Term 2, week 8 (1 5 June 2015)

Reading groups

Groups

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Share Book
Focus/Whole
Class

The Rainbow Fish

The Rainbow Fish

The Rainbow Fish

The Rainbow Fish

Comprehension
Activating and
connecting.
Ask children to
predict what the
book will be
about. Read the
story to children
and ask them to
make connections.

Grammar Adjectives
Students watch the
adjective song and then
use objects around the
room to describe; through
verbalising

Grammar
Adjectives
Revise what we have
learnt this week.
*Adjectives - describe a
person, place or thing.
Read a page of the
book, highlighting the
adjectives.

Partner Reading
After shared
reading, each
person to think of
a question for
their partner to
answer.
Comprehension
Activating and
connecting
Learning
Intention: Chn
articulate
author purpose.
Parent helper to
read share book.
Chn then discuss
why they think the
author wrote this
book, Why the
author used those
images and
language. Chn
then list the
adjectives found
in the book.
Adjectives
Worksheet
Learning
Intention: Chn
learn about
describing
words.
Complete a
double-sided
grammar
convention
worksheet
UNIT 16

Partner Reading
After shared reading,
each person to think of a
question for their partner
to answer.

Expanding Vocab
Adjectives
Teacher to show a
picture either in the
book or from Google.
Teacher is to use a
boring adjective to
describe the picture.
Chn are to share their
idea for creating a
more interesting
adjective.
Partner Reading
After shared reading,
each person to think of
a question for their
partner to answer.

Teacher group
(Guided Reading)
Level N
Book: Fun by the River
Focus: Author Purpose
Activity: Fun by the
River Comprehension
sheet.

IPad
Learning Intention:
Chn articulate
emotions/feelings
and look at
describing words
Chn look at the clip of
Finding Nemo and
infer what all the fish
are feeling.
List words that
describe the scene.
Such as: the type of
day, what the fish tank
looks like and what the
fish are feeling.

Adjectives
Worksheet
Learning Intention:
Chn learn about
describing words.
Complete a doublesided grammar
convention worksheet
UNIT 16

Comprehension
Activating and connecting
Learning Intention:
Chn articulate author
purpose.
Parent helper to read
share book. Chn then
discuss why they think
the author wrote this
book, Why the author
used those images and
language. Chn then list
the adjectives found in
the book.

Teacher group
(Guided Reading)
Level 21
Book: Saving the little
penguins
Focus: Reading On
Activity: Saving the
little penguins fact or
opinion sheet.

Adjectives Worksheet
Learning Intention:
Chn learn about
describing words.
Chn complete the ALL
ABOUT ME worksheet

Comprehension
Activating and
connecting
Learning Intention:
Chn articulate
emotions/feelings of
characters.
Parent helper to read
share book while Chn
discuss what the
characters are thinking
or feeling. Chn then list
the adjectives found in
the book.

IPad
Learning Intention:
Chn articulate
emotions/feelings
and look at
describing words
Chn look at the clip of
Finding Nemo and
infer what all the fish
are feeling.
List words that
describe the scene.
Such as: the type of
day, what the fish tank
looks like and what the
fish are feeling.
Teacher group
(Guided Reading)
Level 18
Book: Polar Bears
Focus: Reading On
Activity:
Comprehension sheet
on polar bears.

Independent
Reading
(after lunch)
One
See
Taskboard
(PEARS)

Two
See
Taskboard
(BANANAS)

Three
See
Taskboard
(APPLES)

IPad
Learning
Intention: Chn
articulate
emotions/feelin
gs and look at
describing
words
Chn look at the
clip of Finding
Nemo and infer
what all the fish
are feeling.
List words that
describe the
scene. Such as:
the type of day,
what the fish tank
looks like and
what the fish are

Partner Reading
After shared reading,
each person to think of
a question for their
partner to answer.

Four
See
Taskboard
(KIWIS)

feeling.
Teacher group
(Guided
Reading)
Level 8
Book: Lukas
Tortoise
Focus: Reading
On
Activity: Students
colour the picture
of the tortoise and
list what turtles
like, eat or where
they live.

IPad
Learning Intention:
Chn articulate
emotions/feelings and
look at describing
words
Chn look at the clip of
Finding Nemo and infer
what all the fish are
feeling.
List words that describe
the scene. Such as: the
type of day, what the fish
tank looks like and what
the fish are feeling.

