As part of rotational activities session: Cooking: tasting figs, dates Mapping Skills: Find Egypt on word map, find capital of Egypt (Cairo) Indigenous Studies: Ancient Egyptians, Pharoahs, Pyramids SUGGESTED Music and Dance: like an Egyptian’ by the bangles ‘Walk ACTIVITIES Visual Arts: Write your name in hieroglyphics (on parchment, tea stained), finish a pharoah’s headdress using patterning, make a spiral cobra (attach fishing line and make a flute to create a charming’ effect) ‘snake Make a pyramid (3D shapes). Follow a grid to find treasure in a Pharoah’s tomb, decode a simple message written in Maths: Tickets to board transport to the country: tickets may be numbered in patterns such as 2s, 5s, 10s etc. Using ‘hieroglyphics’. money to pay for food and souvenirs. Day 1 MODELLED Day 2 SHARED Day 3 GUIDED Day 4 INDEPENDENT I Do IT We Do It We Do It You Do IT WEEK 7 Skippy Frog (using Skippy Frog (using based on children choose Strategy: Strategy: Reading Rotations: Silent reading: picture clues) see attached picture clues) ability groups from a range of information – strategies Text: Drum’ A folk tale Strategy: Skippy Frog (using texts and picture books from ‘The Text: Drum’ A folk tale from India, by Rob Cleveland picture clues) the class library (relating to ‘The from India, by Rob Cleveland countries being visited each See Below week) Information Report: Letter/Postcard writing: from Writing Rotations based on Information Report: complete procedure country to their home, giving ability groups independently details about visit Passport: fill out information Email: epals See Below for Australia Morning News: Oral Morning News: Oral Morning News: Oral Morning News: Oral presentation on country presentation on country presentation on country presentation on country & (following roster) (following class roster) (following class roster) (following roster) As part of rotational activities session: SUGGESTED Cooking: Samosas, papadams, curry and rice ACTIVITIES Mapping Skills: Find India on the world map, find the capital city of India Geography: Famous landmarks (Taj
SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES As part of rotational activities session: Cooking: tasting figs, dates Mapping Skills: Find Egypt on word map, find capital of Egypt (Cairo) Indigenous Studies: Ancient Egyptians, Pharoahs, Pyramids Music and Dance: ‘Walk like an Egyptian’ by the bangles Visual Arts: Write your name in hieroglyphics (on parchment, tea stained), finish a pharoah’s headdress using patterning, make a spiral cobra (attach fishing line and make a flute to create a ‘snake charming’ effect) Maths: Make a pyramid (3D shapes). Follow a grid to find treasure in a Pharoah’s tomb, decode a simple message written in ‘hieroglyphics’. Tickets to board transport to the country: tickets may be numbered in patterns such as 2s, 5s, 10s etc. Using money to pay for food and souvenirs. WEEK 7 Day 1 MODELLED I Do IT Day 2 SHARED We Do It Day 3 GUIDED We Do It Day 4 INDEPENDENT You Do IT Strategy: Skippy Frog (using picture clues) – see attached strategies Text: ‘The Drum’ A folk tale from India, by Rob Cleveland Strategy: Skippy Frog (using picture clues) Text: ‘The Drum’ A folk tale from India, by Rob Cleveland Reading Rotations: based on ability groups Strategy: Skippy Frog (using picture clues) See Below Silent reading: children choose from a range of information texts and picture books from the class library (relating to countries being visited each week) Information Report: procedure Letter/Postcard writing: from country to their home, giving details about visit Email: epals Writing Rotations based on ability groups See Below Information Report: complete independently Passport: fill out information for Australia & Morning News: Oral presentation on country (following roster) Morning News: Oral presentation on country (following class roster) Morning News: Oral presentation on country (following class roster) Morning News: Oral presentation on country (following roster) SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES As part of rotational activities session: Cooking: Samosas, papadams, curry and rice Mapping Skills: Find India on the world map, find the capital city of India Geography: Famous landmarks (Taj
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