Did I Understand?

(Com

preh

ension Q

uestions)

1. W

hat was the

last thing th

e teac

her said?

2. L

ist all th

e jobs that Abby did.

3. W

hat else did the

y ha

ve to find

besides the

$40.00?

4. H

ow m

any button holes were th

ere?

5. W

here were th

ey going for the trip?

6. D

escribe all th

e diffe

rent buttons they

used

.

7. W

hy do yo

u th

ink Abby was so up

set ab

out

leaving th

e dressing gown beh

ind?

What’s the

Question?

(You write the

que

stion to the

answer

given be

low)

1. Dre

ssing gown

2. S

ilver button

3. 2

0 m

inutes

Chunking

Write dow

n 3 words

from

the

journal tha

t yo

u can “Chunk” or

split, so one word

mak

es two words.

E.g, Som

etim

es = som

e +

times

Syllables

Write dow

n 2 words

from

the

journal tha

t

have 2 syllables, and

1

word tha

t has m

ore

than 2 syllables, E.g,

Som

etimes=som

e/times

Situation=sit/u/a/tion

My Thesaurus

Choo

se 5 words from

the

journal and

write

another word for each word chosen

which

has a

simila

r mea

ning

. E.g, Hot = Boiling . You m

ay also

like

to do th

is as a Pictiona

ry (drawing a picture

of the simila

r mea

ning

of th

e word).

W

ho Am I?

Choo

se any

one

of the ch

aracters in

the journal and do a mini profile

on

them

. This nee

ds to include as m

uch

inform

ation ab

out th

at character

that you found

in the journal.

Let’s Draw

Do yo

ur own

sketch

/drawing/

diagram

related

to the

jou

rnal or

based

on your

own ex

perien

ces.

Picture Cues

Find

the

answers to the

se que

stions using the

pictures in

the

story/article.

1. W

hat colou

r was the ne

cklace

?

2. H

ow m

any plates were on

the table?

3. H

ow m

any window

s were on the bus?

4. W

here in the house was the bread

?

Odd 1 Out

Which

is the

odd

one

out which

was not in

or

related to the

story/article?

Activities Cho

ose one of the

below

(or you

r teache

r will tell

you which

one

to do

) in relation

to the

story/article.

Title Pag

e Cartoon

Drawing or sim

ilar

Mod

el

Wordfind

/ Crossword

Mini Pictionary

Tea

cher Choice

Mob

ile/C

raft

You

r Choice

My Opinion of the Story/Article Rate the story/article you have just completed. Give at least

one full good or bad point/reason of why you say this.

This is what YOU thought of it.

W

ord Study

Write and

/or draw

mea

ning

s for th

ese

words.

1. Billets

2. T

rimming

3. P

atch

4. H

em

Buttons

Buttons

Buttons

Buttons

( (((Story

Story

Story

Story / Article / Play

/ Article / Play

/ Article / Play

/ Article / Play) )))

Sch

ool Journal, Part 2, Num

ber 3, 2010

Rea

dab

ility: 8 - 9 yea

rs

Pyjamas

Slip

pers

Dressing

Gow

n Jandals

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Did I Understand?

(Com

preh

ension Q

uestions)

1. W

hat carried

Ti Ara off?

2. W

here did Rah

i pu

t th

e eg

gs?

3. H

ow did the leaves help?

4. L

ist all th

e diffe

rent spe

lls.

5. W

hat hap

pene

d when

the

lizard app

eared?

6. W

hat was the bridge

mad

e of?

7. W

ho almost froz

e to dea

th?

8. W

hat did the last sen

tenc

e on pag

e 27

mea

n?

What’s the

Question?

(You write the

que

stion to the

answer

given be

low)

1. Rah

i 2. T

hick vine

s 3. V

olcano

Chunking

Write dow

n 3 words

from

the

journal tha

t yo

u can “Chunk” or

split, so one word

mak

es two words.

