9am:
We are learning to find poetry rhyme in Picture story books.
We can:
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- Read and enjoy a picture story book.
- Show our understanding of the story through a 6 picture draw.
Activity: Read Sail Away as a class. Students jot down in Literacy notebook as the teacher reads.
10am:
We are learning to find poetry rhyme in Picture story books.
We can:
- Identify Rhyming vocab in picture story books.
- Focus on the Writer’s craft.
- Write our own example of Rhyming Poetry from the Author’s example.
Activity 1 (10 mins) : As a class write a list of famous Australian places that Kip and Little Nell could visit.
(eg. Big Pineapple in Queensland). 
Activity 2 (10 mins): Write a list of descriptive words to describe one of the famous places. (student’s choose)
Big Pineapple – yellow, spiky, juicy, pointy, Queensland, Sunshine Coast, sunny, beach, sea, Mountains, green,.
Activity 3 (10mins): Create a list of Rhyming words for your descriptive words.
yellow= mellow, fellow, bellow
spiky – brightly, likely, lively, white, nightly, cheeky, mighty
beach – speech, feet, keep, each, reach, screech, peach
Activity 4 (30mins): Have a go at writing a Rhyming stanza that would fit in Sail away.
11:30am
We are learning to use our multiplication skills in a challenging way! Multiplication Land Grab.
Multiplication Squares Game 12×12 (1 – 150 chart) – Partner Paddocks Game
12:30pm
(10 mins) Activity 1: In their Literacy notebooks, students Brainstorm using Prefixes – Uni, bi and tri.
Eg: Unicycle, bicycle and tricycle.
Use Dictionaries, Thesauruses and Computers to help in this Brainstorming process..
Activity 2: HOMEWORK.
Stick in new homework sheet, choose 8 words of the spelling list and come up with 2 words from their own writing (look at their poetry from last few days).
Today for Wellbeing (if time): We are learning about inspirational women, Em Carey.
Now let’s colour one of Em’s beautiful art work and think about her positive mindset and message we get from this story.
After Lunch: 3-6 Sport!