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Instructions:

We will read our texts together and you will read them independently. Please read Blast Off! first. What kind of rocket did you create with Mr Vogt at Maker Space? Your activity is to describe how you made your rocket with Mr Vogt. Then, explain how it is different from the rocket in the article Blast Off!

Share your tasks on your blog. Labels: 2017, Reading, Guardians of the Galaxy, inquiry.

Take some time to read Sunshine Classics too!

Teacher Notes

Instructions:

We will read our texts together and you will read them independently. There is one follow=up task that you must complete for each text.

Share your tasks on your blog. Labels: 2017, Reading, Guardians of the Galaxy, inquiry

Have you and your buddy finished your song/rap about the solar system? We would love to hear.

We will continue to work on our activity "Shrinking the solar system" with Room 10 to explore the distance between the planets in our solar system this week. You may like to read the article about this again.

Take some time to read Sunshine Classics too!

Teacher Notes

Instructions:

We will read our texts together and you will read them independently. There is an activity for you to complete after we have read the texts together. Have you and your buddy finished your song/rap about the solar system? We would love to hear.

Share your tasks on your blog. Labels: 2017, Reading, Guardians of the Galaxy, inquiry

We will continue to work on our activity "Shrinking the solar system" with Room 10 to explore the distance between the planets in our solar system this week. You may like to read last week's article about this again.

Take some time to read Sunshine Classics too!

Teacher Notes

Instructions:

This term our inquiry focus is Guardians of the Galaxy. We have read about the natural resources that make earth a special place for us to live. Now we will begin to investigate what lies beyond planet earth. Where and how do we fit into the solar system, our galaxy?

We will read our texts together and you will read them independently. There will be a task for you to complete after you have read the texts. We will also work on an activity with Room 10 to explore the distance between the planets in our solar system.

Share your tasks on your blog. Labels: 2017, Reading, Guardians of the Galaxy, inquiry

Teacher Notes

Instructions:

Before we launch into space and begin learning about the solar system, why is Earth such a perfect place for us to live? What makes it habitable?

We will read the texts together and you will read them independently. There will be a task for you to complete before you read each text. There will also be a task for you to complete for each text after reading.

Share your tasks on your blog. Labels: 2017, Reading, Guardians of the Galaxy, inquiry

Teacher Notes

Instructions:

Guardians of the Galaxy is our theme for this term and for writing we are creating a narrative about an adventure in space. We will be reading some stories this week about adventures in space.

* What makes these stories entertaining?

* How have the authors set the scene for their story?

* How have they described their characters?

* Look closely at the sentences the authors use. How do they make them interesting?

There will be a task for you to complete for each text after reading and discussing with your group.

Share your tasks on your blog. Labels: 2017, Reading, Narratives.

Teacher Notes