We are learning to visualise characters, settings and actions by reading the text closely.
- I can use my imagination to form pictures in my mind.
- I can select the key language the author uses to help me to create pictures and can justify my thinking.
- I can use my own experiences to make connections.
This week in reading we were learning about the skill of visualisation. We started by visualising people in the school and our partner had to guess who we were talking about from our clues.
Next we listened to chapter 7 of George’s Marvellous Medicine and we had to made notes oh how the author visualised characters, setting and actions. Now we will use this knowledge to help us create a piece of writing.
As part of Scottish Book week we have been running different events:
Novel Natters
Primary 4 and 5 invited our Nanas, Papas and relatives of the older generation into school and we read a piece of our own writing linked to our IDL context for learning, George’s Marvellous Medicine. We had been asked to use our prediction skills to write chapter 7 of the book, using clues from the text and our knowledge of the author’s style to help us to make a realistic continuation of the story. Our Grandparents gave us ‘Nana’s Notions and Papa’s Praise’ feedback.
Book Week Afternoon
On Tuesday afternoon in P4 and P5 we had the choice of 2 different reading activities:
- Creating a story using apps on the iPad
- drama
- reading games
- using Purple Mash to create an animation
Miss Burton’s group created an animation of a book they had read. Click below to view some of the animations.
https://www.purplemash.com/?~c3c9MjMxNDMx Freiah
https://www.purplemash.com/?~c3c9MjMxNTg1 Freya and Niamh
https://www.purplemash.com/?~c3c9MjMxNDU3 Joel and Sorley
https://www.purplemash.com/?~c3c9MjMxNzAx Maya
https://www.purplemash.com/?~c3c9MjMxNzEw Theo
https://www.purplemash.com/?~c3c9MjMxNzIw Saskia
https://www.purplemash.com/?~c3c9MjMxNzI4 Matthew C
https://www.purplemash.com/?~c3c9MjMxNzM5 Oliver
Reading in an Unusual Place
As part of Book Week we have asked pupils to tweet or bring in a photo of them reading in an usual place.
