Reading

Monday
Warm up
talk
about
prediction
. Have a
go with
just
knowing
the
heading.
Then
show
them
front
knowing
its a
cartoon,
it could
be about
anything
as
opposed
to nonfiction.

Tuesday
Watch a
third (2
mins) of

Week 4 Term 2

Green
Finn
Emily
The
Secret

Red
Kobe
Caleb
Phoebe
Scarlett
Harry
and
Gran

Yellow
Audrey
Seth
Harry
Ruby
Edmond
Amazing
Plants of
Australia

Blue
Cooper
Riley
Parachuti
ng

Predictio
n TaskWALT
students
use a
range of
predictin
g
strategie
s to help
predict
what will
happen
in the
audio
video.
After the
discussio
n of
predictio
n,
students
have a
range of
things to
look at
including
picture,
character
s, colours
etc. Fill
out the
sheet.
Study
Ladder

Teacher
Miss
Wright

Prediction
TaskWALT
students
use a
range of
predicting
strategies
to help
predict
what will
happen in
the audio
video.
After the
discussion
of
prediction
, students
have a
range of
things to
look at
including
picture,
character
s, colours
etc. Fill
out the
sheet.

Prediction
TaskWALT
students
use a
range of
predicting
strategies
to help
predict
what will
happen in
the audio
video.
After the
discussion
of
prediction,
students
have a
range of
things to
look at
including
picture,
characters
, colours
etc. Fill
out the
sheet.

Activity
that
mentor
teacher

Spelling

Study
Ladder

1/2 SW

Orange
Shaun
Imogen
Scarlett
Ishana
Now and
Then
around
the
Home
Predictio
n TaskWALT
students
use a
range of
predictin
g
strategie
s to help
predict
what will
happen
in the
audio
video.
After the
discussio
n of
predictio
n,
students
have a
range of
things to
look at
including
picture,
character
s, colours
etc. Fill
out the
sheet.
Teacher
WALT sound
out the

Purple
Tarnieshi
a
Mitchell
My baby
sister

Predictio
n TaskWALT
students
use a
range of
predictin
g
strategie
s to help
predict
what will
happen
in the
audio
video.
After the
discussio
n of
predictio
n,
students
have a
range of
things to
look at
including
picture,
character
s, colours
etc. Fill
out the
sheet.
Decoding
Text
Collette

the
video.
Pick out
animals
and the
fact it is
written
in
poems.
Is it a
narrativ
e? Did
anyone
come
close in
their
predictio
ns?

Wednes
day
Recap
what
was
discusse
d
yesterda
y. Watch
a third
of the
video
What
animals
were
shown?.
Ask to
hear
some
facts
about 2
animals

had
already
organise
d to do
with
text.

Group
reads
their
book.
WALT:
Look
closely at
the book
to infer
the
different
feelings
from the
character
s.
Students
do this
by
reading
the text
and
answerin
g the

Study
Ladder

Teacher
WALT
students
are
familiar
with the
text and
how to
read nonfiction
books
(index,
page
number,
title,
introducti
on,
labels).
Teacher
prompts
these
questions
and

Spelling

whole
word and
practice
long
vowel
sounds.
Activity
Sheet on
matching
the
words to
the
picture.
Some of
the word
will be
blanked
out so
they will
have to
fill in
word
using the
book.
Activity
WALT to
read,
sound
out and
recognis
e word
blends
when
finding
words in
a word
search
(related
to book).
Past
tense
words
can also
be
included
in this
word-

WALT
Students
practice
their
magic
words to
learn to
recognis
e and be
able to
spell
them
fluently.
Read
with the
teacher.

in the
video.

Thursda
y
Recap
about
what we

question
s on the
sheet
provided.
Thinking
about
why
Ruby is
not
happy
about
the
mouse
might
bring up
the
jealousy
part, but
it might
not. This
gets
them
ready to
think
about
the main
problem
in the
story
Fridays
discussio
n.
When
they
finish,
they can
share the
reason at
the
bottom
with
group.
Finishing
off the
activity
from
yesterda

discuss
layout of
book. If I
wanted to
read
about
Australia
n Pitcher
plant
where
would I
go? Get
the class
to read a
sentence
each.
Then go
back to
index and
they can
read what
they want
(choosing
students
to read to
you
each
student).
Go off and
start
activity
(Informati
on poster
title, 4
facts and
illustratio
n).