E.g, Som

etim

es = som

e +

times

Syllables

Write dow

n 2 words

from

the

journal tha

t

have 2 syllables, and

1

word tha

t has m

ore

than 2 syllables, E.g,

Som

etimes=som

e/times

Situation=sit/u/a/tion

My Thesaurus

Choo

se 5 words from

the

journal and

write

another word for each word chosen

which

has a

simila

r mea

ning

. E.g, Hot = Boiling . You m

ay also

like

to do th

is as a Pictiona

ry (drawing a picture

of the simila

r mea

ning

of th

e word).

W

ho Am I?

Choo

se any

one

of the ch

aracters in

the journal and do a mini profile

on

them

. This nee

ds to include as m

uch

inform

ation ab

out th

at character

that you found

in the journal.

Let’s Draw

Do yo

ur own

sketch

/drawing/

diagram

related

to the

jou

rnal or

based

on your

own ex

perien

ces.

Picture Cues

Find

the

answers to the

se que

stions using the

pictures in

the

story/article.

1. H

ow m

any bird pictures were th

ere?

2. H

ow m

any claw

s were th

ere altoge

ther?

3. W

hat pag

e is the ice bridge

on?

4. W

hat pag

e is the ‘Glossary’ on?

Odd 1 Out

Which

is the

odd

one

out which

was not in

or

related to the

story/article?

Activities Cho

ose one of the

below

(or you

r teache

r will tell

you which

one

to do

) in relation

to the

story/article.

Title Pag

e Cartoon

Drawing or sim

ilar

Mod

el

Wordfind

/ Crossword

Mini Pictionary

Tea

cher Choice

Mob

ile/C

raft

You

r Choice

My Opinion of the Story/Article Rate the story/article you have just completed. Give at least

one full good or bad point/reason of why you say this.

This is what YOU thought of it.

W

ord Study

Write and

/or draw

mea

ning

s for th

ese

words.

1. M

oa

2. J

ourney

3. T

rail

4. D

eep ch

anne

l

Rahi and the Patupaiarehe

Rahi and the Patupaiarehe

Rahi and the Patupaiarehe

Rahi and the Patupaiarehe

( (((Story

Story

Story

Story / Artic

/ Artic

/ Artic

/ Article / Play)

le / Play)

le / Play)

le / Play)

Sch

ool Journal, Part 2, Num

ber 3, 2010

Rea

dab

ility: 9 - 10 years

Rah

i Nam

u

Maui

Ti Ara

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Did I Understand?

(Com

preh

ension Q

uestions)

1. W

hy did they

stop using th

eir ow

n track?

2. L

ist all th

e diffe

rent signs.

3. L

ist all th

e diffe

rent ways men

tion

ed that

help to stop th

e sand

from shifting

.

4. W

hat hap

pene

d in 2004?

5. H

ow m

uch of the New

Zea

land

coa

stlin

e are

sand

y beach

es?

6. W

hat are the th

ree most co

mmon dun

e

plants?

7. M

ake up

you

r ow

n mini bea

ch sign.

What’s the

Question?

(You write the

que

stion to the

answer

given be

low)

1. Coa

stlin

e 2. C

rumbles aw

ay

3. A

nnoy

ed

Chunking

Write dow

n 3 words

from

the

journal tha

t yo

u can “Chunk” or

split, so one word

mak

es two words.

E.g, Som

etim

es = som

e +

times

Syllables

Write dow

n 2 words

from

the

journal tha

t

have 2 syllables, and

1

word tha

t has m

ore

than 2 syllables, E.g,

Som

etimes=som

e/times

Situation=sit/u/a/tion

My Thesaurus

Choo

se 5 words from

the

journal and

write

another word for each word chosen

which

has a

simila

r mea

ning

. E.g, Hot = Boiling . You m

ay also

like

to do th

is as a Pictiona

ry (drawing a picture

of the simila

r mea

ning

of th

e word).

W

ho Am I?

Choo

se any

one

of the ch

aracters in

the journal and do a mini profile

on

them

. This nee

ds to include as m

uch

inform

ation ab

out th

at character

that you found

in the journal.

Let’s Draw

Do yo

ur own

sketch

/drawing/

diagram

related

to the

jou

rnal or

based

on your

own ex

perien

ces.

