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WeekTenStory #OneTextAt the Awa by Sarah McCordLevelBlueNotes/ Critques
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Achievement ObjectiveProcesses and strategies:
- uses processing and some comprehension strategies with some confidence
Individual notes written in comments.

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Learning ObjectiveWALT: I can summarise the main ideas that I have read and retell these in my own words.
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Teaching MaterialsCopy of At the Awa for each student
Follow up task
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IntroductionLooking at the images, What do you think the story might be about?
What might you learn from this story?
What is an awa?
What are some big awa that we have in New Zealand?
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Teacher InstructionsThe awa is an important part of Māori whakapapa (identity). Disucss the importance of the awa and the links to family history.
High frequency words:
beautiful, clean, Let's, long, party, slowly, then
Te Reo Māori:
- awa: river
- kai: food
- Koro: grandfather
- māmā: mum, mother
- pāpā: dad, father
- Rāhoroi: Saturday
- whānau: family extended family
Key teaching points:
- Disucss the role of the whānau in this story about caring for the awa. Link this into the importnace of caring for the classroom and school draw comparisions.
Key questions:
- What did Koro like to do when he was a boy? (L)
- How were Tia and Maia's whānau teaching them about thier awa? (I)
- How have whānau looked after thier awa for many years (I)
Word Study:
- Locate the words ending in 'ed' on Koro's memory pages and talk about tenses.
- Locate the words that beign with the blends pl and cl on page 10. Think of and record other words that start with these blends.
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WeekTenStory #TwoTextStars in the Sky by Julie HaydonLevelBlueNotes/ Critques
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Achievement ObjectiveProcesses and strategies:
- uses processing and some comprehension strategies with some confidence
Individual notes written in comments.

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Learning ObjectiveWALT: I can summarise the main ideas that I have read and retell these in my own words.
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Teaching MaterialsCopy of Stars in the Sky for each student
Follow up task
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IntroductionLooking at the front cover what do we thing this text is going to be about?
What does the title tell us?
Discuss what contents page is and why it is used.
What can the contents page tell us about what might happen in the book?
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Teacher InstructionsHigh Frequency Words:
ago, far, give, how, much, need, people, small, tell, than, their, warm
Key Teaching Points:
- Reinforce features of non-fiction texts.
- Talk about the colour of the stars in relation to the heat radiated from them.
- Discuss the star pictures. Explain how the shapes are formed.
Key Questions:
- Do you think the Sun is near Earth or very far away?
- Explain why to the answer above?
- How do you think the stars helped people on ships to find their way?
Word Study:
Diuscss the sounds -
-ar, -ell, -ive, -ound.
Find the words in the book with these sounds.
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