Term 1 Overview
Reading
Five-finger retell (fiction and non-fiction texts)
Activating prior knowledge
Skimming and scanning
Author's purpose
Fact and opinion
Writing
Recounts
The structure of a recount involves:
Sizzling start and orientation
The five w's (who, what, when, where, why)
Sequence of events (main body paragraphs 1, 2 and 3)
Begin with a time connective;
Continue into the topic sentence;
Details of that event, incorporating dialogue, the five sense and, 'Show, don't tell.'
Personal comment
How did you feel about what occurred?
Do you have any comment on the future (will the event be happening again)?
Maths Zones
Place Value
Addition
Subtraction
Problem Solving
Classroom Maths
Probability
Shapes - 2D and 3D
Transformation and Location
Inquiry
We are investigating Rules and Laws in a variety of settings. This includes the classroom, school, home and road.
An excursion to the Kew Traffic School this term will complement our unit.