Reading
CURRICULUM FOCUS
We are learning to summarise a nonfiction text.
VOCABULARY
Summarise: Telling the most important parts of the text, in your own words, in a much shorter way.
Main Idea: The most important point or message the author wants to share.
ACTIVITIES YOU CAN DO AT HOME TO SUPPORT YOUR CHILD'S LEARNING
Read an information text from your satchel or others you have at home (books, websites, magazines).
Write a summary using the IVTB Strategy.
| Identify Text | |
| Verb | |
| Topic | |
| Big Idea |
Example: In this lesson, the author examines our global economy and explains how it is a result of communication and transportation.