Rotation groups, these are flexible and can change from week to week :)
Firing up the brain:
WALT:
Targeted Reading Strategy • Ask and answer questions WILF: For you to be organised at your stations and stay on task at all times. Before reading |
• Spread a pile of dried leaves of various colours and patterns on a table in front of the class. Have students observe the leaves, and on a separate sheet of paper, draw sketches and write down some observations. Ask students to describe to a partner their favourite leaf. Why Do Leaves Change Colour? • Discuss with students the changes a tree goes through in each season. Remind students that in the fall/Autumn, the leaves change from green to a variety of other colours. Share with your partner your thoughts on why leaves change their colours every Autumn. |
Decoding strategy revised
- Remind students to use the pictures and the letters with which a word begins or ends to help them decode difficult words.
For example, point to the word leaves on page 11 and say:
I see a leaf in the picture. The leaf is changing from green to red, and the sentence explains that this word stops making the green colour. The leaf is no longer making a green colour. The word leaf begins with the /L/ sound, just like the word in the sentence, but it ends with the /f/ sound. The word in the book word ends with the /s/ sound. In the picture, I actually see two leaves, not just one.
The plural for leaf is leaves, which ends with the /s/ sound. This word makes sense with the picture and the sentence. The word must be leaves.
Text 1
Vocabulary:
High-Frequency Words
are, for, make
Story Words
change, colour, fall, food, leaves, trees
Vocabulary:
High-Frequency Words
are, for, make
Story Words
change, colour, fall, food, leaves, trees
Text 2
Vocabulary: High-Frequency Words
are, for, make
Story Words
change, chemical, fall, leaves, photosynthesis, store
Vocabulary: High-Frequency Words
are, for, make
Story Words
change, chemical, fall, leaves, photosynthesis, store
During Reading:
- Explain to students that engaged readers ask questions before and during reading, and seek the answers while they read. Point out that asking and answering questions helps readers to understand and remember what they read.
- Remind students that information from all parts of the book can trigger questions for a reader. Emphasise that the text, the cover, the pictures, and the table of contents can all suggest new questions.
Think-aloud: On the cover, I see a vast forest in the fall, with leaves that are orange, yellow, and green. The title of the book is Why Do Leaves Change Colour? That is a great question.
- Why do they change colours?
- I will search for the answer to this big topic as I read. When I read the table of contents, the section titles bring to mind more questions.
- How do leaves make food?
- How many possible leaf colors are there? I will search for the answers to these questions as I read.
Rotation 2 Handwriting
Things to do, Get your posture ready ( watch the posture clip)
Then watch the C clip and start your tracing and have a go at practicing the lower and upper case C. If you finish early complete some sentences which include some words that start with the letter c.
Then watch the C clip and start your tracing and have a go at practicing the lower and upper case C. If you finish early complete some sentences which include some words that start with the letter c.
alphabet_sheets.pdf | |
File Size: | 1452 kb |
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Reflection: Where do you put your pencil when you start to write the lower case letter 'c'? which lines do we write the lower case 'c' on?
Rotation 3- site words
Task: Please complete your Kunfu spelling with your spelling words, using the whiteboards, write down how many sounds are in each word and how many letter.
Take a photo with the iPad at the end.
Once you have done this, you will be doing the same activity with your list of site words. Please take a photo of this at the end as well.
Take a photo with the iPad at the end.
Once you have done this, you will be doing the same activity with your list of site words. Please take a photo of this at the end as well.
Rotation 4
Game- to be shown!