T-chart/Reciprocal reading

This week we found pros and cons of pros and cons food storage containers by using T-charts and the reciprocal reading process.

The first thing my group and I chose a containers to read about. We read the text and summarised the Information to get an idea what the containers were used for. 

After reading the text we found the pros and cons of container using a T-chart. We used the images to think about to think about what challenges were and what we needed for the challenges. 

Then we repeated  this process for other containers to find containers that were suitable for our purposes. 

This is an working progress that will be finished next week.

Metaphor

A metaphor is an comparison of two things with a similar quality by saying one object is the other.

A metaphor is kind of figurative language.   

One example of an metaphor is "The girl is a thorn to my side" (The girl is annoying). The main object is the girl. The comparison object is the thorn.

Another example is " She has a heart of an lion"(She is brave). The main object is the girl, and the comparison object is the lion.

L.I To describe things by metaphor. 

Multiplication and word problems

Multiplication is an easier way of adding the same number over again. We learned how to identity multiplication word problems. To identity a word problem follow these steps.

Melanie worked 3 hours for 5 days. How many hours did she work in total?

1.First look at the group size and how many things are in the group
2. After that look for the number of groups.

3 is the group size. The number of groups is 5.

The example below shows 5 x 3=15

L.I To identity and solve word problems

Dippy dinner drippers/ Space food

 Similarity and differences talks about the text, it can also help figuring out stuff.

There are different types of ways to spot differences and similar things one way you can spot it is by using a Venn diagram.

we had spot the differences and similarity by using a Venn diagram.  

I found the differences and similar things by using Dippy Dinner Drippers  and Space Food. Something similar of both are they both talk about eating.

I felt happy after this activity because now I know the method about using a Venn diagram. 

L.I To understand texts using reciprocal reading 

Kiwi sports / Swimming

Today I practiced my water safety skills at the lagoon pools. 

The first skill I learnt was gliding. To do gliding well I had to do a big push with my face in the water. Then I had to put my arms out in front of my head and i had to have a straight body while going through the hoop. 

The second skill we learnt was floating. First we practiced  floating on our tummy then we practices floating on our backs. To float well I had to lye down on our tummy with our face in the water with my arms by my side. To float well on my back I had to lye on my back facing at the sealing and my arms my side with your tummy up and your head up. 

The third skill we learnt was rotating. To rotate well I had to rotate from my front to to my back by putting my face in the water, Then role my body with my arms out in front of my head. 

I got better at rotating and I need to improve on my arm strokes. 

L.I to develop the knowledge of water safety. 

Smiles

Smiles are a comparison of two things using  like"or "as...as.

Like smiles are used when describing an action. For example, "Akifa laughed like a squirrel. "

As...as similes are used when smiles use adjectives. For example, "The man's muscles are as big as an elephant".

L.I - To describe things by similes.