New Zealand Insects We are learning to Activate
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New Zealand Insects
We are learning to: • Activate our prior knowledge • Identify key points in reading • Make connections (later in the week)
Activating Prior Knowledge What do I already know about this topic? What do I expect from this text? Activating prior knowledge Text type Vocabulary
Activating prior knowledge: Questions • What do I already know about this topic? • What have I read that seems similar to this? • when I hear the word WETA it makes me think about. . . .
New vocabulary – Topic words • • locusts katydids hind species regions communicate chirping centimetres Useful strategy Find the base word Look at the suffixes Break the word into chunks
Day 2
We are learning to: • Activate our prior knowledge • Identify key points in reading • Make connections (later in the week) Think – peer – share Explain the first two learning intentions
Finding key points Read the paragraph Think about the important ideas (use a highlighter) Summarise the main ideas in your own words
New vocabulary • • • predators introduced burrows antennae impressive opponents Useful strategy Find the base word Look at the suffixes Break the word into chunks
The key point in this paragraph is: Weta are large, spiny insects that are found in dark, damp paces in gardens and bush I don’t think the point about your gumboots is a key idea The key point in this paragraph is: Weta are related to insects like crickets and grasshoppers. They have powerful hind legs Think – peer – share Identify the key point think peer , share -
Review • Share with your partner how we find the ‘key points’ in a paragraph
Day 3
We are learning to: • Activate our prior knowledge • Identify key points in reading • Make connections (later in the week) Think – peer – share Explain the first two learning intentions
Finding key points Read the paragraph Think about the important ideas (use a highlighter) Summarise the main ideas in your own words
What are the key points we learned about weta yesterday? Weta Tree weta
Giant weta
Tree Weta Ground Weta Tusked Weta Giant Weta Can you remember 2 key points about each type of weta?
Follow-up activity Tree weta Tusked weta Ground weta Giant weta
Day 4
We are learning to: Make connections when we are reading In the text Personal experiences Other things I know
That would be a damp, dark place L know that crickets do the same
Giant weta That is a lot bigger than the tree weta Think peer share – can you make a connection?
Reviewing our learning Activating prior knowledge Identifying key points Making connections Explain each learning intention Give an example from the text List the strategies we use with each learning intention (SC)
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