Term 3 reading


Teacher question: What does a good reader do?
Student answer: They sound out the word and if they can’t sound it out they read across the sentence.

Term 2 Integrated topic: Change is everywhere


I am learning to express my understanding of Change
Task
Teacher instruction: Make or draw something to show me what you know about change
Teacher question: What have you made/drawn to show me what you know about change?
                        At the beginning (before teaching):  

                        In the middle (part-way through teaching):

                      
Student reflection
Then- I thought..... change meant playing on the playground



Now - I know..... change is about seeds changing into a big tree.

Term 2 writing sample







I am learning to:
1. Make my writing interesting by using describing words
2. Attempt to use capital letters and full-stops by myself

Success criteria:
I will know I can successfully do this when my writing shows
1. One or more Adjectives that match my picture
2.
  • A capital letter at the start of my story and at the beginning of each new sentence.
  •  A full-stop at the end of each of my ideas and at the end of my story.

Next steps:
1. Continue to add more detail to my writing to make it more interesting for the reader.
2. Finish my story with a full-stop.

Student comment:
I am good at leaving finger spaces.
I could work on putting fullstops in the right places.

Term 2 strand maths: Statistics






I am learning to:
Make statements about a data display


Success Criteria:
I will know I can do this when I can
  • Correctly say one or more things about a display of data on a pictogram e.g
  • "The most popular eye colour in Room 15 is blue"

Student Comment:
The numbers get bigger and bigger and bigger. Bananas is the most favourite.

Term 1 writing sample




We are learning to 
Before writing: 
1. Draw a picture to plan for my writing and discuss what I am going to writing about 
During writing: 
2. Attempt to write a brief description about my made-up character 
What I need: to describe what my ani-mix looks like, sounds like, moves like etc 
After writing: 
3. Share my story with my buddy. 

Success Criteria draw a detailed picture plan use adjectives to describe my picture 

Teacher Comment I like the way your words match your picture exactly.