Talofa Lava, Orange level readers!
We are reading at Level 15 and 16. See below for activities.
Try to do one activity per day
Try to do one activity per day
Username: marshall Password: laing
Choose Level 2. You can read a book from levels 15 or 16. Do an activity after the book.
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Click the picture above and read the article.
After reading answer these questions: -Where are the people in the article going to? -Why are they going there? -How far will they be flying? -When was this article written? Watch the video to find out more about Scott Base and write down two facts you learnt from it. |
Click on the picture above to read the article.
After reading, answer these questions: -How long have the gray wolves lived in North America? -What happened by the 1960s to the wolves? -What law helped the wolves? -What is a conservationist? -What are they doing to help? Why? |
Click on the picture above to read the book 'The Work Helicopter.'
After reading, answer these questions: -Where did Jed work? What did he do? -Why did the people in the airport tower ask Jed to help? -Why did they ask the helicopter to help and not the planes? |
Username: marshall Password: laing
Choose Level 2. You can read a book from levels 15 or 16. Do an activity after the book.
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How many words can you make? Make a list. Check the points chart and add up your score.
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Why did Nina give Pickles a treat? pg. 4 When should you give puppies treats? pg. 9 What was Pickles doing when Nina was trying to show Eddie what he could do? pg. 11 What happened to the treat when Nina tried to get it out of her pocket? pg. 13 If something doesn't work or go to plan what should you do? pg. 16 Did Pickles listen to Nina? Why? |
Click on the picture to read some information about birds.
Answer the questions about birds. |
Click the picture to read an article about
New Zealand's Bird of the Year. 1. Write down 2 facts about the pekapeka-tou-roa (long-tailed bat) 2. Do you think a bat should be included in the competition? 3. What does the word "Manu" mean? (find it in the article) |
Before you listen to the story of Mum's Octopus, write down what you think the story will be about (make a prediction).
Listen to the story! Was your prediction correct? Answer the following questions: - What tells us that Mum wasn’t expecting to find the octopus? What would you say if this happened to you? - What does Dad mean by “a good feed”? - Do you think Mum’s Octopus is a good title for this book? Should Mum have let the octopus go? What would you have done? |
Click the picture of water and read about lakes and seas.
Answer the questions about lakes and seas. |
Read the story Taonga. Can you complete the following sentences?
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Click the picture to read about Diwali, then answer the questions.
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Before reading: can you guess what might happen in this story?
Read the story. Draw a picture of Greedy Cat and Poppy at the end of the story and write a few sentences describing their relationship. |
Listen to the story The Empty Pot.
Write a story review about it. Did you like it yes/no? What was your favourite part? Is there a special message in this story? |
Read the article about the Godwit birds returning to New Zealand.
Answer these questions after reading: -Where did the birds return from? -What is their name in Maori? -What does migrated mean? Find out what migration is. -How far did the birds fly? Why do you think they migrated? |
Click on the picture above and then click student login.
Username: marshall Password: laing Once logged in, choose Learning space 2. You can read a book from levels 15 or 16. Do an activity after the book.
Try to read a non-fiction and fiction book! |
Click on the picture to read Honeymakers
After reading complete this information web about the book. Click on the image below to complete the web. |
Click on the picture above to read the book Giant Pandas on Epic!
Remember to do the quiz at the end! Ask your teacher for your classes epic! code if you do not have one. |
Read all about Great White Sharks
Answer the questions about the text.
Write down 3 interesting facts you learned and draw a picture to match each one. Do you have any questions about sharks? Write them down and share them with your teacher and family to see if they know the answers. |
Click the picture above to read about Pierre the Penguin
Then answer these questions: - Is it common for penguins to like warm weather? Do all penguins like warm weather? - How does Pam know who each penguin is? What does the word 'shazam' mean? - Why was Pierre afraid of swimming? - Why do you think Pierre was losing his feathers? - What is the purpose of the wetsuit? |
Click the picture above to read about the New Zealand Bat in the Bird of the Year competition
Then answer some of the recall questions and thinking questions at the bottom of the article. https://www.birdoftheyear.org.nz/ Here is the link to the bird of the year competition where you can read all about the birds and vote. |
Click on the picture above and then click student login.
Username: marshall Password: laing Once logged in, choose Learning space 2. You can read a book from levels 15 or 16. Do an activity after the book.
Try to read a non-fiction and fiction book! |
Click the picture above to read about monarch butterflies.
Then answer these questions: - What does the word habitat mean? - What has happened to Monarch butterflies in California? - What will help the Monarch butterflies? - Can you think of some New Zealand habitats where insects and animals live? |
Click the picture above to read about the New Zealand mens and womens netball teams games.
