Sia is an Australian artist that portrays a message and a character in all her film clips. Sia is one of Mrs Joyce's favourite artists because of her values and outlook on life. Her film clips captivate Mrs Joyce and have her sitting for hours analysing them. The main dancer in this film clip is … Continue reading Synthesising Using Media – Sia ‘The Greatest’ @sia #education #reading #AussieEd #globaledchat
Determining Importance In Non Fiction Texts Reading Groups Green Group: Sophie, MacKenzie, Sierra, Siarah, Jeremy, Aleisha Red Group: Ruk, Tshawn, Harmony, Brodie, Seth, Baine Blue Group: Vjay, Thon, Ayla, Kodie, Emelia, Brock, Lachlan Orange Group: Cailin, Tylah, Olivia, Mitchell, Emilee, Travis, Group Tasks Go to https://online.kidsdiscover.com/ Green Group: Teacher Group https://online.kidsdiscover.com/unit/hawaii/topic/the-costs-and-benefits-of-tourism Red Group: Penguins in Antartica … Continue reading Determining Importance – Deciding What is Interesting And What is Important: #Reading Groups
Look and Learn: The Eye This week 5/6J you will need to look at the picture and think critically. Making observations, asking questions and decide on inferences. Look at the picture, what do you observe (see) in the picture. Write as many observations as you can. What questions can you ask about this picture? Ask … Continue reading Homework Term 3 – Week 2, 2019: Observe, Wonder, Infer #OGC #OurGlobalClassroom
Vjay, Thon, Mitchell, Brodie, Brock, Lachlan, Today you will choose your own Non Fiction book. You must read for 15 mins and then respond using the following template. Presentation is important and this will need to be glued into your response book. Ruk, Tshawn, Travis, Seth, Aleisha, Sierra, Baine, Emelia Read Aloud Flipgrid: Today you … Continue reading Reading Group Task: Non Fiction Reading Responses
The long (and sometimes dangerous) walk to school. I stumbled upon this article and I was inspired to share it with you. We take walking to school for granted. We can ride our bike, walk or sometimes your parents will drop you off. For some children they do not have that luxury, they may be in … Continue reading Reading: The long (and sometimes dangerous) walk to school – How Children Around The World Get To School #Globaled #Reading #Education
Non Fiction Today 4J in our reading groups we are going to explore different elements of how to respond to Non Fiction. We will use the headings of the following anchor chart and work through it part by part. Let's take a look:
Today 5/6J you will not only be learning abouot traits, but also you will be recognized for exemplifying positive traits. To make this meaningful, you will create a 'mini poster'. You must come up with ONE trait for each person in our classroom (of course, not all in one day!). I have taken a picture … Continue reading Character Traits and Making Your Students Feel Special #OGC #Characters #Teachers #Education
Inferring from a Short Fiction Film Today 5/6J we are going to be looking at a short film. Earlier in the year we did a lot of work on character traits in books but today we will be exploring them in films. Here is todays short film: Think about the following things: Identify who are … Continue reading Studying Character Traits In Short Films #characters #reading #inferring
A True Person by Gabiann Marin LI: To be able to apply understanding of how to provide evidence when responding. 5/6J we will take our learning about providing evidence in our reading responses one step further. Yesterday we read the story of Zallah and her experiences in a Detention Centre as a refugee to Australia. Today we … Continue reading Shared Experiences – Using Evidence In Our Reading Responses
Non-Fiction Reading Marathon Students choose a non fiction text related to their reading level. Today will be the first time we participate in the reading challenge and Mrs Joyce wonders how students will cope with the time re straints. Here are some pictures of a grade that have participated in many book marathons. I … Continue reading Study Non Fiction In Our Reading Workshop: Students Participate In A Non-Fiction Reading Marathon
