New Zealand Insects. We are learning to: Activate our prior knowledge Identify key points in reading Make connections (later in the week)

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New Zealand Insects

We are learning to: Activate our prior knowledge Identify key points in reading Make connections (later in the week)

Activating Prior Knowledge Activating prior knowledge What do I already know about this topic? Vocabulary Text type What do I expect from this text?

Activating prior knowledge: Questions What do I already know about this topic? What have I read that seems similar to this? when I hear the word WETA it makes me think about

New vocabulary – Topic words locusts katydids hind species regions communicate chirping centimetres Useful strategy Find the base word Look at the suffixes Break the word into chunks Useful strategy Find the base word Look at the suffixes Break the word into chunks

Day 2

We are learning to: Activate our prior knowledge Identify key points in reading Make connections (later in the week) Think – peer – share Explain the first two learning intentions

Finding key points Read the paragraph Think about the important ideas (use a highlighter) Summarise the main ideas in your own words

New vocabulary predators introduced burrows antennae impressive opponents Useful strategy Find the base word Look at the suffixes Break the word into chunks Useful strategy Find the base word Look at the suffixes Break the word into chunks

The key point in this paragraph is: Weta are large, spiny insects that are found in dark, damp paces in gardens and bush I don’t think the point about your gumboots is a key idea The key point in this paragraph is: Weta are related to insects like crickets and grasshoppers. They have powerful hind legs Think – peer – share Identify the key point Identify the key points – think peer, share -

Review Share with your partner how we find the ‘key points’ in a paragraph

Day 3

We are learning to: Activate our prior knowledge Identify key points in reading Make connections (later in the week) Think – peer – share Explain the first two learning intentions

Finding key points Read the paragraph Think about the important ideas (use a highlighter) Summarise the main ideas in your own words

What are the key points we learned about weta yesterday? WetaTree weta

Giant weta

Tusked WetaTree Weta Giant Weta Ground Weta Can you remember 2 key points about each type of weta?

Follow-up activity Tree wetaTusked wetaGround wetaGiant weta

Day 4

We are learning to: Make connections when we are reading In the text Personal experiences Other things I know

That would be a damp, dark place L know that crickets do the same

Giant weta That is a lot bigger than the tree weta Think peer share – can you make a connection?

Reviewing our learning Activating prior knowledge Identifying key points Making connections Explain each learning intention Give an example from the text List the strategies we use with each learning intention (SC)