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Soap Experiment
Walt: complete a science experiment
Instructions:
1. Read through both descriptions.
2. Complete the form - Soap Experiment
3. Complete an experiment as a whole class then complete the science report
Rap - Solids, Liquids and Gas
Walt: write a rap
Instructions:
1. Read through the texts to learn more about solids, liquids and gases.
2. Make a copy of this doc and write a rap about the differences between the three states of matter.
3. Use this voice recoding site to record your rap.
4. Embed your recoding into your blog and add a blog description.
Christmas GIF
Walt: create your own GIF images.
Instructions:
Today we are going to create your own GIF and Christmas card.
1. Read through the text, What is a GIF
2. Use the links to create your own GIF.
- It would be nice to make a Christmas GIF of your friends and family.
- Any image you use MUST be your own photo or a free to use image.
Animal Racing
Walt: write a narrative
Walt: add detail to our introduction (setting and characters).
Walt: use and write paragraphs, detailed sentences, juicy words, full stops, capital letters and correct spelling.
Instructions:
Today we are going to write a crazy story about animal racing.
1. Read and think about the WALTs for this lesson
2. Make a copy of the Planning and Writing doc, Animal Racing - Crazy Story and put this into your writing folder. Then follow the instructions on the doc to write an awesome story.
Motat Adventures
Walt: create a plan for our writing
Walt: group ideas into paragraphs.
Walt: use and write paragraphs, detailed sentences, juicy words, full stops, capital letters and correct spelling.
Instructions:
Last week we had an exciting trip to Motat. To make it all a little more interesting you are going to write a narrative about the day. This means it does not have to tell what actually happened, you can make it up.
1. Read and think about the WALTs for this lesson
2. Make a copy of the Planning and Writing doc, Crazy Motat Adventures and put this into your writing folder. Then follow the instructions on the doc
Athletics Day
Walt: write a recount
Walt: group ideas into paragraphs.
Walt: use and write paragraphs, detailed sentences, juicy words, full stops, capital letters and correct spelling.
Instructions:
Last week on Friday we had an excited Athletics day. You all got to do lots of exciting games and sports. We are going to write a recount to share to our blog readers all about this exciting day.
1. Read and think about the WALTs for this lesson
2. Make a copy of the Planning and Writing doc, Athletics Day 2016 and put this into your writing folder. Then follow the instructions on the doc
e-AsTTle Writing Test
Walt: write a narrative
Instructions:
This is your end of year writing test.
1. Follow your teachers instructions
2. This is a test and you will have 40minutes.
Behind the Door
Walt: write a narrative
Walt: add detail to our introduction (setting and characters).
Walt: use and write paragraphs, detailed sentences, juicy words, full stops, capital letters and correct spelling.
Instructions:
This is our last practice before our writing test. We are going to focus this week on planning and writing a detailed introduction.
1. Read and think about the WALTs for this lesson
2. You will need to:
Plan your writing.
Think about how you are going to:
Start your story by writing about your characters (who) and the setting (where).
What is the problem in your story and how it is fixed.
Make your writing interesting
Add detail to your first paragraph when describing the setting and characters
3. Make a copy of the Planning and Writing doc, Behind the Door - Narrative and put this into your writing folder. Then follow the instructions on the doc
Image Attribution: By Dennis Brown (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Quality Blog Comment Replies
Walt: write quality blog comment replies
Walt: write quality blog comments.
Instructions:
This term our class is part of Tuhi mai, tuhi atu - write to me, write to others. This means three other schools from around New Zealand will be reading and commenting on our class blog. We will also get the chance their view their class blogs and comment on their learning. This week we are going to learn how to write a quality blog comment reply.
1. Read and think about the WALTs for this lesson
2. Make a copy of the Presentation: Rm 9 Blog Comment Replies and put it in your Cybersmart folder. Then follow the instructions to learn how and to write some quality blog comment replies.
Planning Practice
Walt: write a narrative
Walt: use and write paragraphs, detailed sentences, juicy words, full stops, capital letters and correct spelling.
Instructions:
This week, you are going to write a narrative story of your own. You will only be given an overall theme for your story. This is also practice for your upcoming test so you will only have 40min to complete this piece of writing.
Into the Cave
Walt: write a narrative
Walt: use and write paragraphs, detailed sentences, juicy words, full stops, capital letters and correct spelling.
Instructions:
This week, you are going to write a narrative story of your own. You will only be given an overall theme for your story. This is also practice for your upcoming test so you will only have 40min to complete this piece of writing.
1. Read and think about the WALTs for this lesson
2. You will need to:
Plan your writing.
Think about how you are going to:
Start your story by writing about your characters (who) and the setting (where).
What is the problem in your story and how it is fixed.
Make your writing interesting
3. Make a copy of the Planning and Writing doc, Writing Test Practice - Into the cave and put this into your writing folder. Then follow the instructions on the planning and writing doc.
Image Attribution: By Doug Knuth from Woodstock, IL (Son Doong-47) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Olympics Day
Walt: group ideas into paragraphs.
Walt: write an interesting recount by adding detail to the end of our sentences.
Instructions:
This week, you are going to write a recount to share about the exciting Olympics Day we had at school.
1. Read and think about the WALTs for this lesson
2. Make a copy of the Planning and Writing doc, Olympics Day and put this into your writing folder. Then follow the instructions on the planning and writing doc.
Links:
Planning Doc: Olympics Day
The Little Boat
Walt: write a narrative
Walt: use and write paragraphs, detailed sentences, juicy words, full stops, capital letters and correct spelling.
Instructions:
This week, you are going to write a narrative story of your own. You will only be given an overall theme for your story. This is also practice for your upcoming test so you will only have 40min to complete this piece of writing.
1. Read and think about the WALTs for this lesson
2. You will need to:
Plan your writing.
Think about how you are going to:
Start your story by writing about your characters (who) and the setting (where).
What is the problem in your story and how it is fixed.
Make your writing interesting
3. Make a copy of the Planning and Writing doc, Writing Test Practice - The little boat and put this into your writing folder. Then follow the instructions on the planning and writing doc.
Links:
Planning Doc: Writing Test Practice - The little boat
Vocab List: Little Boat Vocab
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