Spelling

Students
continue
with their
poster
(colourful

search.

Teacher
WALT
recognisin
g past
tense

Word
Decoding
Collette

Study
Ladder
and Read
to
teacher

know
about
the
video so
far.
Watch
the end.
Were
there
any
facts
you did
not
know
about
the
animals?
Anything
that you
were
unsure
of.
Look at
the way
he reads
it
mimickin
g what
he
imagine
s the
animals
would
sound
like if
they
could
talk.
Friday
Watch
the
whole
video
again.
Reflectio
n on the
way the

y, do the
spelling
sheet
and
finish off
any
reading
activities
from
Monday
or last
week to
make it
best of
their
ability.

Teacher
WALT:
work
towards
finding
the
problem
in the
story.

After
listening
to the
audio
book all
week,
students
choose 2
animals

and
careful
writing
with
illustratio
n).
Finish off
any
unfinished
work.

words in
the text
and
noticing
talking
marks in
the text.
Read the
text for
the first
time.
Mention
the ch in
parachute
makes sh
sound.
Talk about
past tense
for jump,
fall fell.
Activity
Write past
tense
words in
worksheet
.

Study
Ladder

Sequencin
g activity.
WALT
students
are able to
sequence
steps in
order that
it

Spelling
ch

Spelling
ch

informat
ion was
delivere
d. Did
you like
the
video?
Why or
why not?
What do
we know
now that
we
didnt
before?

Why is
this the
problem
and not
that the
mouse
was at
school?
Discuss
any parts
in the
story
that was
unclear
help,
there are
so many
mice in
my
room.
Once you
talk
about
the
problem,
ask them
to have a
think
about
the
solution
and get
them to
write it in
their
Charact
er,
problem,
solution
page.

and write
a story
about
them.
WALT
identify
and write
a
beginnin
g,
middle,
and end
of a
narrative
. Make a
problem
to solve
in your
story.

happened
in the
book. Cut
and paste
in
workbooks
the
correct
order.

Making Predictions
Title: _____________________________
I think Commotions in the Ocean will be
about

__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________
I think this because.

__________________________________
__________________________________
__________________________________

Write or draw some things that you think might

be in this video book.

Write the word that matches the photos below. Use the book
to help you.

T __ __ __ __ W __ I __ __
__

T __ __ __ V __ S __ __ __

T __ __ __ P H __ __ __
C __ __ __ __
Draw your own object from the book and write what it is.

Purple Thursday Activity

Write the past tense word for the words below. You will find
these words being using in the text.

Say _____________
Get _____________
Jump ______________
Open _____________
Blow ______________

Try these making these words

into present tense:
Had ______________
Hopped _______________
Gave ________________
Stopped _________________

Purple Thursday Activity

Write the past tense word for the words below. You will find
these words being using in the text.

Say _____________
Get _____________
Jump ______________

Try these making these words

into present tense:
Had ______________
Hopped _______________

Gave ________________
Purple

Friday
Activity
Open _____________
Sequencing Cut these Sequencing Steps and
Stopped _________________
paste them in your Reading book in the correct
Blow
order as it is in the book Parachuting. Read
______________
carefully though, it may trick you.

The plane flew up in the sky

The pilot said it was a good day for

parachuting too
Jane got her parachute and hopped in the
plane
Jane put on her jumpsuit and gloves.
Jane jumped out of the plane

The firefighter helped Jane out of the tree

Jane decided to go Parachuting
Janes parachute opened up

Characters

Setting
The wind blew her into
a tree

Problem

What did Lucy and the rest of

the
classmates
of Lucys
What
did
Ruby thinkthink
of the
mouse
at at
school?
mouse
being
school?

What did Ruby think of Lucys

mouse? Did she like it? Why or
why not?

Why do you think Ruby thinks differently than the rest of the
class
does
mouse?
How do
youabout
knowthe
this?
How do you know this?
Solution

How do you know this?