Term 4, Week 7
All Levels
Over the past two weeks you have assessed your learners’ ability to read key words. Now you need to communicate this information! Send a copy of the assessment sheet home so that parents can encourage and help their children further. Also remember to file a copy for each child so that next year’s teacher will know where to start with each one.
Level 1
In the classroom this week: This week’s Talking Story is all about exercise. Physical activity gets our hearts beating faster and oxygen pumping through our brains. This helps to give children more energy and keeps them more alert during lessons. Many schools do not give enough attention to P.E. and games. You don’t need special equipment or training. Think about the games you played as a child. Did you play Stuck-in-the-Mud or Open Gate or Tag or Hide-and-Seek? I still see children playing “Elastics” and skipping and Hop-Scotch in the same way that I did at primary school. Some people believe that playing these games is a waste of precious teaching time… But try it for yourself and see how much more focused the children are when they have had a chance to expend energy in a fun way. They also learn to take turns, to co-operate as a team, to win and lose graciously, to support and encourage each other and to have fun!
In the computer lab this week:
Talking Story – Level 1 Advanced, “Bend and stretch”.
Level 2
In the classroom this week: Print out the classroom activity – It has the template for the spider in the Talking Story. Your kids will have a lot of fun cutting this out and following the pictorial instructions for assembling their bouncing spiders!
In the computer lab this week:
Talking Story – Level 2 Advanced, “Let’s make a spider”
Level 3
In the classroom this week: The printable classroom activity contains a template and instructions for making the Climbing Clown that the Talking Story is based on. This clown really does climb up the string! Try it and see for yourself!
In the computer lab this week:
