Pax – Week 1

Activity 1

Created by Emmanuelle Pratt

 

Pax wordle

 

Hi everyone!

For this predicting activity, We have created a word cloud using Wordle. The word cloud was generated by entering the book’s blurb into Wordle. If you are familiar with Wordle, you will know that the more often a word occurs, the larger the word in the word cloud.

To participate in this activity, view the word cloud with your class, and discuss your predictions.

Clicking on the word cloud will take you directly to the Padlet that was set up for us to share our predictions. Please note that the Padlet is going to be moderated, (this means your post may not be published instantly, but we will check and publish at regular intervals every day).

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Brainstorm together on a chart after listening to the summary of the book. Take a photo of your chart and share.

Activity 2

by Cureton Crew

pax

Sarah Pennypacker

Just because it isn’t happening here

doesn’t mean it isn’t happening.

This phrase is found at the start of the story. What does the phrase mean? Why did the author place this at the start of the book?

Activity 3

by Cureton Crew

Chapters 1-3

Although the author does not give reveal the name of the place in which the story is set, she does allow us to visualise some of the places in which the story takes place.

TASK- Create a senses chart to describe the setting in which Pax was left alone by Peter.

Pax Brainstorming

ICT- Use Popplet to create the chart.

 

 

The Year of Billy Miller: Sister; 3 – Sister, 5

Character Hot Seating

Tricky_chair_preview_featured

You have been in Billy’s world for a few weeks now and have learnt more about him and some of the other characters in the book. In a classroom students often have different opinions on why or what motivates a character to do and act a certain way. This activity allows you to form opinions about a character.

TASK

1. In pairs choose a character you would like to ask specific questions to.

2. Create a list of 5-10 questions.

3. Have one child at the front of the room sit in a chair.

4. This child assumes the identity of one of the characters from the text.

5. The class then asks the character questions.

6. The child in the seat answers questions in character.

Fish in a Tree: Chapters 25 – 33

Tricky_chair_preview_featuredCharacter Hot Seating

You have been in Ally’s world for a few weeks now and have learnt more about her and some of the other characters in the book.  In a classroom students often have different opinions on why or what motivates a character to do and act a certain way. This activity allows you to form opinions about a character.

TASK

1. In pairs choose a character you would like to ask specific questions to.

2. Create a list of 5-10 questions.

3. Have one child at the front of the room sit in a chair.

4. This child assumes the identity of one of the characters from the text.

5. The class then asks the character questions.

6. The child in the seat answers questions in character.

Year 6 Edens Landing State School

Hi there,
We are 6C! We are wonderful class full of 22 awesome, amazing and talented kids. Our school is a great school situated in the Logan district of beautiful sunny Queensland, Australia. We are lucky as we live halfway between the bustling Brisbane City and the beautiful Gold Coast beaches. We are also a 20 min drive to the various theme parks located in our region.

brisae riversurfers paradise

 

 

 

 

 

These include Dream World, Wet ‘n ‘Wild, Movie World and Sea World.

movie world

sea world

Dreamworld_Entrance

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our school logo is the Rainbow Lorikeet as it is a bird that you can always see in our area.

lorikeets

This is our first time being part of the Global Reading Aloud Challenge and we look forward to communicating with others schools and reading Fish in A Tree.