Water

Without water we would not survive!

This pack will help you to explore vocabulary to help you understand the rain cycle and the types of clouds in our sky. 
There is a mapping task to show where the most and the least rainfall occurs throughout the world. Explore photos of rain and discuss the impact on our planet and our lives. 




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Cinco de Mayo



This lapbook comes with vocab cards, facts, photos and writing pieces to help build a picture of what Cinco de Mayo Day is all about.


Keep scrolling to see what the lapbook looks like.












How do you celebrate Cinco de Mayo Day?


Scientific Method and Chemical Science

We are doing some kitchen science and looking at and recording chemical change.
Last week we made sherbet and used the scientific method of creating and testing a hypothesis. 




These posters have helped us to work through the scientific process. 
Click on the images to see more



We are also using this word wall to record new words


There are two sets - I like the one with the science verbs on them. 




Sunflowers, plants and ...

Sunflowers make me happy!
I love them - I can't help but smile when I see them.

This pack has heaps of ideas to help you look at the life cycle of a sunflower.
You can keep a diary as they grow.
There are pictures to motivate your kids to write.

Keep scrolling and see the links I have added to help you look at sunflowers.




This is a great time lapse video of the seeds moving





Make a paper plate or forked painted sunflower.. click on the images below 

     

Life Cycles - Bees


Bees are fascinating creatures - they play an important part in our life and we need them to enjoy many foods and they are a vital part of food chains/eco systems.

There are some video links to share with your kids below.

My Bee pack is a great way to explore the Life Cycle of a Bee.
There are 62 pages that include

 A Learning Journal for Bees. This will be a record of learning as you move through the information about Bees.

 Posters with facts on Bees that are print and go! These posters will enable your students to have access to facts and diagrams. They will assist in correct spelling when displayed. There are two sets – the second set has detailed information. The third set has the life cycle.

 A Reader about Bees that is print and go! This will give you two books – copy and staple together and then cut in half. Re read and place in your class library.

 Jigsaw tasks about Bees. These jigsaws (break up cards) will assist in matching words to pictures to a statement.

 Print and Go tasks for Bees. These pages will consolidate and extend knowledge for all students about bees. There are multiple tasks and you may need to make choices about which task are suitable for each student in your grade.

Interactive Note pages.. Leaf Life - What do Bees eat? - Label parts of a  Bees can/have/ are Larvae can/have/are Eggs can/is/are Venn Diagram – bee/larva-  Research and answer.

Order the cycle Information Report on Bees. The following pages will assist in writing a report. Spinner - Color copy and laminate. Add a split pin to attach the arrow. Spin the arrow. When it stops – the student must orally give some facts about that part of the bee cycle. What I know about bees Ladybug planner – with and without lines Information Report Planner












This one is from National Geographic




Three types of reading

This post is about the three types of reading that are currently occurring in my 3/4 classroom.

I have also blogged about this over on a collaborative blog I am part of - Australian Teachers.
Check out the great posts from our group of seven Aussie bloggers.

I wanted to just write about Literature Circles - but needed to give you a bit of background to the previous two reading group strategies that need to be accomplished before you embark on Literature Circles.

Hi, Paula from Paula's Place and welcome to an insight into my busy classroom.
I have collated some old photos to share with you the three types of reading that happens in my space.
Guided Reading,
Reciprocal Reading
and
Literature Circles

(There is also the shared read with our class novel)

Guided Reading


 The small group focus allows the teaching to be more focused on their specific needs.
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Guided Reading is a small group reading model that allows us to work with a group on a selected set of strategies together.

The two screen shots are from a youtube video that is a great source to check out for guided reading



This resource is great in supporting teachers to do Guided Reading


The steps for a guided reading lesson are:
Before reading: Set the purpose for reading, introduce vocabulary, make predictions, talk about the strategies good readers use.
During reading: Guide students as they read, provide wait time, give prompts or clues as needed by individual students, such as "Try that again. Does that make sense? Look at how the word begins."
After reading: Strengthen comprehension skills and provide praise for strategies used by students during the reading.

Benchmarking for Point of Need


The reading and writing block is a busy time for all of us.
As 'daily 5' is further cemented in our systems and structures - I can spend more time conferring with individual students.



As my children read one on one with me, I record their reading on a Running Record sheet. This process is so important in analysing what is the next step and what is their true instructional text.

'daily 5' allows us the opportunity to do this much more often. Our other students are engaged with best fit tasks while we do this. They know that everyone has this time with the teacher and it is important to not interrupt and let the reading happen.

In our state, we had a 6-18th month strategy that says that we need to take running records every three weeks for each child. Before 'daily 5' this was difficult to manage. Now it is possible to do 3-5 a day. It has become part of what we do. 



Reciprocal Reading 


This is a step just before Literature Circles where you teach some roles and the independence before the full on tasks of Literature Circles.

Each group has the same text and they take it in turns to be the 
- Summariser
- Question Generator
-  Clarifier and 
- Predictor

This is where we model and assist the students to fulfill these roles. 





Literature Circles 


You will love Literature Circles for your strong readers. 

They read, prepare and present responses to a best fit book. 

The level of conversation is amazing and you can explore whether you go deep, encourage alternative thinking and/or problem solve all while developing a love of literature. 


Here are some photos of my Literature Circle work.

It is a bit like an adult book group and each student has a role and prepares their read and their role prior to presenting each week. 

This is our timetable and each group knows when they check in and present. 


Here are names of books, group members and days for presenting. 

This is my note page to keep up with learning and reading behaviours. 



 These bookmarks help keep my readers on task. 


Get on board - you will love it!





Here is a link to my Literature Circle pack





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