manawatu2
Mrs Buchanan
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Finding our way
WALT build our vocabulary knowledge.
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A long time ago people used the sun, moon and stars to help them find their way around. Māori used the stars to find their way across the Pacific. The Matariki stars will soon appear in the sky. What do we know about this? What will we find out? We will read and talk about different texts together. You will also explore the texts independently after we have talked about them.
We will also do some activities to help us find our way around school. Check out the tasks! How do these tasks relate to our orienteering sessions?
Finished? Choose a buddy from your reading group. Choose one of their recent blog posts. Write a quality blog comment on the blog post. Do you need to reply to any comments on your blog?
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Moving around
WALT build our vocabulary knowledge.
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How has technology changed the way we move around?
To help us find out, we will read and talk about different texts together. You will also explore the texts independently after we have talked about them.
Task time! Today there is a vocabulary task for you to complete before and after reading. We will add more tasks as the week moves on. Remember to share this on your blog. Labels: 2017, Reading, Inquiry, Moving around.
Finished? Choose a buddy from your reading group. Choose one of their recent blog posts. Write a quality blog comment on the blog post. Do you need to reply to any comments on your blog?
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Changing technology: transport
WALT find the main ideas in a text.
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How has technology changed the way we move around?
To help us find out, we will read and talk about different texts together over the next three weeks. You will also explore the texts independently after we have talked about them.
Task time! This week as a group we will decide what kind of task you would like to complete about these texts. The instructions will then be put up here. Remember to share this on your blog. Labels: 2017, Reading, Inquiry, Transport.
Finished? Choose a buddy from your reading group. Choose one of their recent blog posts. Write a quality blog comment on the blog post. Do you need to reply to any comments on your blog?
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Communicating through stories
WAL about the features of narrative writing.
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How do we communicate stories? How is a story structured? What special language features does an author use?
We will read and talk about these two traditional Māori stories together. You will also read these texts independently after we have talked about them.
Task time! Follow the instructions to complete your task. Remember to share this on your blog. When you have finished Task 1, share a screenshot of your writing. Then complete Task 2 and share a screenshot of this. Labels: 2017, Reading, Narrative.
Finished? It's all about communicating! Choose a buddy from your reading group. Choose one of their recent blog posts. Write a quality blog comment on the blog post. Do you need to reply to any comments on your blog?
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Changing communication (2)
WALT ask questions to gain information from a text.
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This week our reading is about how ways of communicating have changed over time.
We will read and talk about the texts together as we explore this topic. You will also read these texts independently after we have talked about them.
Task time! Complete your task = follow the instructions in the presentation. Remember to share this on your blog when it is finished.
Finished? It's all about communicating! Choose a buddy from your reading group. Choose one of their recent blog posts. Write a quality blog comment on the blog post. Do you need to reply to any comments on your blog?
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Changing communication
Wal: how texts are created for different purposes and audiences
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This week our reading and writing are about how ways of communicating have changed over time.
We will read and talk about the texts together as we explore this topic. You will also read these texts independently after we have talked about them.
Your task this week is to write your pepeha/mihi in both reading and writing. Remember to share this on your blog when it is finished.
Finished? It's all about communicating! Choose a buddy from your reading group. Choose one of their recent blog posts. Write a quality blog comment on the blog post. Do you need to reply to any comments on your blog?
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