WALT: identify and describe the author's purpose.
1. Read "One Woman's Malu"
2. Meet with Mrs. Moala to discuss the text and to dive deeper with some of the vocabulary.
3. Complete the Learning Task
4. During the week, we will also be reading "Puaki"
4. Post your learning task to your blog. Be sure to include 2-3 sentence task description.
WALT: make connections to my own experiences to help me infer the characters’ feelings
1. Read "Saying Goodbye"
2. Meet with Mrs. Moala to discuss the text and to dive deeper with some of the vocabulary.
3. Complete the Learning Task
4. Post your learning task to your blog. Be sure to include 2-3 sentence task description.
WALT: ask questions about what we are learning to gain a deeper understanding of the text.
WALT: use information in the text to support our understanding of unknown words and phrases
1. Read "Tīvaevae"
2. Meet with Mrs. Moala to discuss the text and to dive deeper with some of the vocabulary.
3. Complete the Learning Task
4. Read "My Mother's Coat" and discuss with Mrs. Moala.
5.Complete the Learning Task.
6. CREATE: Complete the Tivaevae Create Task with a partner.
7. Post your learning task to your blog. Be sure to include 2-3 sentence task description.
WALT: recognise words and phrases that "Show" not "Tell"
1. Read "Māui"
2. Meet with Mrs. Moala to discuss the text and to dive deeper with some of the vocabulary.
3. Complete the Learning Task
4. Read the article about Māui dolphins.
5. CREATE: connect what you have learnt to educate others using show words when you complete the task.
4. Post your learning task to your blog. Be sure to include 2-3 sentence task description.
WALT: locate information in a text
1. Read and Listen to "Te Tiriti O Waitangi"
2. Meet with Mrs. Moala to discuss the text and to dive deeper with some of the vocabulary.
3. Complete the Learning Task with a partner.
4. Post your learning task to your blog. Be sure to include 2-3 sentence task description.
5. Complete the Treaty of Waitangi Comprehension Puzzle.
5. When finished with your puzzle task, take a picture of your puzzle and post it on your blog with a paragraph describing what you have learnt about the treaty this year. Be sure to also include a 2-3 sentence task description.