Week+Ten+T1+2014

news and writing phonics and worksheets- ES1- ie, S1- th sight words
 * =Monday 31st March= || 1/2 Day K, 1/2 Day 3-6 classroom. (sharing with new teacher for next term) ||
 * **9:15- 11:00** || K-1

Book Study: How the birds got their colours Before Reading: -look at front and back covers of the book and identify the author, illustrator and title of the book. - predict the contents of the text using the title, illustrations and blurb as a guide. - examine the inside cover of the book for author information, dedication etc - Ask questions: -what do you think the text will be about? - do you think this is a realistic or unrealistic text. why? -picture walk through the book During reading: - read the text with a guided discussion approach After reading: -discuss the intended audience of the text - discuss the text to identify the literal and inferential meanings presented (ask what, when, why and how) - revisit earlier predictions of the text: were you right? - discuss likes and dislikes after reading the text. Question students: -what was your favourite part, why? - who was your favourite character, why?

Question: - what do we already know about Indigenous Australians? Think, Pair, Share - what type of text is this. - what questions do we have about Aboriginal dreamtime stories.

Give the students the chosen passage: "colour splashed out all over the parrot. Red and green and blue ran down her chest, wings and tail" Get the students to follow along with their finger while the teacher reads and then everyone reads. ||  ||
 * **11:00- 11:30** || **Recess** ||  ||
 * **11:30- 1:00** ||  ||   ||
 * **1:00- 1:45** || **Lunch** ||  ||
 * **1:45- 3:00** || **Quiet reading**
 * **1:45- 3:00** || **Quiet reading**

** Homework ** ||  ||
 * **3:00- 3:10** || **Pack up and bus** ||  ||
 * || **Dismissal** // Natasha Dunn 31/3/14 // ||

Sight word activity.
 * =Wednesday 2nd April= ||  ||
 * **9:15- 11:00** || Phonics and worksheet- ES1- ee, or S1-th

Book Study: How the birds got their colours Before reading: - revisit the title of the book and identify the author and illustrator - revisit the text. Discuss the key events and characters - revisit the type of text- dream time story. - Question- what is the meaning behind this story?

During the story: - students looking for clues on what is the moral of the story.

After the story: -what is the meaning behind the story? ( that good things happen to the birds because they were kind and caring) - joint discussion on behaviours that demonstrate kindness. Give the students the chosen passage: "colour splashed out all over the parrot. Red and green and blue ran down her chest, wings and

Get the students to get out their passage. Get the students to follow along with their finger while the teacher reads and then everyone reads. ||  ||
 * **11:00- 11:30** || **Recess** ||  ||
 * **11:30- 1:00** || TEN- Students roll two dice. They cover one and count on. Tash- roll two dice, add together, roll one dice and add on, keep a running total.

Maths- position Complete the activity on the following website: [|Position Words]

Working in pairs one person guides and the other listens. Making sure the person guiding uses position words.

- Get students to recall the places in the book posusm magic. - Map the route they took on a map of australia. - Using position words describe the trip. ||  || discuss and list: what are some feelings we have? what does our face and body look like when we are feeling this way? what could make us feel this way? [|feelings video] [|feelings game] [|Blank Faces] Students have to choose emotions to draw on the faces and then share with the class ||  ||
 * **1:00- 1:45** || **Lunch** ||  ||
 * **1:45- 3:00** || **Quiet reading**
 * PDHPE**
 * PDHPE**
 * **3:00- 3:10** || **Pack up and bus** ||  ||
 * || **Dismissal** // Natasha Dunn 2/4/14 // ||