Literacy and Inquiry Skills Made Easy: The sea Cover

Literacy and Inquiry Skills Made Easy: The sea

Realise the potential. Inquiry learning offers exciting opportunities and this resource's focus on the sea provides a stimulating topic that takes students through the inquiry process from planning to assessment. It pays particular attention to the importance of written and visual presentation of research findings. Graphic organisers, a sea fact file and a host of ideas for teaching students how to record and summarise findings are also included. This book links to the science, English and health curriculums.

Ages: 8-11 | Pages: 60 | Code: 5582 | ISBN: 9781927143209

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Selma Owbridge

An experienced and passionate teacher, Selma Owbridge has enjoyed teaching at all primary levels for the last 18 years, as well as working as a literacy leader/facilitator for an initiative with the New Zealand Ministry of Education. Selma is always thinking up new ideas and resources to help children learn. After completing a Computer and Business Administration Diploma, she wanted to use the computer knowledge she had gained to write inquiry learning books to support and teach children to use the computer skills they need to present all their wonderful ideas to an audience.

Contents

Introduction4
Learning outcomes4
Making decisions about your sea inquiry5
What will I do in my sea inquiry?5
My research plan7
Alphabet word chart8
Fishbone diagram9
Fishy sea facts11
Sea fact file13
The inquiry process and visual presentation17
Concept map17
Plus, Minus, Interesting chart19
Ocean food pyramid21
Venn diagram23
Cause and effect diagram25
Sea life introduction cards27
Sea creature retrieval chart29
The inquiry process and written presentation31
Report writing32
Procedural writing35
Explanation writing38
Narrative writing41
Recount writing44
Exposition writing47
Environmental poetry50
Descriptive writing52
Re-crafting54