This week was a short week due to various interruptions resulting in only two full days in the classroom. Planning therefore continued from last week but with adjustments made based on progress and engagement from last week.
On Wednesday we were privileged to have a dance company perform Pasifika and Matariki shows to our school. The students loved these performances andused these to create a micro oral language unit that linked into our reading focus of using the thinking hats. We spent time after the performances using the jigsaw grouping strategy to use the thinking hats to interpret the messages behind the cultural performances. Each student loved the idea of learning through discussion and the various group activities maintained everyone's engagement for the entire afternoon.
Here are links to the weekly planning for each curriculum area, including the micro unit.
Micro Unit ; Reading ; Numeracy ; Writing ; Thinker's Writing Keys ; Weekly Overview
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