Wow, I didn't know that an 84-year old lady could join the cheer-leading squad!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the text that we read.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I write down the main ideas of the article: The youngest member of this cheer-leading squad is 55-years old.

Yay! Earth has another moon!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the text that we read.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I make my own critical thinking questions using the information that I have read from the article: Earth has another mini moon.

Mmm, I love eating ice cream!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the text that we read.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I answer the comprehension questions about national ice cream month correctly using information from the text.

Mmm, I love eating ice cream!

Learning Intention: We are learning to understand the text that we read.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I answer the comprehension questions about national ice cream month correctly using information from the text.

Are you confident like Muhammad Ali?

Learning intention: We are learning to develop the understanding of that text that we read.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I correctly answer the comprehension questions about Muhammad Ali. 

I would not want to swim in that foam!

Learning intention: We are learning to develop the understanding of our text.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I correctly answer the comprehension questions about East Australia's massive storm that whipped into a foamy mess. 

Have you heard of the lotus moon?

Learning Intention: We are learning to develop understanding of the text that we read.
Success Criteria: I know I can do this when I correctly answer the comprehension questions about the summer solstice correctly using information from the article.

Aww, those kittens are so cute!

Learning intention: We are learning to develop the understanding of our text.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I answer the comprehension questions about music loving kittens correctly.

Aww, that mother goose really cares about her baby gosling!

Learning intention: We are learning to develop understanding of the text that we read.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I answer comprehension questions about a smart mother goose who asked a police officer to help her free her baby gosling correctly using information from the article. 

Oh poor boy, he got his arm stuck in the vending machine!

Learning intention: We learning to write a description.
Success criteria: I know I can do this when I record the summary of the article that I read, using the structure of a news report and record it using blabberize.

Did you know that 2016 is a leap year?

Learning intention: We are learning to understand the text that we read.

Success criteria: I know I can do this when I write a summary of a current news event.