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Tui and Wheke Room’s (YEAR 1 STUDENTS)
Reading Tasks:
Please read one of the books on the Ready to Read online bookshelf each day, students will need adult help with some texts, there are some class favourites like Greedy Cat and Bubbles: (click the yellow button link above, choose a book title from the list, then click the round 'text' symbol to open the book)
Each day choose 1 new letter from this list ( s, a, t, p, m, d ) and find 3 things at home that start with that letter sound. Draw a picture of the things you find and practice writing the first letter sound under your picture. Try your best to write a sentence to match your picture. e.g - The soap is slippery. Read your sentence to two people in your whānau bubble, can you match each word carefully with your finger when you read it. Send a photo of your great work to your teacher :)
Play the game ‘I Spy' with people in your whānau bubble. You can use colours and the first letter sounds of things to play. e.g “I spy with my little eye something that is blue!” Or “I spy with my little eye something beginning with the sound d, d, d”.
Retell one of your favourite stories, or a story you just read, to someone else in your home. Think about what happened at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end.
Pick a character from your favourite book and draw them. Use 3 words to describe them.
Choose 3 of your pink words, and write them (in a sentence if you can)
Write your name out of sticks (or something like them). Repeat with some of your pink words if you like.
Choose a page in any of your books and describe what's happening in the picture.
Design and name your own superhero. What are their secret powers?
Read your favourite story from the pack to someone else in your family (if you can, read it online or make a video and send it to someone you love)
Make a picture book of your own! Add a little bit more to it each day. Think about the beginning, middle and end of the story.
Extra Activities ...
Word Memory/Pairs - Choose 4 words from your word list, then make 2 cards for each word. Jumble up the cards, place face down on the table. Take it in turns to turn over 2 cards, read the words on the cards (with help if needed) and if they match, keep the pair and turn over 2 new cards. If the cards don't match the next player has a turn. The player with the most pairs wins.
Letter-Sound Memory/Pairs - As above but with 4 letters that you are learning to name and sound.
Rhyming Strings - Think of as many words as you can that rhyme with each of these words; Cat, Dog, Pan, Den, Top, Fun. Record in a rhyming string (list), with help if needed.
Choose 1 simple sentence from your favourite book. Ask someone to help you write it out on a piece of paper. Cut out each word separately then jumble them up. Put the words back in order then read your sentence and check...Does it look right? Does it make sense? Repeat with 2 more sentences.
Letter collections - Use plastic cups or containers from your recycling. Label each container with a letter that you are learning. Fill the cup with objects that start with that letter. For example, for your 'L' collection you could find a leaf, some Lego, a lion, a lollipop...
Buddy Read - Choose your favourite book and take it in turns with your 'buddy' to read one line at a time. Or...your buddy reads the line and then you copy, repeating this until you finish the book.
Mystery Bag - Place three objects beginning with the same letter in a bag (such as ball, bug, and button for B). Have a child pull each item out of the bag and name each item. Can the child guess the “mystery letter” that all the objects start with.
Letter-Sound Bingo - Draw 6 squares/spaces on a piece of paper. Each player chooses 6 letters and writes 1 letter in each space on their 'board'. The Bingo caller says a word. Children listen to the beginning sound and if they have that letter cross it off. First two cross off all 6 letters wins.
Letter Sweep - Write 6 letters on big pieces of paper. Spread the letters out on the ground. Call out a sound e.g. "ffffff". Children use a broom to sweep a ball over the card that has that sound.
Letter Hop - Write out the alphabet on pieces of paper. Place the letters in a big circle on the floor. Roll a dice or call a number between 1-6. Children hop that number of times, then call out the sound that they have landed on. If they get it wrong they have to go back. Can they get to the finish? ....Or play the game with 2/3/4 players and have a race. For an extension - play this game with words instead of letters.
Manaia and Pukeko Room’s (YEAR 2 STUDENTS)
Reading Tasks
Read a book from home. Draw a new cover design for this book.
