Grade 2/3 has been practicing a really difficult skill during the last few weeks; explaining things.
Initially, we explained things orally within our groups and used this activity to work out what difficulties we were having. We identified the types of language needed to explain things more effectively, before developing our skills further.
In groups, we continued to investigate what makes a good explanation and were able to identify more structures, such as ordering things correctly. We were pleased that we were able to explain our work on simple machines more easily.
Finally, it was time to learn about explaining things in writing. We inquired into written explanations and saw the similarities between them and our oral explanations. Then, we deconstructed an explanation text to identify its features.
Initially, we explained things orally within our groups and used this activity to work out what difficulties we were having. We identified the types of language needed to explain things more effectively, before developing our skills further.
In groups, we continued to investigate what makes a good explanation and were able to identify more structures, such as ordering things correctly. We were pleased that we were able to explain our work on simple machines more easily.
Finally, it was time to learn about explaining things in writing. We inquired into written explanations and saw the similarities between them and our oral explanations. Then, we deconstructed an explanation text to identify its features.
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| As you can see, we had to work really hard and it was exhausting! |
Next, we researched how bees make honey and used this to create our own explanation texts. Here are some of our results:
Finally, we were able to assess our own work using the features we identified before writing. We were very proud of our achievements.
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