Literacy
In reading and writing, we have been looking at the different building blocks that make up a story. We have looked at the structure of a story, making sure we know all the names of the different sections and what should be included within each of these. We even came up with our own actions to remind us what to include. We looked at this further in our reading books and, after reading, we used the story mountain to show the plot of the story.
This week, we have been looking at the setting of a story. After reading, we either drew or built the setting from our story, giving evidence from the text to back up our ideas. We really enjoyed using Kapla, the building blocks and lego to build our settings.
Numeracy
In numeracy, we have been learning different strategies to support us when adding and subtracting. We have been learning about the ‘round and adjust’ strategy and found this was an efficient way to add numbers if one of the numbers is close to a multiple of 10. Some of us realised this might be a strategy that gets us to the answer quicker than if we used a different one. We will continue to explore selecting the most efficient strategy in order to answer a calculation quickly.
We have also explored addition and subtraction word problems. We used the method RUCSAC to support us in solving problems.
R-Read
U-underline the words
C-circle the numbers
S-select the correct operation
A-answer the question
C-check the answer.
We worked in partners to solve the word problems. Some us decided to act out the word problems which helped us to fully understand how to solve them. We will continue to develop this in our learning.
IDL
In IDL, we have been learning about Myths and Legends. We have been working across the clans and visiting other clan rooms and champions to develop our relationships with each other. We have been able to work with others in our area and get to know each other better. In each clan room we have been exploring what a fable, myth or a legend is and then listening to different stories from our champions. We enjoyed listening to the story of the Kelpies this week and enjoyed building a scene from the story and including information about the origin of the story. We have realised that stories change over time and are very different from the original!
