We are learning about new vocabulary.
What is some new vocabulary from the story?
We are learning about Literal and Inferential questions.
L - What does young spider monkey do when the sun rises in the morning over the rainforest?
I - What did the young spider monkey not find his mother in the dense lower levels of the rainforest?
Write your answers in your Reading book or share on Explain Everything - your Drive.
We are learning about character thoughts
What is the main character thinking at the beginning, middle and end of the story?
Complete the worksheet and glue into your Reading book.
What is the other character thinking at the beginning, middle and end of the story?
Complete a different worksheet and glue into your Reading book.
Listen to the story
We are learning about Literal and Inferential questions from the story.
Can you answer these questions from the story?
L -What type of shell did Flit hatch from?
L -What colour eggs do Bit and Bob have?
L -What is the difference between a birds egg and a tuatara egg?
I - Whose eggs did Flit find at the end of the story?
Week 1 Term 2 Activities
Must Do
Find a prepositional phrase in the story The Leaf Thief. Create a page on Explain Everything and share it to the Drive, your name folder.
Can Do
Create a small story book and be the illustrator for your story. Ask Whaea Dianne for some paper to help you create your book.
I am learning about prepositional phrases.
I can find a prepositional phrase in a story I am reading.
I can write a sentence with a prepositional phrase.
What is a prepositional phrase?
A prepositional phrase tells us the location of something.
It can also modify a verb.
Adds a description or answer questions like where or when.
Where is the book?
The book is on the table.
When do you run?
I run in the morning.
Must Do
Find a prepositional phrase in the story Aaron Slater Illustrator. Create a page on Explain Everything and share it to the Drive, your name folder.
Can Do
Create a small story book and be the illustrator for your story. Ask Whaea Dianne for some paper to help you create your book.
In Explain Everything create a slide with 5 'ur' words, 5 'or' words and 5 'or (says er)' words. Share your slide in the Drive, your name folder.
Use Explain Everything to write some adverbs from the story. Share your learning to your Drive folder.
I am learning about elaborated noun phrases.
I can find a elaborated noun phrase in a story I am reading.
I can write a sentence with an elobprated noun phrase.
Teacher email: dianneh@oruaiti.school.nz