Our excursion to the Melbourne Zoo

The Year 1 and 2 classes visited the Melbourne Zoo a few weeks ago. The focus was discovering different animals and which countries these animals come from. Below are a few activities we completed after the trip.

Wanted posters for an escaped zoo animal.

 

 

Where in the world are these animals from?

Amazing Animals

We have been learning about Information Reports this term. Below are a few that we wrote about an animal of out choice.

 

Reading activities

During reading groups, the students read a book at their reading level. They then retold the story in their own words. A few samples are included below. In another session, the students created a mind map to show the characters, setting, problem and solution of their story.

A story mind map.

Retell of 'A present for dad'.

A retell for 'Carla Crocodile's Adventure'.

A retell for 'Thomas had a Temper'.

Special Guests in the Classroom.

Over the last week, parents of 1KB students have been dropping in to chat about their jobs. It was interesting learning about their jobs, finding out how they learnt to do their work and that they are still learning today. Below are a few reflections written by the children.