Skimming Reading Strategy - Term 3 Week 2

WALT Skim an unknown text so that we can QUICKLY get understanding of it.
* I can decide if a book has useful information I need, or whether I want to read it for pleasure.


These are the things I can do to skim read

1. look at the title.
2. look at the pictures.
3. look at the blurb.
4. look at the chapters  

Facts about Snails - Week 8

1. Snails feel slimy and gooey.
2. The best time to look for snails are when it has just been raining.
3. Snails shell colours are dark brown or light brown and sometimes black.
4. On a snail a Pneumostome is a little dot that opens and closes.
5. The foot on a snail is the thing at the bottom.
6. Did you know that snails have upper tentacles and lower tentacles.
7. On the end of the tentacles they have little eyes.

Area - Week 6

Area is when you measure inside the shape.  To find the area you need to know how to do maths and measure.  Area is when you times the rows by columns.  Rows = right across and columns = come on down.  I will give you a demonstration by showing a picture.  We need to use area in the real world because we need to build houses and we need to know how long and wide we need our rugs and pools.

               

Facts about Horses - Week 5

Horses are things that live in farms. When you stand behind a horse, the horse will kick you and you will be sore because it hurt.
Horses have manes and a horse has a tail.
  Horses have sharp teeth and they will bite your finger off.
A girl horse is called a female and a boy horse is called a male.
      

Facts about Summies - Week 4

A summary is when you retell someone else's story in your own words.  
I will give you a demonstration.  
You can use keywords and put them into a sentence.

Keywords: Today and tomorrow.  

Today it is my birthday and tomorrow it is my sister's birthday. 

Facts about Maths - Week 3

Maths are things that have numbers and
+ and = and X and - and %.
I can give you a demonstration.  4+4=8, 8+8=16, 5+5=10 and  5+6=11.   

  

Polar Bear Facts - Week 2

Polar bear facts

Polar Bears are mammals.   They only eat meat and they are the largest meat eater on land.  Male polar bears weigh 
680kg and females weigh half of what the males weigh. Polar bears spend most of their time at sea.  Scientists think there are about 20,000 polar bears.  Polar bears have 42 teeth.  Polar bears have an amazing sense of smell.  They can smell a seal from nearly a mile away.