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This Week in Year six
Week 35
Vocabulary Review
Vocabulary Review
Your child is constantly encountering new vocabulary words as they read. Support them by introducing them to words with multiple meanings and common roots. Refer to vocabulary words from the beginning of the year to maximize their learning and retention. Be sure to discuss strategies your child can use independently, like using context clues and reference materials to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
Students are constantly encountering new vocabulary words as they read. Support them by introducing them to words with multiple meanings and common roots. Refer to vocabulary words from the beginning of the year to maximize student learning and retention. Be sure to discuss strategies students can use independently, like using context clues and reference materials to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words.
Reading Comprehension: The Secret Garden
Worksheet
Reading Comprehension: The Secret Garden
Your little reader is sure to enjoy this selection from the children's classic, "The Secret Garden." She'll build her vocabulary and reading skills.
Year 6
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Reference Materials for Word Meaning 2
Exercise
Reference Materials for Word Meaning 2
This exercise is the difference between the proverbial "teaching your students to fish" and simply giving them the answers.
Year 5
Reading & Writing
Exercise
Black Beauty Reading Comprehension
Worksheet
Black Beauty Reading Comprehension
Liberty is precious to humans and to horses. Your young student can read about Beauty's longing for liberty in this worksheet for "Black Beauty."
Year 6
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Measuring and Line Plots
Measuring and Line Plots
Turn the next time you need to measure something into a learning opportunity! Show your child how you measure, and what you do with those measurements. Next, offer your child an opportunity to practise. Give them a ruler and have them measure things around the house. Challenge them to make a line plot showing the measurements of like items.
Using a ruler to measure everyday items can be challenging. Take the time to explain the ruler's features, pointing out the exact point for the number zero and modeling how to measure short lengths. Discuss fractions of an inch and help students locate the half-inch and quarter-inch marks between whole numbers. Then, give students the opportunity to practise this skill by measuring things around the classroom. Challenge students to make a line plot showing the measurements of like items.
Looking at Line Plots
Worksheet
Looking at Line Plots
This worksheet prompts students' critical thinking skills. Students will need to determine if several line plot problems are solved correctly and explain their reasoning.
Year 6
Maths
Worksheet
Linking Line Plots and Fractions
Lesson plan
Linking Line Plots and Fractions
Can your students link line plots with fractions? In this interactive, hands-on maths lesson, students will learn how to use a line plot to add fractions and solve corresponding word problems.
Year 6
Maths
Lesson plan
Language About Line Plots
Lesson plan
Language About Line Plots
Encourage your students to describe line plots and the data they represent using peer supports. Use this lesson as a standalone lesson or as support to the lesson Linking Line Plots and Fractions.
Year 6
Maths
Lesson plan
Researching Fun Ideas
Researching Fun Ideas
As the end of the school year approaches, ask your child what they would like to learn more about. Use their answer to plan a fun research project for the summer break. Let your child select any topic, such as their favorite animal, celebrity, or video game. Help your child find books, nonfiction movies, and outings that will help them learn more about their chosen topic.
As a class, generate a list of high-interest topics like cars, movies, video games, sports, and animals. Have students pick the topic they'd like to investigate, and give them time to conduct research. When students select their own topic, they are more likely to be engaged in the research process. Provide graphic organizers to help your class organise their notes, and, when needed, use sentence frames to support them as they write.
Video Games: Not Just for Fun
Worksheet
Video Games: Not Just for Fun
Develop reading comprehension with this video game passage. Ask your students to read the excerpt, then answer questions about the main ideas and details.
Year 6
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Informational Text: Close Reading
Lesson plan
Informational Text: Close Reading
Let's learn about natural disasters. After reading through some informational texts, students will use their close reading skills to answer questions about different types of disasters.
Year 6
Maths
Lesson plan
Informational Text: Close Reading
Lesson plan
Informational Text: Close Reading
Use a student-friendly glossary and sentence frames to learn about wild weather! Scaffolds will help your students answer text-dependent questions. This lesson can be paired with the main Informational Text: Close Reading lesson.
Year 6
Maths
Lesson plan
Informational Writing: Paraphrasing Information
Informational Writing: Paraphrasing Information
Practise retelling stories out loud with your child to strengthen their paraphrasing skills. This will help prepare them to paraphrase information in their writing. Encourage your child to learn some fun campfire stories in anticipation of the summer months. Remind them to tell the stories using their own words, rather than simply memorizing the original version.
Paraphrasing nonfiction information is still challenging for fifth graders. Having been told to put information in their own words, students often just copy directly from their research sources. practise paraphrasing by having your students relate personal stories and retell peers' stories. Next, try this with informational texts by playing a version of "telephone." Have students write a short paragraph about a familiar topic. Then have them pass their paragraph to a peer, who will rewrite it. Pass and rewrite several times before returning it to the original author.
Paraphrasing: Van Gogh
Worksheet
Paraphrasing: Van Gogh
Paraphrasing is an important skill for writing a research paper. Students can practise putting someone else's writing into their own words.
Year 6
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Paraphrase the Declaration of Independence
Worksheet
Paraphrase the Declaration of Independence
Unwind the complicated language of the Declaration of Independence with this paraphrasing activity!
Year 6
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
Paraphrasing: The Nile River
Worksheet
Paraphrasing: The Nile River
The ability to paraphrase is a valuable skill! Help your child learn to put informational text in her own words, with this passage about the Nile River.
Year 6
Reading & Writing
Worksheet
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