Students were able to complete last week's objectives as we had a full class today; we had to keep on task as we had a LOT to cover!
Vocabulary
- another
- agreed
- fair
- rainforest
- complained
- scampered
- delicious
- hungry
- admiring
- disappeared
Reading
Five Minute Reading Challenge
Students listened to a passage Miss Adrienne read out loud in class for specific details, so they could illustrate what they heard. Students encouraged to use creativity while strengthening their listening and comprehension skills.
Read passage from "Sprinkles".
Class Reading
Began reading: "Mangoes and Bananas" by Nathan Kumar Scott
Acting for Reading Activity
Students draw at random characters from well known books and act scenes out. Enhances students reading comprehension, teaches elements of a good story, and increases their visual interpretation skills!
Acting for Reading Activity
Students draw at random characters from well known books and act scenes out. Enhances students reading comprehension, teaches elements of a good story, and increases their visual interpretation skills!
- Book: "The Great Race", by Nathan Kumar Scott.
- Characters: Pelon, Kanchil, Kakatua
Writing
Five Minute Creative Writing Challenge: "Cat and Dragon Share the Food"
Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an image they selected off of https://storybird.com for their creative inspiration. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are not the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see!
"Mangoes and Bananas" Writing Activity
- Write 5 complete sentences using beginning, middle, and end format. Include correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization. Please make sure I can read your essay.
- Use 3 of the daily vocabulary words in your writing; please underline your vocabulary words.
- Tell me what happened in the story with your own words. Be sure to include the following answers (in complete sentences) in your essay:
- Who are the main characters of the story? Describe each character.
- What problem do the two friends have?
- What plan do Kanchil and Monyet come up with to solve their problem?
- What types of food would you grow in your garden?
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