Tuesday 20th July: Week 2

Please take a photo of the work you complete and send it to your teacher via your Home Learning Code on your Class Seesaw app.

Webex meetings will be held each day at 9:30am to mark the roll and to clarify expectations of daily work.

3K:

https://eduvic.webex.com/eduvic/j.php?MTID=m3ed557564e88a4907b54ac227fb14c84

Meeting Number: 165 952 8797

Password: 3K

34B:

https://eduvic.webex.com/eduvic/j.php?MTID=m5752c359c0c34d79c28d7a9017fbcd6d

Meeting Number: 165 971 5954

Password: woodford

□ Reading fluency (15-30 mins):

Read to self or read to someone (pet, doll, teddy, younger sibling…).
Choose a good fit book or Wushka text (https://wushka.com.au/login/)

Learning Intention:

We are learning to predict will happen in a story based on title, pictures, text and personal experiences

Success Criteria

SC1: I can make predictions based on the title of the book
SC2: I can make predictions based on the pictures on the cover of the book
SC3: I can make predictions based on writing in the book
SC4: I can make predictions using personal experiences

Tune in:

□ Independent Learning Task:

Making Predictions

Choose a text from Wushka and answer the following sentences in your homework book.

From the front cover I predict…
From the blurb (reader description) I predict….
From the first paragraph I predict…

After reading the text, check your predictions. Were you correct or did the author surprise you? Write a sentence outlining if your predictions were correct.

My predictions were correct/incorrect because…

Extension: Write a written summary summarising the main points of the text.

□ Spelling Fluency (10 minutes):

Synonyms & Antonyms

Learning Intention:

We are learning to understand the fantasy genre

Success Criteria:

I can describe the setting.
I can use adjectives to describe
I can create descriptive sentences.
I can use show, don’t tell.

□ Independent Learning Task:

Setting Description

Today you are going to write a paragraph describing a magical setting that could be in your quest. Think of your 5 senses. What does the setting look like, sound like, smell like and feel like? Use show, don’t tell to write a paragraph.

You could draw a picture of your setting too!

Write at least 5 descriptions.

Example:

Moss blanketed the earth. The distant babbling of the creek gently filled my ears. Trees towered above me. Vines draped from tree to tree like long necklaces. Branches stung my skin, hitting me as I galloped through the crowded forest.

□ Counting pattern fluency (10 minutes):

Practice multiplication (times tables) facts. You could use dice or cards.

Optional: Complete any IXL Year 3 Multiplication Skill Builder tasks.

Learning Intention:

We are learning to understand fractions and decimals.

Success Criteria:

I can understand that fractions are numbers
I can understand that fractions are equal parts of a whole number or part of a group
I can identify halves, thirds, quarters, fifths
I can understand that the numerator shows how many parts and the denominator shows equal parts

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