Kiwi+2009

We are learning to...


 * read, stop, think, question, and add new information to what we already know.

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.

glossy fast Yellow white. ||< Lightning flashed... //There was something happening. A wind perhaps.// Pirate was her favourite... Peg trusts her dog. You know that car I wished for.. A car came. We haven't used any petrol at all... //The car will never run out of gas.// Peg looked at her... //Her Mum is surprised.// ||
 * < Key words ||< Key phrases ||
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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 "Little lizards sadness" - A traditional Vietnamese story retold by Pauline Cartwright. We brainstormed the main ideas of the story to find out why this story was told to people.

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Today we read "I'm not wearing that" by Anne R. McDonnel. We discussed the main ideas and brainstormed them below. We used our brainstorm to figure out what message the author wanted us to get.

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