Picture Cues

Find

the

answers to the

se que

stions using the

pictures in

the

story/article.

1. H

ow m

any area

s are a priority for

conservation?

2. W

hat pag

e is the ‘Bea

ch Access’ sign on?

3. H

ow m

any ph

otos are there altoge

ther?

4. H

ow m

any ye

ar dates are there?

(2010

etc).

Odd 1 Out

Which

is the

odd

one

out which

was not in

or

related to the

story/article?

Activities Cho

ose one of the

below

(or you

r teache

r will tell

you which

one

to do

) in relation

to the

story/article.

Title Pag

e Cartoon

Drawing or sim

ilar

Mod

el

Wordfind

/ Crossword

Mini Pictionary

Tea

cher Choice

Mob

ile/C

raft

You

r Choice

My Opinion of the Story/Article Rate the story/article you have just completed. Give at least

one full good or bad point/reason of why you say this.

This is what YOU thought of it.

W

ord Study

Write and

/or draw

mea

ning

s for th

ese

words.

1. Dun

es

2. N

ative plants

3. P

rotection

4. E

rosion

Save Our Sand Dunes

Save Our Sand Dunes

Save Our Sand Dunes

Save Our Sand Dunes

(Story /

(Story /

(Story /

(Story / Article

Article

Article

Article / Play)

/ Play)

/ Play)

/ Play)

Sch

ool Journal, Part 2, Num

ber 3, 2010

Rea

dab

ility: 8 - 9 yea

rs

1997

2009

1909

2004

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Did I Understand?

(Com

preh

ension Q

uestions)

1. W

hat could Ran

gipai see after th

e storms?

2. W

ho did they

have to get permission from?

3. W

hat doe

s it m

ean to be ‘protected

’?

4. W

rite a list of all th

e th

ings they

did in

order from pag

e 20 on.

5. W

hat were all th

e th

ings the arch

aeolog

ists

foun

d in th

e midden

?

6. E

xplain why Pīngao is im

portant.

7. W

hy do yo

u th

ink look

ing at m

idden

s would

be interesting?

What’s the

Question?

(You write the

que

stion to the

answer

given be

low)

1. M

idden

2. A

rchae

olog

ists

3. B

lack

ash

Chunking

Write dow

n 3 words

from

the

journal tha

t yo

u can “Chunk” or

split, so one word

mak

es two words.

E.g, Som

etim

es = som

e +

times

Syllables

Write dow

n 2 words

from

the

journal tha

t

have 2 syllables, and

1

word tha

t has m

ore

than 2 syllables, E.g,

Som

etimes=som

e/times

Situation=sit/u/a/tion

My Thesaurus

Choo

se 5 words from

the

journal and

write

another word for each word chosen

which

has a

simila

r mea

ning

. E.g, Hot = Boiling . You m

ay also

like

to do th

is as a Pictiona

ry (drawing a picture

of the simila

r mea

ning

of th

e word).

W

ho Am I?

Choo

se any

one

of the ch

aracters in

the journal and do a mini profile

on

them

. This nee

ds to include as m

uch

inform

ation ab

out th

at character

that you found

in the journal.

Let’s Draw

Do yo

ur own

sketch

/drawing/

diagram

related

to the

jou

rnal or

based

on your

own ex

perien

ces.

Picture Cues

Find

the

answers to the

se que

stions using the

pictures in

the

story/article.

1. W

hat colou

r is Ran

gipai’s cap?

2. W

here is the bucke

t?

3. D

escribe th

e dog

.

4. H

ow m

any pe

ople are there altoge

ther?

Odd 1 Out

Which

is the

odd

one

out which

was not in

or

related to the

story/article?

Activities Cho

ose one of the

below

(or you

r teache

r will tell

you which

one

to do

) in relation

to the

story/article.

Title Pag

e Cartoon

Drawing or sim

ilar

Mod

el

Wordfind

/ Crossword

Mini Pictionary

Tea

cher Choice

Mob

ile/C

raft

You

r Choice

My Opinion of the Story/Article Rate the story/article you have just completed. Give at least

one full good or bad point/reason of why you say this.

