Patrick is worried ' he has lost his mum in a shopping mall. Patrick talks to a shop assistant and says Mum's phone number. Now they might be able to find Mum quickly.
How the Northern Lights Occur: an explanation on how the northern and southern lights occur. The Iditarod Sled Dog Race: a recount of a boy and his father's time in Alaska to view a sled dog race.
How Levers Work: an explanation of the different types of levers and how they work. The Crowbar: an information report on different types of crowbars and what they may be used for.
Stringed Instruments in an Orchestra: an information report about the four stringed instruments (violin, viola, cello and bass) that are in an orchestra. The String Recital: a response given in the form of the adjudicator's comments following a recital.
Meet all your favourite PM characters in the PM Oral Literacy Rhymes Big Book and IWB CD. This beautiful full-colour big book includes short four-line rhymes that focus on well-known PM characters such as Baby Bear, Sam and Bingo, Monkey, Rabbit and Little Teddy and many more. Reciting and singing rhymes and poems is one of the important first steps in the development of oral literacy skills of young students. Rhyming verses provide opportunities for students to hear the sounds of language in a rhythmical way while enhancing their phonemic awareness and understanding of patterns, and exposing them to new words. Each rhyme has been designed to be read alongside its related PM reading book. The PM Rhymes IWB CD includes audio so students can listen and recite or sing along to their PM Rhymes. The rhymes from the big book also appear in the PM Rhymes Little Books 1-4.
A non-fiction exposition and a fictional narrative about urban living: a speech is prepared because the writer wants the audience to understand why she likes living in an apartment in the city and persuades them to feel the same way. The narrative was written to entertain the reader with a story about Luka and his family. They live in the city, but find it too noisy.
PM Oral Literacy Exploring Vocabulary: Early Big Book and IWB DVD focuses on vocabulary and spoken sentence structures so students can become confident speakers and listeners. The full-colour big book introduces students to the standard text types(recount, description, information report, narrative, procedure and exposition). The IWB DVD provides the same learning sequences as the Big Book and includes digital features such as audio, so students can hear the texts read aloud, and videos designed to initiate conversation in the classroom. Texts are presented in the form of sentence starters. The teacher models the first part of the text and prompts students to discuss and then complete the rest of the text. This extends students' vocabulary as well as their understanding of language features and conventions of specific text types. The sentence starters can be completed digitally and the completed texts printed out. Discussion questions help develop students' speaking and listening skills. Comprehensive Teaching Notes and Activity Sheets on the IWB DVD ensure that new learning is carefully developed and reinforced.
PM Writing has been specifically developed for use in the early years of schooling. The PM Writing Student Books provide students with opportunities to apply their developing knowledge of the text structure and language features of specific text types, during whole-class, small-group or individual writing sessions. The Student Books reinforce the knowledge and skills taught in the Exemplars for Teaching Writing and the Levelled Exemplar Texts, supporting students as they move towards writing the key text types independently. Student Book 3 contains a an assessment for learning section, comprising pre-assessment for learning section, comprising per-assessment tasks that teachers can use to gather pre-assessment data to gauge studentsa readiness to complete initial tasks or move forward with the program. a text type writing scaffolds for the four text types explicitly taught in the early years of schooling a Recount, Description, Information Report and Narrative. These writing scaffolds support students through the stages of planning & drafting, revising, editing and publishing helping them to write with success. a activity pages designed to consolidate and extend studentsa knowledge of the text structure and the language features of each key text type.
The Bookweb Plus Text Types @ Work resources are comprised of a Teachers' Guide and a CD-ROM containing interactive exercises and worksheets based on the Bookweb Big Books. They offer teachers a new mode for teaching literacy by providing computer-based activities designed to enhance learning and enrich teachera student and studenta student interaction. These packages contain resources, such as oral and listening activities; before, during and after reading activities; as well as digital worksheets and learning objects.
The Oresund Bridge: a response written in regard to the Oresund Bridge and tunnel that connects Denmark and Sweden over the sea. Preserving Historical Buildings: a discussion on whether it is better to preserve old buildings for history or to tear them down and use the valuable real estate for highrise buildings.
Adapted from a favourite PM title, Jolly Roger and the Clever Green Parrot, this PM Oral Literacy Little Play has been specifically crafted for level 14 readers. Students will love performing as their favourite PM characters! The PM Oral Literacy Little Plays motivate students to project and adapt their voices, while exploring the meaning of these carefully levelled texts. Comprehensive teaching notes are included on the inside front cover of each book.
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