Sept Hols Sharing 1

Writing Activity by Amy:

Ten uses of popcorn
1.Use popcorn to decorate hair
2.Use popcorn as a cushion
3.When the floor is wet, use popcorn to clean the mess
4.Use popcorn as a guard in fights
5.Use it to replace teeth
6.Use popcorn as coaster
7.Use popcorn to create music
8.On a hot day, freeze a packet of popcorn and put on the forehead
9.Use popcorn in art and craft
10.Use packet of popcorn to hit people in fights



Reading Activity by Adrianne:

My book: The book thief

Title: Writing to a fictional friend

 I would want Liesel Meminger as my friend. I would want her as my friend because she is very interesting , she likes to read books and she likes to run. We would read and write together and we would talk about her life in world war 2 and about Hitler.

September Holidays Book Review Options

You may choose to do one of the following for the book that you have read during the holidays:

Postcard

Write to a friend, the author, or to a character about this book. Write as if you were the character or author and write to yourself.

 Dear author

After reading a book the student(s) write the author via the publisher (who always forwards them).

Gender-bender

Rewrite a scene and change the gender of the characters to show how they might act differently (e.g., Lord of Flies).

Draw!

Translate chapters into storyboards and cartoons; draw the most important scene in the chapter and explain its importance and action.

Fictional friends

Who of all the characters would you want for a friend? Why? What would you do or talk about together?

Dear diary

Keep a diary as if you were a character in the story. Write down events that happen during the story and reflect on how they affected the character and why.

 That was then, this is now

After reading the text, create a Before/After list to compare the ways in which characters or towns have changed over the course of the story. Follow up with discussion of reasons.

Audiobook for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

Dear All,

As promised, the audiobook:

It is a little long, at 4 hours. I suggest that you listen to a little of it every day. Otherwise, you can borrow the book from the library. :)

Enjoy!

Task 1 (June Holidays Assignment)

Dear Children,

For the first task this holidays, let us start with something easy and fun.

We will be reading the book, 'Where The Wild Things Are', an award-winning children's book written by Maurice Sendak.

Let's watch the video!




After watching the video, let's discuss the following points in the comments.

1) Were you able to make any T2S (Text to self) connection? If you have, what is it?

2) Does this story reminds you of any stories that we have read in Semester 1? If so, which one and why?

3) Do you think the Wild Things were real? Why?

Feel free to bring up any other questions or thoughts you might have. :)




By the way, I am listening to this audiobook, Matlida by Roald Dahl. I love this book so much that I've read it about 3 to 4 times! If you are interested, you can listen to it here:



Enjoy! :)

Why I should read everyday

I try to squeeze in some time every day for reading because it is a habit, and a hobby.

How about you? Do you know why you should read every day too? Show your parents this diagram and share with them the importance of reading. :)

Source: http://www.usd343.net/vnews/display.v/ART/5060992ac7eb2

The Rights of a Reader

Do you enjoy reading? I know I do! 

Today I want to share with you the Rights of a Reader.

Number 3 is what I do sometimes. There are so many books I want to read that I tend to start a new one before finishing the old one! 

How about you? Do you have a book which you have yet to finish? :)