Do you know about the three types of connections that we make when we read?

We are learning to make develop essential reading skills to help us understand the texts that we read. 

I know I can do this when I explain the three types of connections.

Wait, black hens exist?

Learning Intention: We are learning to write a procedure.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I rewrite the procedure of how to make a hen in my own words.

New Zealand's first christmas tree!

WALT develop understanding of the article that I have read using De Bono's thinking hat.

I know I label the parts of the pohutukawa tree using information from the article.

Are you my guests?

WALT develop critical thinking skills.
I know I can do this when I rewrite a play back into a narrative.

I'm a super hero in space!

WALT understand about space stations.
I know this when I find evidence on how things work in space stations and write them in my own words.

Go onto your roof now!

WALT develop critical thinking skills using De Bono's thinking hat.
I know I can do this when I use the white hat to find information and write 7 facts about waves in my own words.

I bravely jumped into the shark pool!

WALT identify descriptive language from my reading.
I know I can do this when I write at least 7 verbs and add adverbs to describe the verbs that I have found.

Do you know what adjectives are?

WALT understand about verbs, adverbs and adjectives.
I know I can do this when I do this when I locate 5 verbs, 2 adverbs and 5 adjectives from the story.

I'm scared, someone dial 911!

WALT develop critical thinking skills using De Bono's red thinking hat.
 I know I can do this when I use adjectives to describe emotions and feelings about the story.

I want my own cub now!!

WALT create an inquiry about cubs.
I know I can do this when I ask 3 questions and find the information using Google search.

Please don't push me off!

WALT use our red thinking hat to describe our feelings about a story.
I know I can do this when I use adjectives to describe how I fell if it was my first jump off a plane.

Tsunami, we need you!

WALT using the green hat to solve problems creatively.

I know I can do this when I solve the problem in the story 'Robot Invasion'.

Why is it Great White Shark and not Black and White shark?

WALT skim and scan non-fiction texts for information.

Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write 11 keywords about Great White Shark from the text.

Sally, do you want to beat the blink master?

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I know this when I describe the character from the story.

                                WALT use information from the story that I read.

Warning: Beware of fake ads!

WALT understand what we read. 

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write a book review using information from the story.

What will you do with all the gold?

WALT extract the information from the story that I read.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I find 5 facts from the article about Martha gold mine.

Cheetah vs Greyhound? Answer me!!

WALT we are learning to extract facts from a non-fiction text.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write 12 key words about Charlie from the article.

Peace be with you Waero and Namu!

WALT encourage others to read a book that I have enjoyed. 

Success criteria: I know this when I can create a poster that gets people's attention to read my story. 

Mana's favourite day!!

read closely 
WALT read closely to text and use information to describe a character.
Success criteria:I know I can do this when I can use the information from the text to describe Mana.