rangitaiki2

Instructions:

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 else would we like to find out?

After you have completed your task, share on your blog. Remember those labels: 2017, Reading, Inquiry, Summarising,

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?

Teacher Notes

Instructions:

After you have watched the video, read The day the Eagle circled. Be ready to retell the main ideas of this article to a buddy and your group. After this, it will be time to read Mad Dog Pearse and the aerial machine. We will also read and talk about the texts together as we unpack the story and the article.

After you have completed your task, share on your blog. Remember those labels: 2017, Reading, Inquiry, Summarising,

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?

Teacher Notes

Instructions:

You will read these texts independently. We will also read and talk about the texts together as we unpack the story and the article. What connections can you make between these texts? How do they relate to our inquiry?

After you have completed your task, share on your blog. Remember those labels: 2017, Reading, Inquiry, Making connections,

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?

Teacher Notes

Video

Instructions:

You will read these texts independently. We will also read and talk about the texts together as we unpack these stories.

After you have completed your task, share an image of your Google drawing on your blog. Remember those labels: 2017, Reading, Inferring,

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?

Teacher Notes

Instructions:

This week we are learning how people communicate if they cannot see or they cannot hear. Have these ways of communicating changed over time?

You will read these texts independently. We will also read and talk about the texts together as we explore this topic.

After you have completed your task, talk about your task with a buddy. 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?

Teacher Notes

Instructions:

This week our reading and writing are about how ways of communicating have changed over time.

You will read these texts independently. We will also read and talk about the texts together as we explore this topic.

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?

Teacher Notes