Adjectives
Worksheet
Learning Intention:
Chn learn about
describing words.
Chn complete the
double sided Describe
it worksheet

Comprehension
Activating and
connecting
Learning Intention:
Chn articulate
emotions/feelings of
characters.
Parent helper to read
share book while Chn
discuss what the
characters are thinking
or feeling. Chn then list
the adjectives found in
the book.

Writing groups

Groups

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Share Book
Focus/Whole
Class

The Rainbow Fish

The Rainbow Fish

The Rainbow Fish

The Rainbow Fish

The structure of
writing an
Invitation Use
Jenny Eather to
guide students by
writing a class
party invitation.
N/A

Handwriting
Magic C Letters
Questioning

Punctuation
Watch the
punctuation video.
Then brainstorm the
different types and
model them on the
board.
Vicki Dunn
(Connor)
Adjective Craft
Activity
Learning Intention:
Chn use different
adjectives to
describe ice-cream
Students will cut out
their ice-cream cone
and add a scoop of
ice-cream for every
adjective they can
think of to describe
ice-cream.

Revise allQuestion students

and then revise
structure of writing
invitations on the
board.

Parent Helpers
One
See Taskboard
(ZEBRAS)

Two
See Taskboard
(MEERKATS)

Adjectives
Learning
Intention: Chn
use adjectives
to make
sentences more
interesting.
Chn re-write
sentences, adding
in adjectives to
make them more
interesting.
(Higher level can
create 3-5
sentences of their
own)
Handwriting
Learning
Intention: Chn
practice
handwriting.
Chn complete the
Magic C Booklet

Adelle Wallace
(Ella F)
Teacher group
(Guided Writing)
Writing an Invitation
Teacher to guide
students through the
structure of writing an
Invitation.
Stressing the
importance of
paragraphs and
specific
headings/details
needed.
Students will then
write their own
invitation.
Adjectives
Learning Intention:
Chn use adjectives
to make sentences
more interesting.
Chn re-write
sentences, adding in
adjectives to make
them more
interesting.
(Higher level can
create 3-5 sentences
of their own)

Three
See Taskboard
(GIRAFFES)

Adjective Craft
Activity
Learning
Intention: Chn
use different
adjectives to
describe icecream
Students will cut
out their icecream cone and
add a scoop of icecream for every
adjective they can

Handwriting
Learning Intention:
Chn practice
handwriting.
Chn complete the
Magic C Booklet

Teacher group
(Guided Writing)
Writing an Invitation
Teacher to guide
students through the
structure of writing
an Invitation.
Stressing the
importance of
paragraphs and
specific
headings/details
needed.
Students will then
write their own
invitation.
Adjectives
Learning Intention:
Chn use adjectives
to make sentences
more interesting.
Chn re-write
sentences, adding in
adjectives to make
them more
interesting.

Kylie Waldron
(James)
Handwriting
Learning Intention:
Chn practice
handwriting.
Chn complete the
Magic C Booklet

Adjective Craft
Activity
Learning Intention:
Chn use different
adjectives to
describe ice-cream
Students will cut out
their ice-cream cone
and add a scoop of
ice-cream for every
adjective they can
think of to describe
ice-cream.

Teacher group
(Guided Writing)
Writing an Invitation
Teacher to guide
students through the
structure of writing
an Invitation.
Stressing the
importance of
paragraphs and
specific
headings/details
needed.
Students will then

Four
See Taskboard
(ELEPHANTS)

think of to
describe icecream.
Teacher group
(Guided Writing)
Writing an
Invitation
Teacher to guide
students through
the structure of
writing an
Invitation.
Stressing the
importance of
paragraphs and
specific
headings/details
needed.
Students will then
write their own
invitation.
(Print off sheets)

write their own

invitation.
Adjective Craft
Activity
Learning Intention:
Chn use different
adjectives to
describe ice-cream
Students will cut out
their ice-cream cone
and add a scoop of
ice-cream for every
adjective they can
think of to describe
ice-cream.

Handwriting
Learning Intention:
Chn practice
handwriting.
Chn complete the
Magic C Booklet

Adjectives
Learning Intention:
Chn use adjectives
to make sentences
more interesting.
Chn re-write
sentences, adding in
adjectives to make
them more
interesting.

W - PUNCTUATION SONG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Wrv_ZviMEc

R - NEMO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nflQ_u_VzE
R - ADJECTIVE SONG: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hIqdPrH--k