Tui+2009

We are learning to...
 * Use our PK and the author's message to help create a picture when we read.
 * Identify key words and phrases that help us to create pictures in our mind.


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We are learning to...
 * Find clues in the text to help determine the main idea.
 * Combine the evidence and clues and link them to our PK, to determine the main idea.
 * Think about and discuss the main idea that the writer wants us to understand.

We read "Cross now" by Roly Hermans. We discussed what we thought was the most important idea on each page. We then put these ideas into our own words, and into our brainstorm. We then looked at all of our ideas and used these to find out what the author wanted us to think.

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WALT: Summarize a text. We are reading an article about enrichment activities for animals in a zoo. The animals have enrichment activities. Why? Wade… A bored animal is sad. The enrichment activities give them entertainment. Bailey… They want their animals to discover new skills. Millie… They help them find their own food. Ella… To keep them occupied. Finn… To help them think. Tristan… To teach them how to protect themselves.

Describe the enrichment activities for the kea... How would this enrich it’s life? Tristan… The slingshot snack shooter. It flings the food into thee air. Ella… It would fling it so the Kea chases after it. This would keep it busy. Finn… The bungy. It’s a log and it has holes. It holds the pieces the food. Wade… It has plastic over the bungy cord. Bailey… The Kea loves to hang upside down. It pokes it’s beak in the holes and eats the food.

Summarize what you learnt about… The roller… Flax rattler… Snack Stacker…

How do you know you have summarized the information well? I can...