog.
5 - Meet in your group with the teacher
LEARNING EVIDENCE: Wonderful Water Presentation
VIDEO: Stormwater to Drinking Water
Extra Reading:
Read Easy as child's play
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 in turn in sheet!
Week 4 & 5xxxx
WALT - Support all my answers with evidence from the text
Success Criteria: I will know I can do this when I can use information from the text to back up my answers
Reading Tasks this week
1 - Read through the four texts in the set
2 - Complete the Water Worries presentation - check you have answered ALL the questions before you post to your blog.
3 - Meet with your teacher in groups when called
4 - Complete the Extension Activity
Text Set
Text 1: Click here to read Water Power
SJ Pt 2 No 4: 2005
Text 4: Click here to watch Water Cycle
Text 3: Click here to read Thirst
Yr 6, Level 3, August 2015
Week 3xxxx
WALT - I make sense of new information before, during and after reading by connecting it to myself, texts I know and my world.
Reading tasks this week
1 - Read through the 4 texts provided
2 - Complete the set tasks to complete your learning evidence
3 - Meet wth your teacher when called
4 - Complete activity
Text Set
Text 1: Interview with a glass of water
Connected 2002, click on image
Text 3: Water Use
Text 4: Water that's travelled around the world
Text 2: The Water Cycle
Connected 2002, click on image
Week 1 & 2 xxxx
WALT - Make connections between our prior knowledge and examples within the text in order to understand more abstract ideas in the text.
The Three Kete - told in English