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Good Spotting!
Create a Christmas GIF
Walt: make our own GIF
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Kawau Island Camp Recount
Walt: summarise a week long experience into a recount.
Instructions: You are going to be writing a recount for your experiences at camp.
Brainstorm: To start off it is a good idea to brainstorm some of your favourite experiences. Use the Google drawing to take notes and organise your ideas.
Links:
Kawau Island Camp Journey Planner
Walt: gather and use information from a text
Instructions:
Part of being an informed digital citizen is being able to know your way around a google map. Your task today is to figure out how long our journey from school to Camp Bentzon on Kawau island will be. You are going to be creating a digital journey plan on Google Draw and sharing it on your blog.
Google Maps
- In Google maps search the directions from Pt England School to our ferry building at 7.30am.
- Pt England School ----> 1454 Sandspit Road, Sandspit
Ferry timetable
- Our Ferry is the second ferry to leave on Tuesday use the timetable to figure out what time we will leave on the ferry. The ferry ride should take 40 minutes.
Google Draw
- Use the example as a guide, but feel free to change the design.
- NOTE: the example is NOT a template.
Kawau Island / Camp Bentzon
Walt: gather and use information from a text
Instructions:
In two weeks time we are going to be on Kawau Island for year 6 camp!! Because we are learning about adaptations and animals this term you need to be experts on all wildlife on Kawau Island.
1. Read the texts carefully
2. Open the task and read the instructions
3. Complete the task to the best of your ability.
4. Create a presentation or posters, sharing your understanding of the wildlife on Kawau island.
San Deigo Zoo
Reading Detective
Walt: practise our reading skills.
Instructions:
You are going to be answering both these activities as practise for your reading skills.
Kiwi Sanctuary
You are going to read the text first carefully. Read each question carefully and then read back over the text. At the end check all your answers.
Table of Contents
You are going to be learning how to use a table of contents. Read each question carefully and then read back over the text. At the end check all your answers.
San Deigo Zoo
Walt: think about my purpose and reader by planning my recount.
Instructions:
You are going to be writing a plan and an introduction about your virtual tour of San Diego Zoo.
Zoo Tour
Go on to the Zoo tour link. Explore the zoo animals and listen to what the zoo keepers have to say about the animals. Make sure you watch at least 2 videos and take notes about the animals.
Plan
Open the planning template.
With your class you are going to be discussing potential vocabulary that you could use for your recount.
You will need to decide what the purpose of your recount is going to be. The purpose will help guide your recount, and help you write the recount for your reader.
You will also need to plan your paragraphs. Your paragraphs should be guided by the chosen purpose of your recount.
Fear Factor Challenge
Walt: think about my purpose and reader by planning my recount.
Instructions:
You are going to be writing a plan and an introduction.
Plan
Open the planning template.
With your class you are going to be discussing potential vocabulary that you could use for your recount.
You will need to decide what the purpose of your recount is going to be. The purpose will help guide your recount, and help you write the recount for your reader.
You will also need to plan your paragraphs. Your paragraphs should be guided by the chosen purpose of your recount.