This is what YOU thought of it.

W

ord Study

Write and

/or draw

mea

ning

s for th

ese

words.

1. Tan

gata W

hen

ua

2. C

harcoal

3. A

rtef

acts

4. S

eedlin

gs

The Hidden Midden

The Hidden Midden

The Hidden Midden

The Hidden Midden

(Story /

(Story /

(Story /

(Story / Article

Article

Article

Article / Play)

/ Play)

/ Play)

/ Play)

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ool Journal, Part 2, Num

ber 3, 2010

Rea

dab

ility: 9.5 – 10.5 yea

rs

Archae

olog

y 2010

Midden

Buried

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Did I Understand?

(Com

preh

ension Q

uestions)

1. W

rite a list of all th

e names (ad

ults and

child

ren).

2. W

rite instruction

s of how

to mark ou

t th

e

playing area

.

3. H

ow m

any players are in each tea

m?

4. H

ow m

any ye

llow con

es are there?

5. M

ake up

either your ow

n set of

diagram

s/instructions on how

to play the game,

and/o

r mak

e up

a m

ini mod

el using card, w

hich

show

s how

the game sh

ould be set up

.

Rem

ember that it must be clea

r and sim

ple.

What’s the

Question?

(You write the

que

stion to the

answer

given be

low)

1. Te tupu

2. M

atariki

3. O

uter circle

Chunking

Write dow

n 3 words

from

the

journal tha

t yo

u can “Chunk” or

split, so one word

mak

es two words.

E.g, Som

etim

es = som

e +

times

Syllables

Write dow

n 2 words

from

the

journal tha

t

have 2 syllables, and

1

word tha

t has m

ore

than 2 syllables, E.g,

Som

etimes=som

e/times

Situation=sit/u/a/tion

My Thesaurus

Choo

se 5 words from

the

journal and

write

another word for each word chosen

which

has a

simila

r mea

ning

. E.g, Hot = Boiling . You m

ay also

like

to do th

is as a Pictiona

ry (drawing a picture

of the simila

r mea

ning

of th

e word).

W

ho Am I?

Choo

se any

one

of the ch

aracters in

the journal and do a mini profile

on

them

. This nee

ds to include as m

uch

inform

ation ab

out th

at character

that you found

in the journal.

Let’s Draw

Do yo

ur own

sketch

/drawing/

diagram

related

to the

jou

rnal or

based

on your

own ex

perien

ces.

Picture Cues

Find

the

answers to the

se que

stions using the

pictures in

the

story/article.

1. H

ow m

any ch

ildren are on page 29?

2. W

hat pag

e are th

e food

baske

ts on?

3. W

hat colour is the spray paint?

4. H

ow m

any ye

llow balls are there altoge

ther?

Odd 1 Out

Which

is the

odd

one

out which

was not in

or

related to the

story/article?

Activities Cho

ose one of the

below

(or you

r teache

r will tell

you which

one

to do

) in relation

to the

story/article.

Title Pag

e Cartoon

Drawing or sim

ilar

Mod

el

Wordfind

/ Crossword

Mini Pictionary

Tea

cher Choice

Mob

ile/C

raft

You

r Choice

My Opinion of the Story/Article Rate the story/article you have just completed. Give at least

one full good or bad point/reason of why you say this.

This is what YOU thought of it.

W

ord Study

Write and

/or draw

mea

ning

s for th

ese

words.

1. H

arak

eke

2. T

e Roto

3. P

athw

ay

4. S

coring

Playing K

Playing K

Playing K

Playing Kī- ---o ooo- ---Rahi

Rahi

Rahi

Rahi

(Story /

(Story /

(Story /

(Story / Article

Article

Article

Article / Play)

/ Play)

/ Play)

/ Play)

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ool Journal, Part 2, Num

ber 3, 2010

Rea

dab

ility: Not Availa

ble

Pawero

Hae

re Ra

Te Ao

Te Roto

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School Journal Part , Number ,

The

odd

one

out is

:

because...

To be done separately (not on this sheet):

H-Let’s Draw, K-Activities, Pictionaries

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