Literacy

LITTLE RED HEN

We studied the structure of the well-known story - Little Red Hen. We discovered it was a series of questions and answers. We wanted to improve our understanding and skill of using direct speech in our writing. __**OUR TASK: **__ Use '//Paint//' to make your own version of the story of //The Little Red Hen//. Design your picture book so that one of the junior teachers could use it to teach children about direct speech and the use of speech marks. media type="custom" key="6673651"

KIRI KIWI AND WILLIE WEKA

We read a story about Kiri Kiwi and Willie Weka. We decided to compare these two birds. We chose a Venn diagram to demonstrate the similarities and differences.

Simon's Venn diagram



ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS

We have enjoyed reading and studying the novel - //Island of the Blue Dolphins// by Scott O'Dell. In the book the Aleuts came to the island to hunt the seals and sea otter. Karana said, " The sea otter, when it was swimming, looks like a seal, but is really very different." We researched to find the similarities and differences between seals and sea otters and presented our findings in a venn diagram.

As we read the novel, we were alert to all the places which Karana described. We tried to visualise what the island was like. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">We developed a map of the island based on Karana's desciption of landmarks.