The Witch in the Cherry Tree

What am I learning?

*to listen carefully to the story

*to answer comprehension questions about the story

*to write a recipe for a cake the witch would like

How can I make sure I am successful?

*I have listened to the story

*I have completed the questions on the story

*I have designed a cake for the witch

Activity description/steps

1. Listen to the storyThe Witch in the Cherry Tree.

2. answer the questions about the story using the worksheet on the left.

3. Think carefully and do your best - even if your answer is just your best guess!

Transactional Writing

Write a recipe for a cake that a witch might like. Draw a picture of the finished cake. Remember to make sure you cook it for too long!

Use this template as an example about how you might write your recipe out. If you have recipe books at home use them to help you with words used in a recipe.

Resources:

Comprehension Questions

Recipe Template

Youtube/Drive/PDF links:

S94 The Witch in the Cherry Tree

Autumn Family Tree

What am I learning?

*to learn about my family tree

*to use leaves to create texture

How can I make sure I am successful?

*I have watched the video to learn about a family tree

*I have worked with someone in my whanau to make our family tree

*I have created my family tree using leaf the rubbing technique

Activity description/steps:

Family Tree

1. Watch this video to learn about how a family tree works.

2. Ask someone in your whānau about your “family tree”. Who are your grandparents, who are your aunties and uncles? What are their names? What are the names of your cousins?

3. See if you can create your own family tree together

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Leaf Rubbing Art

1. Watch this video on how to rub your leaves to creates textured leaves on your paper

2. Now you will create your family tree using art

3. For this art activity, you will need: paper, different kinds of dry leaves, pencil (plain or coloured), crayons etc.

4. Draw a trunk as the base of your tree with branches laid out how you like

5. Then, on the branches, create the leaves by rubbing over your leaf through the paper.

6. Then create your leaves on a new piece of paper using the leaf rubbing technique

7. Cut your leaves out and stick them onto your tree/branches

8. Look at this example to show what it might look like.

9. Share your art and your family tree with your teacher

The Perfect Plate!

What am I learning?

*what the 5 main food groups are

*how to put together a healthy plate

How can I make sure I am successful?

*I can name the 5 main food groups

*I know how much of each type of food I should eat

Activity description/steps:

1. Watch this video on the 5 Food Groups

2. Play the My Plate Match Game (working through as many levels as you can).

3. On a Google Doc / piece of paper write at least 5 things that you learnt from watching the video and playing this game. (If you want to you could record yourself saying them!)

4. Upload your Doc or Video to your Class Dojo Portfolio.