12 Sep 2016
In Week 6, 3/6R spent their time reading Jackie French books and doing wonderful activities about her book, Pete the Sheep. Along with asking some fun questions about the story, we also watched a real video on real Australian sheep shearing methods, and compared and contrasted those techniques to the things Sean the shearer did in the book. In addition, we did a fun crossword puzzle helping children understand the vocabulary of sheep shearing. Also, students also designed their own shearing styles by drawing and colouring hairstyles for the sheep. Then we also discussed alliteration and had some fun recognising it in the books, as well as finding out ways to read tongue twisters quickly to see who could read the fastest of some given tongue twisters. Finally, we also took time out to paint various Jackie French book covers to hang on our classroom walls. The kids did a fabulous job, and really gained a greater appreciation for our wonderful Australian children's author! Can you guess which books they are?