Literacy
This term we will be focusing on:
This term we will be focusing on:
WRITING
Weeks 1- 8 Poetry/Narrative Writing, Quick writes.
WRITING
Weeks 1- 8 Poetry/Narrative Writing, Quick writes.
READING
Weeks 1- 8 Gnome world by Rose Gregory
SPELLING - Weekly spelling words.
READING
Weeks 1- 8 Gnome world by Rose Gregory
SPELLING - Weekly spelling words.
Your child's reading and writing progression goals can be found on Hero
Your child's reading and writing progression goals can be found on Hero
Reading: Novel Study.
Reading: Novel Study.
Gnome World by Rose Gregory
Gnome World by Rose Gregory
- The garden gnomes of Evans Street are great friends! They meet together every night to have fun! But when their happy and peaceful way of life is threatened, they are forced to stand up for themselves. Mondo must set out on a journey to find the Old Gnome and enlist his help.
Meanwhile, the humans of Evans Street have a totally different idea of what is going on in their neighborhood.
Meanwhile, the humans of Evans Street have a totally different idea of what is going on in their neighborhood.
We have follow-up activities after each chapter to encourage after reading comprehension strategies and progress through our reading learning progressions.
We have follow-up activities after each chapter to encourage after reading comprehension strategies and progress through our reading learning progressions.
WRITING Focus: Structure and Language Use the text structure and language that meets the purpose for writing.
WRITING Focus: Structure and Language Use the text structure and language that meets the purpose for writing.
Week 4
Task: Gnome World Comic Strip
Create your own comic strip about a scene from ‘Gnome World’. It can be a scene that has already happened or it could be a scene where you predict what you think might happen next.
Click on this link to join the Year 5 classroom on Pixton.
Have a look at these examples for some ideas.
Week 4
Task: Gnome World Comic Strip
Create your own comic strip about a scene from ‘Gnome World’. It can be a scene that has already happened or it could be a scene where you predict what you think might happen next.
Click on this link to join the Year 5 classroom on Pixton.
Have a look at these examples for some ideas.
Week 3
Task 1: Newspaper report-Use one of the pictures as a prompt for your newspaper report or you can find your own WATER THEMED picture to use.
Task 2: Gnome World creation-Create your own Gnome that could live in ‘Gnome World.’Describe your gnome/introduce your gnome.
Week 3
Task 1: Newspaper report-Use one of the pictures as a prompt for your newspaper report or you can find your own WATER THEMED picture to use.
Task 2: Gnome World creation-Create your own Gnome that could live in ‘Gnome World.’Describe your gnome/introduce your gnome.
Check out Google Classroom for detailed instructions and activities:
Check out Google Classroom for detailed instructions and activities: