Gemma S

Mini Lesson Includes: Slides Plan to Follow Model Text - How to make a cup of tea Worksheet which includes Steps to Success Rubric to self evaluate and teacher evaluate.

An editable menu of recount story starters for children to choose from. e.g. Tell us about a time that you went on a holiday. Reminders at the top of the menu: "Remember to use the 5Ws (Who, What, When, Where, Why), include your feelings, use past tense and time connectives (e.g. after that, later that day or in the morning)." Child friendly images so they can be glued into workbooks or shared with children digitally.

I used this as a knowledge gathering test for our Time Unit of Work. Given to Yr 3 and 4s in NZ. Questions: How many seconds in a minute? How many minutes in an hour? How many days in a week? How many months in a year? What are the names of the seasons? Draw the hour and minute hands correctly to show: Write the digital time underneath each clock Problem involving the estimation of time taken for daily activities in a week