1. Now think about what is happening? Write the rule for the pattern

2. How many Lego pieces are there in each diagram?

3. Now, draw a table similar to what you did yesterday here, to help you represent the pattern

4. Continue the pattern up to Diagram 10. How did you work this out?

5. How many lego pieces would be in Diagram 20? How did you work this out?

Extras for early finishers:

Feeling confident with sequential patterns?

Now have a try at completing one OR all of these growing pattern challenges here

Resources:

Pencil and Paper

What am I learning?

*To solve a riddle using multiplication, division, addition and subtraction

How can I make sure I am successful?

*I solved each problem correctly

*I have plugged the correct letter into the riddle

*I have showed my work

Activity description/steps:

Why did the police arrest the turkey? It’s your job today to figure out the answer to the riddle!

Each problem has a letter under the blank space. Your answer for that blank space, will tell you where in the riddle that letter will go.

Let's do number one together 27 + ____ = 45

U

In order to solve this, you would subtract 27 from 45…

45 - 27= 18

Awesome! 18 is the answer. Do you see that the letter “U” is under the blank space? You’re then going to look at the riddle below and find 18. You’re then going to place “U” in that blank spot above 18.

This is how you will solve the riddle.

Resources:

Worksheet

What am I learning?

*To read a text, use our own prior knowledge and hints or clues in the text to answer the pātai (questions)

*Pātai means Questions in Māori

How can I make sure I am successful?

• Read the text

• Read the pātai

• Infer using hints, clues in the text

Activity description/steps:

1. Read the text

2. Read the pātai

3. Look for the hints and the clues that answer the pātai. The hints and the clues that are hidden in the text are keywords and ideas that tell you the answer.

E.g. common sight, Tūī etc

4. Write sentences to answer the pātai and use the keywords and key ideas to answer these

Pātai (Questions)

1. What is the text about?

2. Write all of the rhyming words you can see in the text

3. What does the author mean by ‘you were never seen here?’

4. Find the dictionary meanings of these kupu (words)....Commotion, Sanctuary, Chattering and Announcing

5. In your own words...

• Recall a time that you saw a Tūī bird. What was it doing? Or Where did you see it?

• Use the text to describe what a Tūī bird looks like

6. What do you think the author meant in the text by ‘now you’re a common sight?’

7. What do you think the moral or message of the text about the Tūī is? And why?

8. How do you think the author felt by seeing and hearing the Tūī? And why?

Reflection: Do you think it is good to see more Tūī birds in the city? Why or Why not?

Extras for early finishers:

Complete this Aotearoa (NZ) Bird Word Find here

Resources:

Pencil and Paper

Text

Audio

What am I learning?

*to listen and recreate your own Thanksgiving feast

How can I make sure I am successful?

*I read along while the book is read to me

*I pay close attention to details

Activity description/steps:

Today we’re going to listen to a book about Thanksgiving!

Typically on Thanksgiving you have a big feast with all your loved ones and talk about all that you’re thankful for from the past year. Your feast might have turkey, a sweet potato (kumara) dish, bread rolls, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie for dessert! Yum!

All you need to do is listen to the story. Take notes on anything you’d like, because you’re going to create your own Thanksgiving meal with friends and family!

Once you’ve listened to the story, have a chat with someone in your whānau about what you would include for your Thanksgiving feast. And what you think was the take away message in Charlie Brown’s story?

At the top of your page, draw a picture of what your feast would look like. Did you notice how Charlie Brown set up his table? What decorations would you have?

Include a list of all the food you would have. It can be anything you want! Draw some in the picture.

Who would be there? Think of the people you’re most thankful for.

Get creative! This is your first Thanksgiving meal! Make it however you want.

Finally, write 2-3 sentences about your thanksgiving feast underneath your picture.

Extras for early finishers:

Email it to Miss Shannon! She would love to see what you’d include. lshannon@glenavon.school.nz

Resources:

Story

What am I learning?

To create a piece of writing using a prompt.

How can I make sure I am successful?

• Time yourself for 5 minutes

• Select one writing prompt

• Use correct punctuation

Last week you did a 5 minute quick write on a narrative using a writing prompt. Today’s writing prompt is based on the Glenavon Book Week, 2021.

There are 3 to choose from and this is a wonderful opportunity for you to get creative and have fun producing your narrative. So let’s get started !

1. Read and Select ONE writing prompt here

2. Write today’s date and create a title for your writing prompt.

3. Read your chosen prompt carefully and make sure you follow the instructions.

4. Before you begin writing your short story. Time yourself (5 minutes), you want to use this time to write as much as you can.

5. Now read your story to yourself, to see if it makes sense. Then read it to someone. Check if it has the correct spelling, capital letters and full stops.

Extras for early finishers

Publish your story in your book/paper (neat and tidy handwriting) OR online using Canva or Word doc.

Resources:

Writing tools - Pencil and Paper

Once you've brainstormed and have 5 things, you’re then going to write 5-7 sentences. One sentence per item explaining WHY you’re thankful for that person, place, thing, moment, etc. Make sure to use descriptive adjectives throughout your writing! Check out the list above and see if you can use any.

Once you’ve done that, make sure to take a picture and share with your teacher (especially if they’re one of the items)!

Extras for early finishers:

Decorate your turkey hands just like the picture!