Wednesday 16th March
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Each day you will be given 3 different tasks to complete. Along with these tasks, you are expected to attend the Google Meets calls linked on the poster below. There is two different calls - one for Year 3 & 4 students and one for Year 5 & 6 students. It's important to attend these calls so that you can recieve the awhi that you need. He waka eke noa! It is also important to share your awesome mahi with your classroom teacher by posting on your Class Dojo portfolio.
READING - Y3&4
READING - Y3&4
Pets
What am I learning?
To read for comprehension and understanding.
To support my reading comprehension with personal ideas and experience.
How can I make sure I am successful?
Can answer the questions before and after reading.
Can justify why the pet would be the best or worst based on what you have read.
Activity description/steps:
Answer these questions before you read:
What makes a good pet?
What makes a bad pet?
What kind of pet do you think you should get for your house?
Read ‘Which pet would you get?
https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/
Answer these questions:
Do you still think that pet is suitable for your house?
Which pet from the book do you think would be the BEST for your classroom? Why?
Which pet from the book do you think would be the WORST for your classroom? Why?
Extras for early finishers
https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/ read some of the other books from here.
Resources:
https://www.uniteforliteracy.com/unite/animalsandpeople/book?BookId=4
READING - Y5&6
READING - Y5&6
A Bad Case Of Stripes
What am I learning?
*to listen to a story and complete a storyboard
How can I make sure I am successful?
*I have listened to the whole story
*I paid attention to the key elements
Activity description/steps:
Watch the video story of A Bad Case of Stripes.
Have a korero with someone in your whanau about the story.
Create a storyboard of the 6 main points in the book. Make sure to draw a picture to go along with your caption. Write 2-3 sentences under each main point.
Once finished, send it to your teacher on dojo.
Extras for early finishers
Try to create a storyboard of a book you have in your whare.
Resources:
storyboard.pdfWRITING - Y3&4
WRITING - Y3&4
Yucky Food
What am I learning?
*to use adjectives (describing words) in our writing
How can I make sure I am successful?
I have used adjectives (describing words) in my writing
I have made my writing interesting
My writing paints a picture of the food I hate.
Activity description/steps:
Write about a food you HATE! Something you find yucky and WHY.
Be as descriptive as you can, tell us what the food is:
What does it feel like? slimy , gooey, cold, bitter….
What does it taste like? Rotten, sour, socks…
What does it look like? Green, mushy, soggy…
Write 3 - 4 sentences on what that food is, be as detailed as you can so you paint a picture in the reader's head. If you think you can write more go for it! Add in lots of descriptive words (adjectives).
WRITING - Y5&6
WRITING - Y5&6
Have You Ever?
What am I learning?
*to describe using adjectives
How can I make sure I am successful?
*I’ve used a dictionary
*I’ve used an adjective in every line
*I’ve edited my work
Activity description/steps:
We are going to be writing 2-3 poems today using descriptive adjectives.
When you are coming up with those 3 middle lines to describe the activity, think about how you feel, what you see, where you are. They need to all relate back to the activity you’re writing about.
You will create it using the format below–
Have you ever
The activity as a question
Line with adjective describing activity x3 (2 words)
Ending phrase– try it, don’t do it, good luck, I love it, etc.
Example poems–
Have you ever
Ridden a roller coaster?
Heart pounding
Hands sweating
Wind whipping
Try it.
Have you ever
Gone surfing at Piha?
Sun blazing
Waves peeling
Crystal clear water
It’s serene.
Try using this website to come up with adjectives. If you see a word you don’t know, look it up.
Make sure to share your poems on dojo.
Extras for early finishers
Draw a picture to go along with each poem.
Resources:
Te Reo - Y3&4
Te Reo - Y3&4
Feelings
Feelings monster.pdfWhat am I learning?
*to express my feelings through drawing and writing
How can I make sure I am successful?
Have expressed how you think the monster might be feeling.
Can show that feeling or emotion will look like on the monster's face.
Activity description/steps:
Create your own monster, how do you think he is feeling?
What does that look like on his face?
Colour him in, decorate him and give him a name even.
Write a sentence why you think he is feeling this way.
Resources:
Topic/Music - Y5&6
Topic/Music - Y5&6
Mindful Wednesday
What am I learning?
*to calm our bodies and mind
How can I make sure I am successful?
*I have recentered and refocused myself
*I have taken care of my mental health
Activity description/steps:
It is very important that we find time to take care of our mental health. Especially with the chaos of the world around us! Take these next 40 min to just recenter yourself and put your mental health first.
All you need to do is grab a device that can play YouTube. Clear some space and grab a yoga mat if you have one. If not, try using a towel or blanket. Take 3-5 minutes to close your eyes and just focus on your breathing. Try not to think about anything else, just your breath going in, and out.
Now you’re going to watch the yoga video here. Don’t worry if you’ve never done yoga before! This video is for beginners and will teach you all the moves.
Try your best to relax, clear your mind, and just focus on doing the motions. You will feel heaps better afterwards! Enjoy!
Extras for early finishers
Teach someone in your whanau some of the yoga moves!
Resources:
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