Reading
Week 9 Term 2
We will be reading this text using the reciprocal reading process.
Task 1
- Why is the building called "The Koru Centre".
- Why did the girls choose a dome shape for their building design?What else can you think of that is dome shaped?
- Describe three ways the girls want to make their building sustainable.
- Do some research to find a famous building or structure in these cities around the world. Create a poster/slideshow/table to present your findings. Include the name of each building/structure, a photo and the city/country it is in.
- Sydney
- Paris
- Rome
- Auckland
- Moscow
- London
- New York City
- Athens
- Extra - choose your own cities to include
Task 3
Create your own geodesic dome.
WALT: evaluate and integrate ideas and information across a few texts.
Success Criteria:
- I can make connections across texts.
- I can make connections to texts.
- I can make evaluations on information I have read in different texts.
Task 2
Can you use the vocabulary from the text to make connections to yourself or other texts?
- Make a copy of the worksheet below
- Sort the words into the appropriate columns for you
- COLUMN 1 - Words you know and have a connection too. Write what your connection is.
- COLUMN 2 - Words you have heard before but don't have a connection to. Write your own definition of what you think the word means.
- COLUMN 3 - Words you have never heard before. Use a dictionary to find the definition of these new words.
Week 8 Term 2
Cancel the Invasion
WALT Make supported predictions based on clues from the text.
Success Criteria
- make a prediction using the text
- make a prediction using the pictures
- make a prediction by making a connection
Task 1
- Complete the first box of the prediction sheet after reading the first page.
- Read the second page and then complete the the second box of the prediction sheet.
- Make a new prediction and then read the next page.
- Complete the next box of the prediction sheet.
- Make a new prediction and then read the next page.
- How accurate where your predictions?
- What clues did you use from the text? Did you make a connection to another book or movie?
Week 7 Term 2
WALT Make supported predictions based on clues from the text.
Success Criteria
- make a prediction using the text
- make a prediction using the pictures
- make a prediction by making a connection
Complete the Suzie and the Space Nuts prediction form.
Not so Normal
WALT Make supported predictions based on clues from the text.
Success Criteria
- make a prediction using the text
- make a prediction using the pictures
- make a prediction by making a connection
Task 2
- Design an alien that you think might come from planet T27.
- Think about what planet T27 might be like. Look at the facts about Mars to help you with your thinking about what the conditions would be like.
- Explain how your alien has adapted to the conditions of T27.
Task 1
- Complete the first box of the prediction sheet after reading the first page.
- Read the second page and then complete the the second box of the prediction sheet.
- Make a new prediction and then read the next page.
- Complete the next box of the prediction sheet.
- Make a new prediction and then read the next page.
- How accurate where your predictions?
- What clues did you use from the text? Did you make a connection to another book or movie?
Week 5 & 6 Term 2
We will be reading this text using the reciprocal reading process.
Task 1
- What happens if the door isn't opened in five seconds?
- A protagonist is the main character in a text who tries to do good things. Who is the protagonist in the text? How do you know?
- The opposite of a protagonist is a villian. Who is the villain in this text? How do you know?
- What other texts (stories, movies) can you make a connection to that have a protagonist and a villian?
- Design your own invention and explain how it works using words and diagrams. Remember the three fundamental rules!
WALT: evaluate and integrate ideas and information across a few texts.
Success Criteria:
- I can make connections across texts.
- I can make connections to texts.
- I can make evaluations on information I have read in different texts.
Task 2
You are making a connection to the text. How can you connect to the text to another text that you have read?
1. Complete the sheet and then post to seesaw once you have finished. Make sure you include to title and walt in your post.
Week 3 & 4 Term 2
We will be reading this text using the reciprocal reading process.
Task 1
- Make a list of the figurative language features from the text.
- How do you know this is a fantasy story?
- What connections can you make to other fantasy stories that you know?
- Where was the spare key hidden?
- What are the three fundamental rules?
- Create an apprentice inventor poster for Grandpa Sid.
WALT: evaluate and integrate ideas and information across a few texts.
Success Criteria:
- I can make connections across texts.
- I can make connections to texts.
- I can make evaluations on information I have read in different texts.
Task 2
You are making a connection to the text. How can you connect to the text to another text that you have read?
1. Complete the sheet and then post to seesaw once you have finished. Make sure you include to title and walt in your post.
WALT follow the reciprocal reading process independently
Success Criteria
- assign roles to different group members
- respect the members of the group to carry out their role
- listen to the leader
- read the text
- participate in the discussions around the text
How did this text help you answer the question from The Sun and other Inventions.
- Grandpa Sid says that the moon deflates every month. What is the actual explanation for this?
Week 2 Term 2
We will be reading this text using the reciprocal reading process.
Task 1
- Find 3 examples of a simile.
- Grandpa Sid says that the moon deflates every month. What is the actual explanation for this?
- How does Grandpa Sid explain gravity? What is the actual explanation of gravity?
- Response. Do you think Grandpa Sid is telling the truth? Explain why or why not.
WALT: evaluate and integrate ideas and information across a few texts.
Success Criteria:
- I can make connections across texts.
- I can make connections to texts.
- I can make evaluations on information I have read in different texts.
Task 2
You are making a connection to the text. How can you connect to the text?
1. Choose a phrase from the text and write it into the " In the text it says...." column.
2. In the "My connection..." column write down how you can connect to this part of the text.
3. Post to seesaw once you have completed the sheet. Make sure you include to title and walt in your post.
Week 1 Term 2
Reciprocal Reading
Use the reciprocal reading roles to read through a range of texts.
On Seesaw make a post in your literacy folder that discusses your role in reading (e.g. clarifier, predictor, leader, questioner, summariser) and what you had to contribute to the group.
You can also summarise the main points of the article/ story and the thoughts of your group.
You should get through 1 -2 texts a week. If you're reading more than this think about the QUALITY of your discussions.
When you are reading make sure :
- all roles are taken
- you are using the talk moves and norms (make sure everyone is participating and you are working with a reasonable noise level).
- you have completed your seesaw task.
Friction
Click on the picture on below and play the Friction Ramp game.
WALT: evaluate and integrate ideas and information across a few texts.
Success Criteria:
- I can make connections across texts.
- I can make connections to texts.
- I can make evaluations on information I have read in different texts.
We will be reading this text using the reciprocal reading process.
- Name 3 examples of friction that you have experienced.
- Give 3 examples of how friction can be useful.
- How can we reduce friction?
- Give an example of how we can reduce friction.
- Complete the Making Connections sheet below.
Making Connections
Task 1 - use the making connections strategy to help you complete the following worksheet.
You are making a connection to the text. How can you connect to the text?
1: Choose a phrase from the text and write it into the " In the text it says...." column.
2: In the "My connection..." column write down how you can connect to this part of the text.
3- Post to seesaw once you have completed the sheet. Make sure you include to title and walt in your post.