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Reading Activities Week

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Reading Activities Week

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📖 Day 1: Anansi and Turtle

WALT: We are learning to identify character traits and motivations

Success Criteria: I can describe what characters are like and explain why they act the way they do

1. What kind of character is Anansi? Choose the best answer:

Kind and generous

Clever but selfish

Shy and quiet

Brave and honest

2. Why does Anansi invite Turtle to dinner?
3. Extension: What lesson does this story teach us?

🚌 Day 2: Missing the Bus

WALT: We are learning to make predictions and inferences

Success Criteria: I can use clues from the text to work out what might happen next

4. What do you think will happen when the main character misses the bus?
5. Which clues in the story help you make this prediction? Tick all that apply:

The time mentioned in the story

What the character says

The character's feelings

What other characters do

6. How do you think the character feels? Complete this sentence:

When the character misses the bus, they feel _____________ because _____________.

🚗 Day 3: This Tyre's Flat!

WALT: We are learning to identify the main problem and solution

Success Criteria: I can explain the problem in the story and how it gets solved

7. What is the main problem in this story?

The car won't start

The tyre is flat

They are lost

It's raining

8. List the steps taken to solve the problem:

Step 1: _________________________________

Step 2: _________________________________

Step 3: _________________________________

9. Extension: What other ways could this problem be solved?

🌱 Day 4: Get Your Hands Dirty!

WALT: We are learning to identify facts and opinions

Success Criteria: I can tell the difference between facts and opinions in a text

10. Which of these statements are facts? Tick the facts:

Plants need water to grow

Gardening is fun

Seeds are planted in soil

Everyone should have a garden

11. Write one fact and one opinion from the story:

Fact: ___________________________________

Opinion: ________________________________

🐢 Day 5: Turtle (from School Journal)

WALT: We are learning to compare and contrast characters

Success Criteria: I can explain how characters are similar and different

12. Compare the turtle in this story with the turtle in "Anansi and Turtle":
13. What makes this turtle special or interesting?

🌟 Day 6: Reading Reflection

WALT: We are learning to reflect on our reading and make connections

Success Criteria: I can explain what I learned and connect stories to my own life

14. Which story did you enjoy most? Why?

Anansi and Turtle

Missing the Bus

This Tyre's Flat!

Get Your Hands Dirty!

Turtle

15. Explain your choice:
16. Extension: Which story reminds you of something in your own life? Explain the connection:

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