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Day 6 — An information text states what it can tell usYear 3 English · T1 W1–2 · Day 6 lesson

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Year 3 / Term 1 / Weeks 01 02 / English

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Codes: AC9E3LA03, AC9E3LA05, AC9E3LY03, AC9E3LY05. Aim: navigate headings, identify purpose and separate observation from inference. Bring: Information text B and evidence board.

  1. Question · 2 min. Ask: “If we wanted to compare two closed samples, would Story A give us the steps?” Ask for a reason, then show Text B.
  2. Shared read · 5 min. Read Text B aloud and point to each heading. Say: “This writer tells a reader how to observe safely, then asks them to compare. It does not claim to know our result before we look.”
  3. Navigate · 6 min. Ask children to find where to learn what to look for, what not to do, and what we still cannot tell. They point to phrases; teacher checks each choice in the text.
  4. Sort two claims · 7 min. Put on board sample A looks darker and sample A will grow better plants. Ask which could be observed from the containers and which needs other evidence. No claim about actual sample A is made until the class has a real record.
  5. Audience · 3 min. Ask who could use this text (a class about to compare samples) and what they would do with it. Contrast a reader enjoying Story A; both may be useful for different purposes.
  6. Check · 2 min. Everyone points to the section that warns against a broad conclusion and says why. Focus learners' answer is recorded as listening/navigation if teacher read the text.

Access: headings in large/tactile cards, read-aloud, screen reader or AAC pointing. Do not call teacher-assisted reading an independent fluency sample.