Pick one of the characters from your reading books and design a costume for them. You can label this costume as part of writing if you want to.
Find a recipe you would like to make with an adult and read the ingredients and instructions with them.
Read the reading books given to you in your learning packs every day. Tell someone in your family what the story was about. Tell them about your favourite part of the story and why.
Find an object from around the house beginning with every letter of the alphabet. You could also write the name of this object down if you like and make a list to share with someone in your family.
Draw you favourite animal or place. Label your picture and describe it to your family. Why is it your favourite animal? Find out what their favourite is?
Make a video reading your favourite book. Share your video with someone in your family.
The guessing game: Pick a book you haven’t read before and try to guess what is going to happen next before you turn over each page.
Pick a country from around the world. (With adult help) Write some questions that you would like to find out about the country. Research to find the answers. Create a poster displaying your findings. This may take a week or longer.
Choose one of your books to read with a sibling. Talk to them about the book as you are reading and help them understand what the story is about.
Log on to Vooks and listen to some awesome online stories! Vooks.com
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The guessing game: Pick a book you haven’t read before and try to guess what is going to happen next before you turn over each page.
Word Memory - Choose 6 words that you are learning to recognise, then make 2 cards for each word. Jumble up the cards, place face down on the table. Take it in turns to turn over 2 cards, read the words on the cards (with help if needed) and if they match, keep the pair and choose 2 new cards. If the cards don't match the next player has a turn. The player with the most pairs wins.
Letter-Sound Memory - As above but with 6 letters that you are learning to name and sound.
Rhyming - Think of as many words as you can that rhyme with each of these words; Cat, Dog, Pan, Den, Top, Fun. Record in a rhyming string (list) with help if needed.
Letter Jumble - How many different words can you make by changing only 1 letter at a time starting with each of these words; Tin...Leg...Fog...Pin...Bun.
Choose 1 simple sentence from your favourite reading book. Ask someone to help you write it out on a piece of paper. Cut out each word separately then jumble them up. Put the words back in order then read your sentence and check...Does it look right? Does it make sense? Repeat with 2 more sentences.
Write down, with help, a list of 10 words starting with your favourite letter. Practise reading these words then time yourself - How fast can you read the whole list from top to bottom without making a mistake?
Speed Read - Choose 1 page from your favourite reading book. Practise until you are confident. How fast can you read the page without making any mistakes? Can you beat your best time?
Read with a buddy - Choose your favourite reading buddy. Take it in turns to read one line each until you've finished the page/book.
New Activities! ...
Mystery Bag - Place three objects beginning with the same letter in a bag (such as ball, bug, and button for B). Have a child pull each item out of the bag and name each item. Can the child guess the “mystery letter” that all the objects start with. Repeat with a new letter.
Letter-Sound Bingo - Draw 6 squares/spaces on a piece of paper. Each player chooses 6 letters and writes 1 letter in each space on their 'board'. The Bingo caller says a word. Children listen to the beginning sound and if they have that letter cross it off. First two cross off all 6 letters wins.
Letter Sweep - Write 6 letters on big pieces of paper. Spread the letters out on the ground. Call out a sound e.g. "ffffff". Children use a broom to sweep a ball over the card that has that sound.
Letter Hop - Write out the alphabet on pieces of paper. Place the letters in a big circle on the floor. Roll a dice or call a number between 1-6. Children hop that number of times, then call out the sound that they have landed on. If they get it wrong they have to go back. Can they get to the finish....Or play the game with 2/3/4 players and have a race. For an extension - play this game with words instead of letters.
I Spy - Play I spy with a buddy from your bubble. Can you find things around the house/garden beginning with....a? ...b? ...c?
Ruru and Te Kahu Room’s ( YEAR 3 and 4 STUDENTS)
Reading Tasks Week 4
1)Draw a comic strip to show the sequence of events in a book you have recently read.
2)Predict what is going to happen next at the end of each page. How do you think the story might end?
3)Choose your favourite moment in a book you have read and think about how the character might feel in that moment.
