Minibeasts Digital Reading and Writing Task Cards – Volume Two, Year 4

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Description

This is a ready-to-go, jam-packed resource designed to engage Year 4 students with interesting, thought-provoking digital activities about Aotearoa New Zealand’s native mini-beasts. It includes non-fiction reading passages about fascinating creatures and engaging writing activities:
 
  • Tunga rere (Huhu beetle and grub)
  • Katipō spider
  • Pupu rangi (Kauri snail)
  • Pūriri moth
  • Wētā
  • Noke (Worm)
The passages are written at a level that students can read and interact with independently.
 
Key Features and Learning Goals:
 
1. Ready-to-Go Digital Content: Access these activities via Google Slides – simple for students to access from anywhere!
2. Comprehension Strategies: Covers a range of essential comprehension skills, including:
  • Finding Specific Resources
  • Making Connections
  • Making Inferences
  • Exploring Vocabulary
  • Using Prior Knowledge
  • Summarising
3. Diverse Writing Activities: Includes flexible writing follow-up activities. Students can choose between three distinct tasks:
  • Information Report (Writing to Inform/Summarise)
  • Persuasive Letter (Writing to Persuade)
  • A Day in the Life Narrative (Writing to Entertain)
4. Success Criteria and Organisers: Clear success criteria are provided for assessment, along with graphic organisers for writing planning.
 
Answers are included.
 
Clear links to the refreshed English curriculum for Phase 2 (Year 4): Reading: Comprehension Strategies, Writing: Composition

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