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Chicken Olympics
Mighty Muscles
Jump Shot
Why do our muscles get tired?
Flying the Flag
Healthy Muscles
Becoming a Kiwi
Boost
Good Spotting!
The Muscular System
Walt: have an understanding of the Muscular System
Use context and online dictionary to understand hard words
Use parts of text to accurately answer questions
Instructions:
Find 5 ideas that explains to people how to have healthy muscles
Include 3+ sentences with your blog post to explain what you have learned
Read the extended readings and take notes of main ideas in the text to share in our next small group discussion
Fast Finishers:
Reading Eggs
Unfinished activities
Animations
Blog Commenting
Text: Muscular System (innerbody.com)
Activity: Healthy Muscles
Extended Reading: Your muscles by Kidshealth
Extended Text: Muscle Facts by Sciencekids
Healthy Muscles
Walt: Explain and understand what muscle fatigue is
List what we can do to build healthy muscles
Find and use parts of text to accurately answer questions
Read each statement carefully
Does the author agree or disagree?
Find the proof in the article, what paragraph does it say it?
Write the evidence in.
Not the whole page or paragraph
Fast Finishers:
Reading Eggs
Unfinished activities
Animations
Blog Commenting
Why do our muscles get tired?
Walt: Explain and understand what muscle fatigue is
Find and use parts of text to accurately answer questions
Instructions
Make a copy of your activity
Write 5 questions and answers about muscle fatigue using the presentation
Record your questions and answers in iMovie using an iPad
Make sure your movie has still images and is no longer than 1 minute
Upload both activity and movie to your blog
Remember to include 3-5 sentences to explain your learning and what your activity is about
Mighty Muscles
Walt: Find and use relevant parts of text to accurately answer questions
Find proof in the text
List different muscles of the body
Instructions:
Make copies of your activities and file them into your reading folder
Label the muscles in your body (you can make a short 1minute movie pointing out these muscles using an ipad)
Activity Two: Does the author agree? You need the book to find the proof to support your statements
Extended Text Reading: Fun muscle facts
Find out more about muscles in the body
Text: Mighty Muscles by Sue Gibbison
(School Journal Part 1 Number 2, 2011)
Activity: Agree/ Disagree
Activity: Labelling Muscles in the Body
Extended Text: Fun Muscle Facts
Boost
Walt: Find and use relevant parts of text to accurately answer questions
Persuade and argue why children should use Boost or not
Instructions
Open your activity and make a copy. File it into your reading folder
Write a paragraph and include as many reasons as to why children should Boost and shouldn't. You need to list reasons for both arguments.
Use an iPad to create a movie that is no longer than 50 seconds stating your personal views. Be sure to include why you think your peers should use Boost or not.
Activity: To Boost or not to Boost...
Extended Text: How do performance-enhancing drugs affect athletes
Becoming a Kiwi
Walt: Find and use relevant parts of the text to accurately answer questions
Understand the author's point of view
Instructions:
1. After reading the text answer these questions:
What does it mean to be a New Zealand citizen?
As a New Zealand, what do you have to do?
List two things that happen during a ceremony
What can people do after the ceremony?
Each slide has a link to help you find the answers
Compare your answers with a friend after you have finished
Flying the Flag
Walt: Use the text to help us accurately answer questions
List facts about the New Zealand flag
Instructions:
Read through the text again
List 8 - 10 facts about the New Zealand Flag
In your blog post write a paragraph that explains what you learned and whether you support the change of the flag or not. Explain your reasons.
Watch the video and choose three facts to share in our small group in our next session. We will also be reading the extended text about the New Zealand Flag.
Flying the Flag by Trish Puharich (SJ Pt 1 No.1, 2006)
Extended Text: The New Zealand Flag
Jump Shot
Walt: Find proof in the text so support our answers
Understand the author's ideas
Instructions:
Read each statement carefully
Does the author 'Norman Bilborough' agree or disagree?
What page number did you find the proof?
What does the evidence say?
Remember to write from the author's point of view to show your understanding
Extended Text: Kenny McFadden
Fast finishers:
Work on your animations
Finish any work from the Blog Log
Reading Eggs
Chicken Olympics
Walt: Use clues in the text to help accurately answer questions
Identify which sentence best shows the picture
Instructions:
1. Open up your activity here
2. Use your book to find a sentence that best shows the picture on each slide
3. Remember, do not copy the whole page
Think about what is happening in each picture, scan the page and find those key words. Copy that sentence only
Text: Chicken Olympics
