Year 4 have been reading the text The Great Kapok tree which links to their topic on Brazil. The children worked in partners analysing the text, identifying patterns, making connections and inferences.
Year 4 Reading Ready
Year 4 have been reading the text The Great Kapok tree which links to their topic on Brazil. The children worked in partners analysing the text, identifying patterns, making connections and inferences.
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