Immerse Lesson 1
Can I write predictions about a text?
Talk Time: What's the story about?
Who?
What?
Why?
Where?
When?
How?
Let's read the Vehicle Text Extract
What?
Who?
Are we alone
in the universe?
Where?
Why?
How?
When?
Explore and Respond: Vehicle Text Illustrations
What can you tell about the characters?
What might you see, hear and feel?
How might the objects link to the illustrations?
Illustration 1: the spaceship flying through space with green light and stars
Illustration 2: the space crew exploring the pink planet, pushing against the wind
What do you think you know about the story?
What questions do you have?
Can I write a prediction about this text?
I think it will be...
I predict the story will be about ... because...
Handwriting
Handwriting
palm crouch
thumb push
finger tap
finger lift
R E A D Y
__________________________________________________________________________________________
copy
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
My Turn
Your Turn
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
was
Who/What
silence
Sentence
There was silence.
Add Detail: a or an?
Which one shall I choose?
She found
__
pink crystal.
an
___
There was
eerie silence.
Re-read
Build
__
pink crystal.
She found
___________________________________________________________________________
Check
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Re-read
Build
There was
eerie silence.
an
___
___________________________________________________________________________
Check
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
had
Who/What
aliens
Sentence
The aliens had whiskers.
Add Detail: plural and possessive -s
The
had whiskers.
aliens
________
Re-read
Build
aliens
________
had whiskers.
The
___________________________________________________________________________
Check
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Can I write a prediction about this text?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
She found
__
pink crystal.
an
___
There was
eerie silence.
The
had whiskers.
aliens
________
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Frog Jump-Squat down low, hands on the floor. Jump forward and land softly.
Elephant Walk-Bend forward, arms hang. Walk and swing arms side to side.
Caterpillar Crawl-Walk hands forward, then feet up to hands. Repeat.
Turtle Push-Push hands into floor or wall. Hold, then relax.
Crab Crouch-Lift hips in crab position. Walk forwards or backwards.
Monkey Grab-Reach one arm across the body, then the other. Alternate rhythmically.
Seal Clap-Clap in front, above, and below while keeping rhythm.
Crocodile Twist-Keep feet still. Twist upper body side to side slowly.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Curve around, up to the top, down the same line, up and over with a flick at the end.
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Transcript
Immerse Lesson 1
Can I write predictions about a text?
Talk Time: What's the story about?
Who?
What?
Why?
Where?
When?
How?
Let's read the Vehicle Text Extract
What?
Who?
Are we alone in the universe?
Where?
Why?
How?
When?
Explore and Respond: Vehicle Text Illustrations
What can you tell about the characters?
What might you see, hear and feel?
How might the objects link to the illustrations?
Illustration 1: the spaceship flying through space with green light and stars
Illustration 2: the space crew exploring the pink planet, pushing against the wind
What do you think you know about the story?
What questions do you have?
Can I write a prediction about this text?
I think it will be...
I predict the story will be about ... because...
Handwriting
Handwriting
palm crouch
thumb push
finger tap
finger lift
R E A D Y
__________________________________________________________________________________________
copy
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
My Turn
Your Turn
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
was
Who/What
silence
Sentence
There was silence.
Add Detail: a or an?
Which one shall I choose?
She found
__
pink crystal.
an
___
There was
eerie silence.
Re-read
Build
__
pink crystal.
She found
___________________________________________________________________________
Check
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Re-read
Build
There was
eerie silence.
an
___
___________________________________________________________________________
Check
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
had
Who/What
aliens
Sentence
The aliens had whiskers.
Add Detail: plural and possessive -s
The
had whiskers.
aliens
________
Re-read
Build
aliens
________
had whiskers.
The
___________________________________________________________________________
Check
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Can I write a prediction about this text?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
She found
__
pink crystal.
an
___
There was
eerie silence.
The
had whiskers.
aliens
________
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Frog Jump-Squat down low, hands on the floor. Jump forward and land softly. Elephant Walk-Bend forward, arms hang. Walk and swing arms side to side. Caterpillar Crawl-Walk hands forward, then feet up to hands. Repeat. Turtle Push-Push hands into floor or wall. Hold, then relax. Crab Crouch-Lift hips in crab position. Walk forwards or backwards. Monkey Grab-Reach one arm across the body, then the other. Alternate rhythmically. Seal Clap-Clap in front, above, and below while keeping rhythm. Crocodile Twist-Keep feet still. Twist upper body side to side slowly.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Thumb to first finger, press down hard 1, 2, 3, 4. Move to the next, let's do some more 1, 2, 3, 4.
Curve around, up to the top, down the same line, up and over with a flick at the end.