📚 Days 1–2: Read and Respond

Day 1: The Windy Walk

Maia walked along the farm track with her dad. The wind was brisk, so she pulled her woollen hat over her ears. Near the gate, she spotted a lamb calling for its mother. Maia gently guided it back towards the flock.

____ Maia found a lost lamb.

____ Maia walked along the farm track.

____ Maia guided the lamb towards the flock.

Day 2: The School Garden

The Kiwi Class planted lettuce, peas and kūmara in the school garden. First, they loosened the soil. Next, they placed the seeds in small holes. Finally, they watered the rows carefully. In a few weeks, the class hoped to pick fresh vegetables for lunch.

📖 Days 3–4: Read and Respond

Day 3: A Quiet Visitor

During reading time, a small fantail flew through the open classroom door. It perched on a window frame and flicked its tail. The children stayed very still. After a moment, the bird flew back outside, and everyone smiled.

Day 4: The Rainy-Day Plan

Rain drummed on the roof, so the class could not play outside. Mrs Chen had a clever plan. The children worked in pairs to build paper bridges. They tested each bridge with small toy cars. The strongest bridge held five cars.

✅ Teacher Answer Key

1. A woollen hat; brisk means quick, fresh or quite cold.

2. 3, 1, 2. Maia helped because the lamb was lost and needed to return to its mother or flock.

3. guided.

4. Any two: lettuce, peas, kūmara. Loosened means made less hard or stirred up.

5. They watered the rows carefully.

6. The class planted seeds and watered them.

7. On a window frame. Perched means rested or sat on something.

8. So they would not frighten the fantail away.

9. Adjective: small. Verb: flew.

10. It was raining. Strongest means able to hold the most weight or not easily broken.

11. First, the children built paper bridges. Last, they tested the bridges with toy cars. Accept equivalent answers.

12. Example: The children stayed inside because it was raining. Accept other sensible complex sentences.