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Term 4 Week 1 - Free the Children
Term 4 Week 1 - Free the Children
Reading Focus
Reading Focus
1. Make a copy of the slides here
2. Move your slides into your Reading folder
3. Read the text with a partner.
4. As you read use the Drawing tools to annotate the text to show your understanding.
Follow Up Activity
Follow Up Activity
- STOP and THINK: What do you need to work on to fully understand what you are reading?
- Make a copy of the questions here.
- Answer the questions showing your understanding of what you have read.
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Term 3 Week 9 Rugby World Cup
Term 3 Week 9 Rugby World Cup
Instructions:
Instructions:
- Read the puzzle piece questions and then use the fact cards to locate the answers,
- Complete your puzzle pieces and colour them and present them to a high standard.
Term 3 Week 6/7
Term 3 Week 6/7
your Inquiry Question
your Inquiry Question
It is time to settle on a question you want to find out more about.
- Begin researching your question.
- Use the resources below to guide your way through your Inquiry.
More resources to help with your Inquiry.....
More resources to help with your Inquiry.....
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Term 3 Week 5 Wonderful Worms
Term 3 Week 5 Wonderful Worms
Before Reading
Before Reading
- What do you already know about worms? Can you answer any of the questions already with your prior knowledge?
- Write a paragraph describing what you already know.
- Use the template below. Make a copy of it and file in your Drive
During Reading (Learn)
During Reading (Learn)
- Use your comprehension strategies to answer the questions from the text in your Reading Book or Chromebook.
After Reading (Create & Share)
After Reading (Create & Share)
- Use one of the digital tools you have learned about in Manaiakalani to create your understanding of the story. Share on your blog.
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Term 3 Week 2-4 Working with nature
Term 3 Week 2-4 Working with nature
1. Read the article.
2. What aspects relate to your own school and draw comparisons. Use a Venn Diagram to show these comparisons.
3. Our school is part of an even bigger environment.
How “eco-friendly” do you think our school is? Why? Why not?
4. Do you think our school community uses the environment in a
sustainable way? Why? Why not?
5. Mangapapa School is also an Enviroschool. After reading the text
and thinking about our own school, what question comes to mind
that you could investigate around our sustainability?
Extra Link: Hukanui Sustainable Journey
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Term 3 Week 1 - Digital Close reading
Term 3 Week 1 - Digital Close reading
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Term 2 Week 9-10
Term 2 Week 9-10
Week 10 - Reaction
Week 10 - Reaction
WALT: Use the comprehension strategy of reaction to answer questions.
Reaction utilises the skills of reorganisation, inference and evaluation to enable the reader to express an opinion based on the information in the text.
Reaction utilises the skills of reorganisation, inference and evaluation to enable the reader to express an opinion based on the information in the text.
Reaction, at first looks to be simple: say what you think, say what you believe - but in fact it challenges readers to put aside their initial beliefs demanding that they examine all of the information first.
Reach for the stars, where learning has no limits.
Term 2 Week 8
Term 2 Week 8
Week 8 - Reaction
Week 8 - Reaction
WALT: Use the comprehension strategy of reaction to answer questions.
Reaction utilises the skills of reorganisation, inference and evaluation to enable the reader to express an opinion based on the information in the text.
Reaction utilises the skills of reorganisation, inference and evaluation to enable the reader to express an opinion based on the information in the text.
Reaction, at first looks to be simple: say what you think, say what you believe - but in fact it challenges readers to put aside their initial beliefs demanding that they examine all of the information first.
Reach for the stars, where learning has no limits.
Term 2 Week 5/6
Term 2 Week 5/6
Week 5 - My Name is Rez
Week 5 - My Name is Rez
Year 6 : L3 November : 2017 : 42-48
WALT: To find out about the experiences of a refugee girl.
To explore how ideas are conveyed in comic format, and how the illustrations work to support and extend the text.
Before Reading
Before Reading
- What is your interpretation of what you can see in the comic? Fill in the blanks.
- What is your understanding of the term “refugee” What is the difference between a refugee and an immigrant? Use the digital tool Mindomo to create a Mindmap showing your understanding.
During Reading (Learn)
During Reading (Learn)
- Discuss, in pairs the idea of everyone being “pretty much the same”.
- Use Google Earth to locate, explore, and compare locations mentioned
After Reading (Create & Share)
After Reading (Create & Share)
- Create a Screencast discussing the similarities and differences between Kurdish and 'Kiwi' culture. Share video clips, photos, and books about Kurdish culture, including music, dance, food, clothing, and language.
