English, Years 4–6

Phase 2 of Te Mātaiaho. Strands: Oral Language, Reading, Writing.

Years 4–6 lesson and unit ideas

Unit
Persuasive letter: should our school grow a vegetable garden?
Brainstorm reasons, plan with an opinion, reasons and conclusion structure, then write and send a letter to the principal.
Lesson
Inference with a School Journal story
Find clues in the text about how a character feels and explain it with 'I think … because the text says …'.
Lesson
Recount of a class trip
Use time connectives and paragraphs to write a recount of a recent trip or school camp, then edit with a checklist.

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