What am I learning?

*to measure

How can I make sure I am successful?

*I will use the following tools to carry out

Activity description/steps:

Can you measure the following H x W of these objects in your home using one of these tools? Pen, Pencil, String or your hands.

Karawhiua!

H = Height / length

W = Width

1. Door / Kuaha

2. A book / Pukapuka

3. Chair / Turu

4. Bed / Moenga

5. Mat / Whariki

Hei tauira / example below

5. Mat / Whariki

L = 30 hands

W = 10 ½ hands

Extras for early finishers

Create 5 of your own and don’t forget to measure them, have fun and post to dojo!

Resources:

Pencil, Pen, String or your hands

What am I learning?

*install recall with basic facts

How can I make sure I am successful?

*I am completing answers with accuracy.

*I am challenging myself with the speed of completing basic facts.

Activity description/steps:

1. Using a timer, prepare the stopwatch.

2. Familiarise yourselves with the questions.

3. Time yourself and complete the basic facts.

4. Test yourself 3 times to see how fast you can write and answer the questions.

What am I learning?

*to read the text, answer the questions

How can I make sure I am successful?

*I will follow the instructions

Activity description/steps:

Read text, audio available here and answer the following questions below

Before reading the text

Where have you seen magnets before? Do you have magnets on your fridge? If so, what type of magnets are they?

After reading the text

1. Draw what the magnets force might look like, if you could see it

2. What did you find out about magnets and magnetism?

3. Why does a compass have a needle?

4. What other ways can magnets be used? And why?

5. What special stone could attract metal? And why?

Task

1. Create your own magnet

2. What would this look like?

3. What would your magnet attract?

Resources:

Pencil,Paper, Colour Pencils, Rubber

What am I learning?

*to write a persuasive piece of writing

How can I make sure I am successful?

*To group ideas by paragraphs and expand on each idea in detail.

*Use persuasive language eg. Firstly, secondly, rhetorical questions,

*Check that your opinions are backed by facts.

*Remember to give credit to where you have gathered your research from.

Activity description/steps:

1. Considering NZ has gone into Alert level 4 and the olympic games has just concluded.

2. Do you agree or disagree that the Olympic games should have gone ahead in Japan while Covid-19 is still at large globally?

3. Take a look at the data of Japan and Covid-19.

4. Discuss with a family member, and decide whether you are 'for' or 'against'

5. Plan out your piece if writing and paragraphs

6. Begin writing, and remember to use persuasive language and structure

7. share with your Teacher.

What am I learning?

*to make a compass and compare it to a real compass

How can I make sure I am successful?

*I will follow the instructions in the video

Activity description/steps:

Follow steps in the video link,

Create a compass using materials at home

Karawhiua!

Extras for early finishers

Using your compass that you’ve created...

1. Did the experiment work for you?

2. Which way is the front of your home facing? using N, E, S, W

3. What did you notice when doing this experiment?

4. Video / Record yourself using it

Resources:

Leaf, needle, access to water and small bowl, cloth

If you don’t have a compass at home, there are compass apps available.

Youtube/Drive/PDF links:

Compass apps

What am I learning?

*to identify a quote that is important to me

*to build a visual representation of the quote

How can I make sure I am successful?

*Research and locate quotes

*Use illustrations with hidden messages to explain the moral of the quote.

Activity description/steps:

Static images are literally visual images that do not move. They include greeting cards, posters, slides, photographs, paintings, compact disc covers, comics, cartoons, charts, collages, models, dioramas, newspapers, and print advertisements.

Check out the video above - which share some static images on Pollution.

Get Creative!

1. Discuss quotes you may already know.

2. Ask your family members about their favourite quotes and discuss them.

3. Research, identify and select the quote you will work on for the activity.

4. Write a paragraph about what this quote means to you.

5. Use visual illustrations with creative hidden meanings.