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Reading Term 1

Reading Term 2


Week 9 and 10 (Finish)

Coconut Crabs - Whole Class reading and activities

Monday

  1. Does the narrator really mean it when she says Lana's trip to Samoa should be illegal? Explain your answer

  2. Which word on page 30 could be replaced with hit?

  3. Which word on page 30 means holey?

Tuesday

Kapa Haka

Wednesday


Cabbage tree is native to New Zealand. In the past it has been used as medicine. Choose a different native plant and research it to find out what uses it has other than being decorative.


Not all native plants have a use other than being decorative - if you chose one that doesn't, pick another that does

Thursday

In 50 words or fewer, summarise the key points of the text

Friday


Matariki

SJ L2 November 2022_Saving the Lizards.pdf

Week 8

Saving the Lizards - Whole Class reading and activities


We will use this week to finish the article and tasks we were reading in week 6!

Monday

Use the information on page 34 to draw a gecko or skink in your reading book.


Label each part of your lizard.


Don't forget to add a title and the date.

Tuesday

Kapa Haka

Wednesday


List the steps that were taken when the lizards were moved to their new home

Thursday

Use the two measurements given on page 35

Draw two lines to show how long the lizards were.

Label each line with its measurements.


How many lizards were moved to a new home?

Friday

Write new sentences using these words

  • collected

  • surveyed

  • habitat

  • moved

  • cage

Week 7

All about the Market Night!

SJ L2 November 2022_Saving the Lizards.pdf

Week 6

Saving the Lizards - Whole Class reading and activities

Monday


Public Holiday

Tuesday

Kapa Haka

Wednesday


Use the information on page 34 to draw a gecko or skink in your reading book.


Label each part of your lizard.


Don't forget to add a title and the date.

Thursday

Use the two measurements given on page 35

Draw two lines to show how long the lizards were.

Label each line with its measurements.


How many lizards were moved to a new home?

Friday

Write new sentences using these words

  • collected

  • surveyed

  • habitat

  • moved

  • cage

SJ L2 November 2022_Tree Talk.pdf

Week 5

Tree Talk - Whole Class reading and activities

Monday

What were children taking photos for?


Who said they were trying to take photos?


What tree shared his berries with the children?

Tuesday

Kapa Haka

Wednesday


List all of the trees named in this story


Sefa announces he has an idea for the climate change competition. What do you think his idea is and how will he present it?

Thursday

Who was wearing the bright yellow jacket?

Write these words in a new sentence:

  • competition

  • Destroying

  • Creaked

Friday

Do you think trees like humans? Why?

Find out more about the word sapling

  • Write down what it means

  • Draw a picture of a sapling

  • Use sapling in a sentence

SJ L2 November 2022_Estuaries (1).pdf

Week 4

Estuaries (Continued) - Whole Class reading and activities

Monday

What are the different habitats you would see in an estuary?


Write a sentence that explains what estuary means

Tuesday

Kapa Haka

Wednesday

Choose a plant or animal. Write the word and draw a picture of it


Why do migrating birds like our estuaries?

Thursday

Choose and write down three interesting words from the article

Think about the word monitor. Can you think of any other words with the same meaning?

Friday

What is the most important idea in this article?

Write your answer using a full sentence.

SJ L2 November 2022_Estuaries (1).pdf

Week 3

Estuaries - Whole Class reading and activities

Monday

Name two animals that can be found in estuaries


Why do people keep a close eye on estuaries?


Have you been to an estuary before?

Tuesday

Kapa Haka

Wednesday

watery means 


wasteland means 


fresh means


harbour means 

Thursday

Teachers in Franz

Friday

School Closed - TOD

Week 2

Free Juice - Whole Class reading and activities

Monday

Where was the free juice?

Who was feeling squirmy?

Why do you think Jack snatched a carton of juice?

Tuesday

Kapa Haka

Wednesday

Why was it dishonest for the students to take the juice?

Why could Jack not drink the juice behind the classroom?

Why did Jack feel nervous when he saw his teacher?

Thursday

Why didn’t Mr Renata and Mrs Strong say who owned up?

What did Jack think about when he sat under the tree?

What does it mean when your heart is pounding?

Why did Jack have a hot face and sweaty hands?

Friday

How is Luke feeling at the end of the story? 

What do you think he will do now?

Will the other children own up?

What is the moral/message of this story?

Week 1

Matilda - Finish off from last term

Monday

Class Visitor

Tuesday

Kapa Haka

Wednesday

Matilda's Brain Power

Thursday

Matilda and her new home

Friday

Catch up and finish off

Fast Finishers

AMAZING THINGS HAPPEN HERE!


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