Description
We’ve put together a set of reading response activities for a range of NZ School Journal texts around the broad theme of Climate Change. Our NZ School Journal Climate Change resource has everything you need to explore this engaging topic further. Lesson plans and comprehensive follow-up activities are included.
The School Journal Level 3 and 4 texts that we have featured are:
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Captured in Ice – Connected 2017 Level 3 – Mahi Tahi
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Building for the Future – Connected 2017 Level 3 – Mahi Tahi
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Listening to the Land – Connected 2018 Level 3 – Cracking the Code
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Climate Change: Our Biggest Challenge – School Journal Level 4 June 2018
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Feedback – School Journal Level 4 May 2020
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Reducing our Footprint – School Journal Level 4 May 2021
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Wild Fire – Connected 2020 Level 4 – Feeling the Heat
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Global Action – Connected 2017 Level 4 – Where to Next?
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Science on the Ice – School Journal Level 4 November 2018
1. Nine x Lesson plans
A lesson plan is provided for each story or article covered in this resource
2. Nine x Follow Up Activity Sheets
A one-page activity sheet is provided for each article covered in this resource.
Each activity sheet contains a range of reading comprehension strategies including:
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Use prior knowledge
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Find information
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Use vocabulary
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Make connections
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Compare and contrast
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Making inference
Apply links are included for students to explore the topic further through websites and video and audio links.
Creative activity options are also included. These activities challenge students to use higher-order thinking to synthesise their knowledge and create something new.
A FULL DIGITAL SET is also included for use within Google Classroom.