4)Video yourself reading your favourite book. Does it sound like you're talking? Keep working on fluency and expression when reading.
5)Act out a classic story but without using dialogue, (talking). You can use props and costumes).
Reading Tasks Week 3
1)Read a short story and retell the main ideas in sequence to somebody in your bubble.
2)Act out your favorite story and perform for those in your bubble.
3)Think of three questions you would ask your favourite book character.
Reading Tasks
Read a book. Draw a new cover design for this book.
Pick one of the characters from your reading books and design a costume for them.
Write 2 paragraphs summarising what your book was about.
Create a cartoon story about an imaginary adventure you would like to go on.
Find an object from around the house beginning with every letter of the alphabet.
Turn off the lights! Grab a torch and read in the dark.
Make a video reading your favourite book. Share your video with someone in your family or your teacher.
Retell the story to a family member.
Pick a country from around the world. Write some questions that you would like to answer and research. Create a poster with your findings.
Read a book to a soft toy.
Rewrite the ending to a story that you,'ve read.
Create an advertisement for your favourite story. Persuade readers to read that story.
Retell your story in a comic strip. only retell the main events.
Describe a character that you would like to meetin a story you have read. List 4 questions that you would ask the characte.
Thinking about what you have just read, draw the picture that appears in your mind.
Write an email to one of the characters in the story you've read. What would you say to that character.
Describe the most important event. Give at least three reasons why you think it is the most important event.
Choose a story to read online. Go to http://www.magickeys.com/books/
What was the best part of the story? Why ?
Why did you choose this book to read? What does the title tell you about the story?
Hunt for 6 adjectives.
Select one of the stories online each day to listen to. Go to https://stories.audible.com/discovery
Kikihi, Mako and Maki Pai Room’s (YEAR 5&6 STUDENTS)
Reading Tasks Week 4-Don't forget to share on Seesaw!
1) Discuss a difficult choice a character has had to make on their journey. Would you have made the same choice. Explain why/why not.
2)Compare a chapter book to a short story. Discuss how they are different? Think purpose, audience, layout, language used etc..
3)Read an exciting page from your chapter book and video. Focus on using expression, especially when reading dialogue, (Look out for the speech-marks).
4)Copy out any tricky words from your book. Maybe you couldn't read it or you didn't know what it meant. Use a dictionary to find out what the unknown words mean and copy into a spelling list to practice over the week.
5)Discuss how you are somebody you know has had a similar experience to something you have read in your book. How did you/the character feel? Would you/character do something different next time?
Reading Tasks Week 3-Don't forget to share on Seesaw!
1)Research and read about Napier or a significant place to your whanau. Discuss what you found out with those in your bubbles.
2) Read a short story or chapter from a book you are currently reading and summarise the main idea using only one sentence.
3) If you could ask the main character in your book three questions, what would they be?
4) Compare a magazine to a book. Discuss how they are different? Think purpose, audience, layout, language used etc..
Reading Tasks Week 2
1) Read a book and complete the following tasks
Describe the main character and draw a picture of them.
List 5 important events or facts from the book (use your own words)
Change the ending of the book, write your own
create and draw your own book cover
2) Make reading Fun!!!
Take 5 pictures of where you like to read. (Be Creative)
Film yourself reading a small part of book, recipe , poem, ect (post on seesaw, class facebook, email your teacher.
Dress up as book character and post a picture and see if we can guess who you are.
Look up 10 words you don't know from a book and record the meaning
Develop 10 questions you would ask a character in a book if you were to meet them
Reading Tasks Week 1
1)Read the ingredients of 4 products and list 4 common ingredients
2)Read 2 recipes and add a delicious secret ingredient to both.
3)Read a book to a family member, daily. Talk about what you remember.
4)Watch a sports game on youtube in silence and do a voice over of what is happening.
5)I spy using word chucks as your clues
6)Practice spelling words
7)Sort your books into alphabetical order
8)Film yourself and post it on seesaw reading a poem or short story.
9)Read to your pet.
10)Create a book cover and post it on seesaw.
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