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Desert Animals
May 27

Desert Animals

This week we are looking at how animals adapt in the desert. We will be doing an experiment and also reading some facts about these desert survivors.   When we read factual texts our brains are constantly coding what is important, what is interesting and what is not relevant.  To work out what it is…

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Determining Importance
May 19

Determining Importance

This fortnight we are learning to determine the most important details and events in the texts that we read.    DETERMINING IMPORTANCE is also referred to as FINDING THE MAIN IDEA.   Click here to practice this skill!    Still have time? Here’s something that explains it – especially for Factual Texts. Thanks Tim and Moby!…

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