Non-fiction in the Classroom Book 1 Ages 7-10 Cover

Non-fiction in the Classroom Book 1 Ages 7-10

Language and reading activities to enhance students' ability to engage

If students are to be successful at school and in their later lives, it is critical that they gain the skills needed to read and write non-fiction material effectively. These are skills that need to be taught explicitly - and that are easier to teach thoroughly with the support of Non-fiction in the Classroom. This two-book series provides detailed lesson plans with appropriate strategies for students to learn to read non-fiction with understanding and to write appropriately structured non-fiction texts, for example, newspaper articles, recounts, biographies and blogs.

Ages: 7-10 | Pages: 56 | Code: 5764 | ISBN: 9781927221464

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Maria Gill

Maria Gill writes full time from a seaside village north of Auckland, New Zealand. She has had 20 children’s books published for the retail market and another 35 educational books for the international market. Maria specialises in children’s non-fiction books. Seven of her books have been shortlisted for children’s book awards (New Zealand Post Children’s Book Awards and LIANZA Awards) and eight have been Storylines Notable Books. Her book ‘Anzac Heroes’ won the New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adult Non-fiction Award and the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award. ‘New Zealand Hall of Fame’ won the Children’s Choice in the non-fiction category. Previously she has been a primary school teacher and she also has a Graduate Diploma in Journalism Studies. Maria also reviews books on http://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.com . For more information about Maria please go to www.mariagill.co.nz

Contents

Introduction4
About this book4
Planning resources – curriculum notes5
Unit One: Response to non-fiction texts8
Lesson Plans
1. Introduction to non-fiction texts8
2. Making connections reading strategy9
3. Making inferences reading strategy10
4. Asking questions reading strategy11
5. Determining ideas reading strategy12
6. Visualising reading strategy13
7. Synthesising reading strategy14
8. Monitoring information reading strategy15
9. Identifying language features16
Unit Two: Writing non-fiction texts17
Lesson Plans
1. Introduction to newspaper articles17
2. Writing newspaper articles18
3. Introduction to recounts19
4. Writing recounts20
5. Introduction to creative non-fiction21
6. Writing creative non-fiction22
7. Introduction to biographies23
8. Writing biographies24
9. Introduction to blogging25
10. Writing blogs26
Skill sheets27
1. Learning log27
2. Skim and scan27
3. Think, pair, share28
4. Peer editing28
Stories29
1. First chick hatches29
2. Koala rescue30
3. Three orphans are we31
4. Dog wash day32
5. Pet day33
6. A big bug!34
7. From garden to table35
8. The flight of the albatross36
9. Wallaby country37
10. Jean Batten: World-famous pilot38
Templates39
1. Prediction detection39
2. Connecting with texts40
3. Determining important ideas40
4. Key word chart41
5. Synthesise chart41
6. Language features42
7. Test one43
8. Newspaper order44
9. Fact v opinion45
10. Newspaper article planner46
11. Newspaper article planner example47
12. Recount writing planner48
13. Creative non-fiction writing planner49
14. Biography writing planner50
15. Peer editing form51
16. Venn diagram52
Assessment53
Student assessment template53
Assessment matrix54
Resources55