Today I wanted to give the class a fun reading activity which emphasised the point of 'Reading to Learn not Learning to Read'. In small groups they had to read a set of instructions on how to make a small popsical stick catapult. They made a good start and will continue with this on Friday.
They also had to focus upon the criteria they set for Effective Group Work.

Effective Group Work Criteria

·                Listen to each other (Relating to others)

·                Combined ideas-compromise (Relating to others)

·                Positive Attitude (Managing Self)

·                Don’t be bossy (Managing Self)

·                Fair Play (Relating to others)

·                Help each other-be involved (Participating & contributing)

·                Don’t be a sore loser (Managing Self)

·                Don’t rush into things (Managing Self)

·                Work as a TEAM (Participating & contributing)

·                Don’t be selfish-share (Relating to others)

·                HAVE FUN!

·                Self-control (Managing Self)

Catapult Reading Task on PhotoPeach