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Term 2 Week 3/4
Term 2 Week 3/4
Week 3 - The Pink Umbrella
Week 3 - The Pink Umbrella
The Pink Umbrella-SJ L3 Nov 2014
WALT: close read a text and show our understanding of what we are reading by using Close Reading annotation symbols.
Reading Focus
Reading Focus
1. Make a copy of the slides here.
2. Move your slides into your Reading folder
3. Read the text on your own.
4. As you read use the Drawing tools to annotate the text to show your understanding.
Follow Up Activity
Follow Up Activity
- Take a photo of a page of your own library book.
- Insert this into a Google Slide.
- As you read the page use the Drawing tools to annotate the text to show your understanding.
- STOP and THINK: What do you need to work on to fully understand what you are reading?
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Term 2 Week 1-2
Term 2 Week 1-2
Reading Focus
Reading Focus
1. Put the heading of each activity in your Reading Book before completing it.
2. Aim to complete at least 1 a day. Remember quality work!
3. Read the text on your own.
3. Complete the follow up activities or readings below.
Links
- School Journal Text:
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Term 1 Week 10/11
Term 1 Week 10/11
Week 10 - The Titanic - Passenger Research
Week 10 - The Titanic - Passenger Research
WALT: locate and summarise ideas by skimming or scanning, by identifying key words, topic sentences, and key questions, or by using subheadings
Links
- Online Website: Encyclopedia
- You tube link: Biography
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Term 1 Week 8/9
Term 1 Week 8/9
Week 8 - The Titanic
Week 8 - The Titanic
The Titanic is sunk, with great loss of life : The Guardian Newspaper
WALT: locate and summarise ideas by skimming or scanning, by identifying key words, topic sentences, and key questions, or by using subheadings
Reading Focus
Reading Focus
1. Read the text with your teacher.
2. Re-read the text on your own.
3. Complete the follow up activities below.
4. Move your file to your Reading folder..
Links
- Online Website: Encyclopedia
- You tube link: Biography
Follow Up Activity
Follow Up Activity
- Watch the You tube clip
- Read the text and answer the questions
- Research your Titanic passenger and learn more about the disaster.
- Write a short biography about your passenger
Read the Text
Read the Text
Answer the Questions
Answer the Questions
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Term 1 Week 6/7
Term 1 Week 6/7
Week 6/7 - Quidditch
Week 6/7 - Quidditch
Quidditch Tournament Takes Place in Christchurch
Quidditch Tournament Takes Place in Christchurch
WALT:
- to recall the main points in a news article
- interpret what you have read to create a game of Quidditch at Mangapapa School
- read and respond to a chapter from a Harry Potter book
Reading Focus
Reading Focus
RECALL from Kiwi Kid News
1. Who is the main person or group of people in this news article?
2. What was the key event from the news article?
3. Where did this event take place?
4. When did this event take place?
Links
- Text: BBC News
- Extra Text: Kiwi Kid News
- Book: Any book from the Harry Potter Series
Follow Up Activity
Follow Up Activity
Work in threes to create a game of Quidditch that you could teach the Year Sixes how to play. You will need to think about...
- Rules
- Equipment (how can you adapt what is in our PE room?)
- Read and respond to a Harry Potter chapter below
Read and Respond to a Harry Potter Chapter
Read and Respond to a Harry Potter Chapter
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Term 1 Week 5
Term 1 Week 5
Reading Focus
Reading Focus
1. Read the text with your teacher.
2. Re-read the text on your own.
3. Complete the follow up activities or readings below.
Links
- School Journal Text: Ship's Captain
- Extra Text: Easy Science for Kids
- YouTube Clip: How to Make a Poultice
Follow Up Activity
Follow Up Activity
Work in pairs to discuss the questions and prompts in this section. Then answer in your book or Chromebook.
Move your file to your Reading folder..
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Term 1 Week 4
Term 1 Week 4
Week 4 - Beach Safety
Week 4 - Beach Safety
Help! : Part 4 Number 1 : 1994
WALT: know what the expectations and routines are for reading time.
Reading Focus
Reading Focus
1. Read the text with your teacher.
2. Re-read the text on your own.
3. Complete the follow up activities or readings below. Move your file to your Reading folder..
Links
- Online Text: Kiwi Kid News
- School Journal Text: Help!
Help!
Create
Create
1. Create a poster about rips either using Google Drawings or in your Reading Book.
2. Make a title for your poster.
3. Draw a diagram of how to recognise a rip.
4. List 4 things you should do if you are caught in a rip.
5. Finish the sentences under the safety heading.
6. Upload this DLO to your Blog
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Term 1 Week 3
Term 1 Week 3
Week 3 - Reading Book Expectations
Week 3 - Reading Book Expectations
WALT: know what the expectations and routines are for reading time.
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