Investigating another country

We have been using photos to find out more about the people in Longjawe and what their lives are like.  It was important we looked closely to see the important details.

 

Week 4 in the 'Reading Cafe'

This week we have been finding out about the final activities in the café.  We chose from 'working with words' or 'working with writing'.  Some of us made our own books using different pens and paper.  At the end of the session, we had stories about giraffes and information texts about football. 

 

Reading Cafe

We have been continuing to learn about the different activities you can find in a 'Reading Cafe'. 

Can you guess what we are doing in the pictures below?

 

 

It is important when we are reading with someone that we sit 'elbow to elbow' and' knee to knee'. 

We remember this by thinking 'EEKK.'

We can 'read' the story by looking at the pictures or reading the words. 

Do you read in this way at home?

Our first few weeks in class

We have spent time this past fortnight taking part in class challenges.  This has helped us get to know our new friends and find out about their interests and hobbies. 

We have also started looking at different projects we hope to cover this year.   

 

 

 Our social studies topic is 'Homes around the World'.  We have started our work by finding out about the Usat family.  They live in longhouses in Malaysia.  We will be using a range of sources to investigate this.

 

 

Last week we started a block of work called the 'Reading Cafe'.  We began by finding out about a 'good fit' books.  Then we had some time to choose our own books and read quietly to ourselves.

 

We plan to update our page regularly and let you all know about what we have been learning.