Then answer some of the recall questions and thinking questions at the bottom of the article. |
Read all about The Space-Ling
- Read the poem each day. - What moves and actions could you add to the poem? - Look at the different punctuation - make your voice match each . , ! ? - What do you think the Space-a-ling is doing up in space? - Why do you think the Space-a-ling wants to come to Earth? - Draw a picture to match the poem. Think about all the different things out in space |
Read all about patterns in nature
Answer these questions about the book? - Tell someone about 2 things you found interesting in the book. - What is the purpose of a contents page? - Are branches on trees the same as in a river? Why do you think that? - What does 'symmetry' mean? - Find patterns around your house? Look in the garden or different rooms of your house. |
Click on the picture to read Background Crocodile Relatives
After reading answer these questions. 1. Think about what other animals could be relatives of crocodiles. 2. What do you think dad was talking about? 3. Why was Reed feeling uneasy? What is another word for uneasy? 4. Why did Reed feel relieved at the end of the story? |
Lets learn about suffixes
Follow along with the video, have a pencil and paper handy. ___ful ___less ___ly ___able - Use the above suffixes and see how many words you can list that have them. - Practice using the words in sentences to show you understand them. |
Read all about The Rainbow Man
- Read the poem each day. - What moves and actions could you add to the poem? - Look at the different punctuation - make your voice match each . , ! ? - Make a list of the rhyming words from the poem. Can you add more to the list..? - Draw a picture to match the poem. Think about all the colourful things he might find. |
Read all about how to share
Answer these questions about the book? - Retell the story to someone in your family. - Why do you think the girl wanted to share the things she grew? - How do you think other people felt about the vegetables? Why? - What does the word 'splendid' mean? What other words mean the same thing? - Why did Mr Clark bring apples? - What other things could Vanessa do with the extra vegetables and fruit she has? |
Click on the picture to read about Tree Rings
After reading answer these questions. 1. What do the rings of trees tell us? 2. When do large rings grow? 3. When do thin rings grow? 4. Why do you think people need to know how old trees are? 5. What do scientists do with the information they get from trees? EXTRA: Go into the garden and sing a branch from a tree and see if you can work out how old it is by looking at the rings. |
Lets learn about the Magic e!
Follow along with the video and write down all the words you can see that have the magic e... - See if you can write silly sentences using as many magic e words as you can. - Practice using the magic e with the worksheet below. - How many other words can you write down that have the magic e..? |
Read the story The Wicked Pirates.
1. Complete the quiz at the end of the story. 2. What do you think 'wicked' means? 3. Draw yourself as a pirate! |
Read this information report about deserts.
Answer these questions about the desert.
Remember you can read through the report again to help you find the answers! |
Click on the picture to read about Big Storms.
After reading answer these questions.Match the words to its meaning below: 1) Cloudburst 2) Hailstorm 3) Blizzard 4) Haboob 5) Derecho 6)Tornado - A storm that starts with a sudden downpour and ends quickly. - A storm where powerful winds form a funnel that moves across the land. - A storm with long straight- line winds that blows for hours. - A storm that blows dry wall of dust and makes it hard to breathe. - A powerful storm that blows snow and it is hard to see. - A storm that drops balls of ice. |
oy, ay, ai, ow
- Watch the video and write down the words for each digraph. - Write down all the other words that you can think of for each digraph. - Use one word from each list and write an interesting sentence. |
Read all about Spring
- Draw a picture about what you like about spring and what you see. - Add labels to your picture to explain what is in your picture. - Write down a list of adjectives to describe what Spring is like for you. Think about feel, smell, taste, see, hear. |
Read all about Mammals
Answer these questions about the book? - What are 3 features of a mammal? - What does endotherm mean? - How does fur help a polar bear? - What do baby mammals eat? How do they get their food? - Where do mammals live? Give 3 examples from the book. |
Click on the lion to read about a Friendly Lion.
After reading answer these questions. 1. What did the lion love to eat? 2. Why did the lions friends laugh at him? 3. What did lion decide to do to stop his friends making fun of him? 4. What did the rabbit think when she first saw the lion? Why do you think that? 5. How would you feel if you were the rabbit? |
Lets learn about 2 different sounds
'au' and 'aw' Follow along with the video and write the sounds down as well. - You will need a piece of paper and a pencil. - Write a list of all the words you can think of that have the 'au' and 'aw' sounds. - Pick 2 and write an interesting sentence. |
Click on the picture above and then click student login.
Username: marshall Password: laing Once logged in, choose Learning space 2. You can read a book from levels 15 or 16. Do an activity after the book.
Try to read a non-fiction and fiction book! |
How many words can you make out of these letters?
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Time yourself and see how fast you can read the sight words. Can you read faster than someone else in your bubble?
Extra: can you write down all of the words in 2 minutes? |
Click on the picture above to hear the story 'Greedy Cat and the Visitor.' Click on the 'Text' button to read along.
Go through the book and write down all of the words that end in 'ed.' Can you think of 5 more words that end in 'ed' and write them down too. |
Click on the button and complete the activity. How many words can you create? Can you crack Duffy's message? What does it say?
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Click the link and download the file. Read the story 'The Clean Park' and answer the questions at the end.
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Click on the button and complete the activity. Read each sentence and fill in the correct word from the word bank.
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Username: marshall Password: laing
Choose Level 2. You can read a book from levels 15 or 16. Do an activity after the book.
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How many words can you make? Make a list. Check the points chart and add up your score.
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Click on the picture to hear the story Finding Tibs and read along.
Answer the questions on this page (click on the picture below): |
Username: marshall Password: laing
Choose Level 2. You can read a book from levels 15 or 16. Do an activity after the book.
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Read this book together with your family. Have you got a joke book? Draw a picture to match a joke you know.
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