Literacy: This week students are using the digraphs ai and ee to read/write words and construct sentences. During guided reading sessions this week I will be exposing students to the reading strategy 'Sound Talk It' to encourage them to sound out each sound in a word when it is unfamiliar and they are having trouble reading. In writing lessons this week students will continue to innovate and create their own story based on our class narrative "Cat, Prickle and Pelican." Handwriting sessions this week will focus on the robot letters r, n, m and h.
Numeracy: The math focus for this week is number stories using addition (Miss Blakie had 9 teddies but she found 5 more, how many teddies are there all together?) Activities will also include students practising their understanding of doubles to 5 (1+1, 2+2, 3+3, 4+4, 5+5). Number writing to 100 will also be revised and iPads used to incorporate revision of other mathematical concepts.
Science: Last week students made models of dinosaurs to represent what they have learnt about the physical features of dinosaurs. Photographs were taken and their work is displayed in our classroom. This week Science lessons will include developing understanding of dinosaur physical defences. Students will brain storm their ideas and we will discuss them as a class. We will then begin to plan how to construct our own dinosaur shields. This will incorporate scientific inquiry but also technology and enterprise skills.
History: This term we have been learning about the past, present and future. We have been discussing old and new toys the past few weeks. This week lessons will focus on how transport has developed and changed over the years.
