Reading

CURRICULUM FOCUS

This week in Reading, we are continuing to learn about Explanation Texts.

VOCABULARY

Explanation Text - pieces of writing that explain something. They might tell you how or why something happens or give information on how to do something.

Time Connectives - language that shows a sequence in time. E.g.: first, next, then, after, finally, last.

ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING

Ask your child to tell you how chickens grow. Engage in a discussion around how a chicken starts out, what it needs to help it to grow and what it turns into once it has fully grown. Encourage your child to use time connectives to sequence their explanation of the process. E.g.: first, next, then, after, finally, last.

See below for a written example of an Explanation Text explaining this process quite simply:

How does an egg turn into a chicken?

A chicken is an animal that is used for its eggs and meat. 

First, the hen lays an egg. 

Next, the chick uses its beak and pecks at the shell of the egg.

Then, the chick hatches out of the egg.

Last, the chick keeps on growing into an adult chicken.