Reading

CURRICULUM FOCUS

We are learning to synthesise information from an explanation text.

VOCABULARY

Synthesise: 

To take prior knowledge and compare it to new knowledge learned in order to create a new understanding. 

Explanation text: 

A text that explains something. They might tell you how or why something happens, or give information on how to do something.

Prior knowledge: 

What I already know about a topic.

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

Ask your child what they already know about ‘How planes fly.’ Ask them to have a discussion with other family members or family friends and analyse what new information they found out and how this changed their thinking.