Week 3 27 Feb - 3 March

What a exciting start to the story. Here are the week 3 ideas for your class.

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Chapters 1 & 2

Here are just a few ideas that you can do as you read chapters 1 & 2.

There is a Padlet link attached to the poster where students can share anything from the chapters. Please encourage them to reply and question someone else.

Introduce yourselves

Share a photo of your class.

Remember to tell us your school and year group.

Include a paragraph about the predictions and wonderings your students have made so far?

OR

Create a Flipgrid video: 

Click on this link: Flipgrid

Click +Topic to record

1. Say your first name and school to introduce yourself.

2. Share what you notice on the cover and any wonderings you have.i

3. Share what you know and what you think after reading the blurb. 

Shared Resource

 Children of the Rush - pre-reading

Many thanks to Fiona Bester

Meet the Author

https://www.read-nz.org/writer/russell-james/

Join James on a tour of his writing shed

Pre-reading 2

A. Find out what these words / phrases mean: gold fever, gold rush, circumstances, conspire, inhospitable, lawlessness,  reign, cutthroat gang, turn a blind eye.

B. Read the blurb.

Pre-reading 1

What do you notice/see when looking closely at the cover of this book?

What clues do you get about the story when reading the title and looking at the images?

What are your wonderings? What questions do you have about what you see? Remember: a good question cannot be answered with a simple yes or no)

Pre-Reading Activities

 Engage your students and spark curiosity.

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