What am I learning?

To practice my 6 and 9 times tables.

How can I make sure I am successful?

• Use my times table knowledge of 6 and 9

• Read and answer the questions carefully

• Mark my answers and correct any wrong answers

Activity description/steps:

1. Yesterday you practiced your 6 and 9 times tables, so today we put into practice what we’ve learnt!

2. Copy down or print out the x6 worksheet and follow the instructions. Mark your answers using the last page.

3. The next worksheet is harder so try your best! You can also use your mahi from yesterday to help you out! Copy down or print out the x9 worksheet and follow the instructions.Mark your answers using the last page.

4. Write down any of the 6 and 9 times tables that you found hard so that you know which ones you need to keep practicing.

5. Take a photo of your work and upload it to ClassDojo.

Resources:

x6 worksheet

x9 worksheet

Pencil

Paper

What is the currency of India?

Write 5 interesting facts about this and add to your table.

What am I learning?

To read and respond to a text about Diwali.

How can I make sure I am successful?

-Read the text/article

-Read the questions about the text/article

-Answer the questions by using keywords and searching for the answers

Activity description/steps:

1. Read the text/article on Diwali (don’t forget to record yourself).

2. Use the keywords from the questions to search for the answers in the text/article.

   • Who is the article about?

   • What is Diwali?

   • When is Diwali celebrated?

   • How many days does the Diwali celebration last?

   • What are 3 different ways that Diwali is celebrated?

3. Record your answers and upload your work to your portfolio.

Extras for early finishers:

Time to get creative. Use all of the information that you have now learnt about Diwali and create a poster all about Diwali. Use pictures to make your poster even more interesting!

Resources:

Diwali audio

Diwali text

What am I learning?

*I am learning how to make connections between ideas in a text and my own prior knowledge.

How can I make sure I am successful?

*I can identify the big ideas in a text.

*I can express how I feel about these ideas.

*I can make connections between these ideas in my own life. (inferencing)

Activity description/steps:

Have a discussion about the key words below with your aiga and create a word bank with the definitions for:

• Identity, Culture, Spirituality, Social issues, Community Artwork

Read the text ‘Fly me Up’ with a buddy online, your sibling or own your own.

Answer these questions:

1. What is a social practice artist?

2. What does it mean when Tiffany does ‘something big for people to take notice, something big that suits big ideas’?

3. What are the big ideas in the text?

4. What was Tiffany’s goal of the ‘Fifteen Thousand Flags’ project in Aotea Square?

5. What were some of the ways children expressed wanting to ‘make a difference in the world’?

6. How does Tiffany’s project express culture and Identity?

7. How does Tiffany’s project express Spirituality?

Resources:

Fly me Up - SJ L3 Nov 2018

Extras for early finishers

Design your own flag and share three big ideas on

“How you are going to make a difference in the world...”

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What am I learning?

To make a plan for my writing.

How can I make sure I am successful?

• Use my brainstorm to develop a plan for my writing

• Pick a planning template best suited for me

• Fill out the planning template with DETAIL

• Include a setting, characters, a problem and a resolution into my plan

Activity description/steps:

1. Find your brainstorm from yesterday (if you haven’t yet done a brainstorm, you need to go back to yesterday’s learning).

2. Pick ONE planning template (story map) that suits you best and copy it down/print it off.

3. Fill out the planning template that you have chosen and make sure that you have added DETAIL into your plan. Make sure your plan includes: a setting, characters, a problem and a resolution. Hint: the more detail you add in your plan, the more juicy your story will be and the easier it will be to write your draft tomorrow.

4. Share and talk through your plan with either a member of your whānau or a friend online. Get their feedback on your narrative and make tweeks on your plan if needed.

5. REFLECTION TIME - Give your writing plan a star rating out of 5. 1 star being the lowest rating and 5 stars being the highest. Ask yourself: did I try my best with my mahi today? Am I happy with my plan? ⭐️

Resources:

• Pencil

• Paper or Workbook

• Planning template/story map

What am I learning?

*Write a method (procedure) using pictures and steps on ‘How to’ do something.

How can I make sure I am successful?

*I can identify the features of a method i.e. picture / caption.

*I can draw / choose a suitable picture for my method.

*I can type the steps in my own words.

Activity description/steps:

Feel like you want to celebrate?

Check out this WIKI HOW link and have a look at the following three methods:

3 Ways to celebrate Diwali

• Decorating your home for Diwali

• Making Diwali Meals and Treats

• Celebrating with family and friends

Choose ONE METHOD and design your own WIKI HOW with pictures and steps (in your own words) on how to do one of the methods above.

Whether it is for DIWALI or a traditional birthday, there are still common themes across all cultures!

You can either design this in your book or design your pictures with steps online - get creative!

Resources:

WIKI HOW - 3 Ways to Celebrate Diwali