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Room 5 Reading
Room 5 Reading
In Room 5, students are developing a variety of tools to help them interpret and understand the text they are reading.
In Room 5, students are developing a variety of tools to help them interpret and understand the text they are reading.
Room 5 students are encouraged to read for at least 20 minutes a day. Reading consists of a variety of genre including being read to, listening to audiobooks (such as on Youtube or sites such as Audible or Storytime RNZ), reading online books from Reading Eggspress (linked below), school journals, a range of fiction and nonfiction chapter books, reading to siblings, and reading magazines, newspapers or graphic novels. Keep up with the latest news on Kiwi Kids News
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The Room 5 Daily AFTER INTERVAL Literacy activities include:
freewriting - following the writing process of planning, drafting, recrafting, peer share, editing, teacher share and publishing
keyboard practice with typing club
silent sustained reading (SSR) - reading milage
spelling books - testing and using the word wall, spelling assessments and students' own writing to make a list of new words to learn
scattergories - dictionary skills
Reading Eggspress Stadium - spelling, grammar, vocabulary, correct sentences challenge activities
The 5 Finger Reading Test helps students choose a book at a level for them to enjoy reading it.
The 5 Finger Reading Test helps students choose a book at a level for them to enjoy reading it.
Before you start, turn to a random page in the book and read it. For every word that you don't know, you should hold up a finger.
Reading Eggspress
Reading Eggspress
Reading Eggspress has a variety of reading comprehension and spelling activities to help reinforce class learning.
It has a large library of fiction and nonfiction books students can read for pleasure and extend their thinking. Click on the icon below to go to the site.
Teacher Read for Term 1
Teacher Read for Term 1
We have been reading EB White's, Charlotte's Web.
We have been reading EB White's, Charlotte's Web.
Click on the book cover to go to the Charlotte's Web page
Te Araroa Trail
New Zealand's longest walking trail
Click on the image below to go to the Te Araroa page
Dangerous Games
Enjoy reading these books written by 2020 Waitohu School Room 3 students.
Click on the book covers below to go to the Dangerous Games page
Teacher Read for Term 2
We are reading The Witches by Roald Dahl
Click on the book cover to go to The Witches page
Teacher read for Term 3
Gangsta Granny by David Walliams
Click on the book cover to go to the Gangsta Granny page
Roald Dahl Day
September 13
Have a look at the activities on the Roald Dahl page, by cliclking on the book covers. Listen to one or more of his many books.
Teacher Read for Term 4
The Night Bus Hero by Onjali Q. Rauf
click on the book cover to go to The Night Bus Hero page
Try some of these Read at Home Activities
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