The Book Sitters
Term 3, Week 7
Learn
We Are Learning To read for meaning.
Use the following sites to read about an animal of your choosing.
Read at least 2 books on PM Readers.
Create
Find as much information as you can about your chosen animal. Use the template to organis your information.
Information report worksheet 6.docxOnce you have enough information, create your own Google Slide to share your information. Have a look here.
Share
Share your Slide on your blog.
Title: Choose your own title according to the animal you have chosen.
WALT read for meaning in order to write our own informational report on an animal of our choosing.
Labels - Reading, writing, inquiry
DLO - Your slideshow.
Write how you found this activitiy, was it too hard/easy? What did you enjoy about this activity, or what did you learn?
Embedding slides to blogger.webmWatch this video to learn how to share your slides onto your blog.
Term 3, Week 6
Learn
We Are Learning To ... retell a story in our own words.
Each week, aim to read two books you will be assigned on PM Online Readers.
You may want to read each book a couple of times to ensure you get the full story. Write down some key words/ideas that you know you will need to include in your retell.
Create
Make a copy of this Google Slide to retell one of the stories you have read this week.
Remember to rename your Google Slides. Remove the 'Copy of' and replace it with your initials. Please save this in your reading folder.
Share
Share the retelling on your blog.
Title: Retelling a story
WALT retell a story into our own words.
Labels - Reading
DLO - Down the slide as a PNG and upload this as a picture on your blog. Please enlarge the picture to 'large' so we can see it.
Write 1 - 2 sentences about what you enjoyed while doing this activity, or what you have learned.
Term 3, Week 5
Learn
We Are Learning To ... read with fluency and expression.
Each week, aim to read two books you will be assigned on PM Online Readers. You may want to read each book a couple of times to build on your fluency and expression. This means reading more like how we talk!
Create
Use screencastify to record yourself reading one of your books this week.
Listen to yourself reading your book. Are you reading fluently? Are you reading with expression?
Share
Share your screencastify on your blog.
Title: Reading with expression
WALT read with fluency and expression.
Labels - Reading
DLO - This is your screencastify video!
Write 1 - 2 sentences about what you enjoyed while doing this activity, or what you have learned.
Term 3, Week 1 - 2
Learn
Read 'Tom's Tryathlon"
WALT
To enjoy reading a story about a boy’s efforts to compete in a tryathlon;
To explore concepts such as perseverance and whānau/family support;
To think critically about the role of physical activity in our lives.
Click on the headphones to listen to the story being read to you!
Create
Make a copy of this Google draw (click on the google draw image) and follow the instructions.
On the draw, you will need to write a sentence about the story using the given words.
Draw and label a picture of Tom taking part in the tryathlon.
Share
Share your Google Draw on your blog.
Title: Tom's Tryathlon
We are learning to explore concepts such as perseverance.
Labels - Reading, Topic
DLO - download a PNG of your Google draw and add it to you blog.
Week 8
We are learning to:
Retell the story in sequence and with detail.
Ask and answer questions about the text.
Reading Follow-up Activity
This week, record yourself retelling one of your books using screencastify. Use the webcam option, sharing the book and pictures as you retell.
Mack's Big Day
The Carnival Horse