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When the Volcano Erupted

The Pedlar's Cap

A Firefighter

The Kindest Family

Gibbon Island

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Wide-Mouthed Frog

Town Mouse & Country Mouse

Good Spotting!

Town Mouse and Country Mouse

Walt: Think about what the characters in the story are thinking and feeling.

WALT: Use sound clues to solve mystery words.

Instructions:

1. Read your text carefully with your teacher.

3. Crossword Creators

This week you are going to create your own crossword puzzle which then can be solved by anyone who visits your blog. For this first time you will use words from the text we are reading this week. Follow the instructions on the presentation. Do not begin creating your crossword until you have finished writing the definitions of each word on the presentation.

Once you have finished creating your crossword embed it in your blog, copy the sentence explaining your task and publish it.

Then only when you have finished you could go onto each other's blogs and try to complete their puzzle.

Text: Town Mouse and Country Mouse

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Presentation: Crossword Creators

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Walt: Think about what the characters in the story are thinking and feeling.

WALT: Use sound clues to solve mystery words.

Instructions:

1. Read your text carefully with your teacher.

3. Word Explosion!

This week your mission is to create a word explosion! Explode the word and complete the mission by answering all the questions about the word ragged.

Once you have finished download the image and post it to your blog.

Text: The Boy Who Cried Wolf

The Kindest Family

Walt: Think about what the characters in the story are thinking and feeling.

WALT: Use sound clues to solve mystery words.

Instructions:

1. Read your text carefully with your teacher.

2. Make a copy and complete the activity Word Detectives - The Kindest Family. When you have made your word detective puzzle. Share you puzzle with your partner to try and solve.

3. Post your puzzle to your blog with this sentence.

WALT: Use clues to solve mystery words.

This week we have been learning to be word detectives. We had to create a puzzle for our partner to solve. Here is the puzzle I made and my friend's puzzle which I solved.

4. Word Explosion!

This week your mission is to create a word explosion! Explode the word and complete the mission by answering all the questions about the word ragged.

Once you have finished download the image and post it to your blog.

Text: The Kindest Family.

The Pedlar's Caps

Walt: Find information within a text.

WALT: Use clues to solve mystery words.

Instructions:

1. Read your text carefully with your teacher.

2. Make a copy and complete the activity Word Detectives - The Pedlar's Cap. When you have made your word detective puzzle. Share you puzzle with your partner to try and solve.

3. Post your puzzle to your blog with this sentence.

WALT: Use clues to solve mystery words.

This week we have been learning to be word detectives. We had to create a puzzle for our partner to solve. Here is the puzzle I made and my friend's puzzle which I solved.

Text: The Pedlar's Cap

Wide-Mouthed Frog

Walt: follow instructions and complete tasks to a high standard.

WALT: Look for clues to work out unknown words.

Instructions:

1. Read your text carefully with your teacher.

2. Make a copy and complete the activity Wide-Mouthed Fog. You will need your book to help you answer the questions. Remember to read very carefully to help you understand the story.

Text: Wide-Mouthed Frog

Gibbon Island

Walt: follow instructions and complete tasks to a high standard.

WALT: find information within a text.

Instructions:

1. Read your text carefully with your teacher.

2. Make a copy and complete the activity Gibbon Island - Text Detective.

3. Make a copy of the presentation, Design your own Gibbon Island Then design your own island for Gibbons to live on. Think about what would the Gibbon like to play on and live around.

4. Complete the Explain Everything: Gibbon Island

On an iPad open Safari and go to our class site. Then click on this link to download and open it in Explain Everything. Complete the task by following the instructions.

Save it by putting your name in the beginning of the title.

Text: Gibbon Island

A Firefighter

Walt: follow instructions and complete tasks to a high standard.

Walt: sound out initial blends of words we don’t know.

Instructions:

1. Read your text carefully with your teacher.

2. Complete the Explain Everything: MakerBots - A Firefighter

On an iPad open Safari and go to our class site. Then click on this link to download and open it in Explain Everything. Complete the task by following the instructions.

Save it by putting your name in the beginning of the title.

Text: A Firefighter

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Explain Everything: MakerBots - A Firefighter

When the Volcano Erupted

Walt: follow instructions and complete tasks to a high standard.

Instructions:

1. Read your text carefully with your teacher.

2. Make a copy of the presentation, All about volcanoes and add to the learning log. Answer the questions and draw a picture of a volcano.

Post this presentation to your blog after your teacher has shown you how to share your learning on your blog.

3. Make a copy of the doc, When the Volcano Erupted and add to the learning log. Then use your book to answer the questions.

Text: When the volcano erupted