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Instructions:

We are getting close to the end of the year and the end of our topic musical madness, we are going to explore one more element of instruments this week which is the woodwind instruments.

Activities checklist:

• 1. Pick an article from KiwiKids News complete the questions and then an extra activity on the KiwiKids News Link below. (Yellow)

  2. Complete the reading activity for the day (Green)

  3. Complete the fun activity for the day (Blue)

Teacher Notes

Instructions:

This week we will be focusing on how to find the most important information in a reading and be able to share it in our own words. We have had a of practice at this during the year and we want to be able to see how far we have come in being able to write in our own words.

For our topic Musical Madness this term we will be looking at percussion instruments. We will have a large focus this week on the drums and their origin and how they work. We will look at the different types of drums there and and what sorts of different sounds they have.

Fast Finishers - Kiwi kids news. Pick an article from the kiwi kids news link below and read the article. Once you have read the article answer the questions related to the article. Rememeber if you are unsure of the answer go back and reread the article the answers will be in the reading

Teacher Notes

Instructions:

This week we will be focusing on how to find the most important information in a reading and be able to share it in our own words. We have had a of practice at this during the year and we want to be able to see how far we have come in being able to write in our own words.

This week we will be having a look at stringed instruments especially the violin. We will look all of the instruments that are part of the string family but will be doing a lot of reading about violins and what they are like to make and be played.

Teacher Notes

Instructions:

This week we will be practicing our comprehension skills again and there will be activities that you need to complete make sure that you read all of the questions properly and the readings that go with the activities.

Complete the activities

Check them with a buddy

Post your work on your blog

Teacher Notes

Instructions:

Welcome to Term 4, we are getting close to testing time so we will be spending the next few weeks practicing our comprehension and also learning key elements of texts that are important. This week we will be focusing a lot on poems and what elements there are in a poem that are important.

Activities:

This week you need to make sure that you are reading all of the readings carefully and finding the right answers to the questions. Make sure that you reread the text to find the answer as all of the answers will be in the text.

Teacher Notes