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Daily Reflections

Term 2
Tuesday 28th April

Reading
Whole class:
Our reading for today was focussed on ANZAC reading letters from past soldiers who fought in World War 1. After reflecting, I believe it was important to choose letters that students could understand.

Next Time:

  • Whole class modelling first (Reading one letter together, then send students away to work in their groups analysing another letter. 
  • Be more explicit when giving students follow up activities to complete (i.e Write 2-3 sentences what the writer was telling their reader). 
Positives
  • I was super impressed with the letters my students produced, when asked to write a letter about their first day based in the trenches (Some students did tend to wonder off in to other areas).
  • Most students were able to identify new words that were unfamiliar to them and find the meaning to that word. 
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