What am I learning?
* I am learning to research a city that interests me
* I am learning to write persuasively
How will I know I am successful?
* I have researched a city that interests me
* I have written a persuasive argument that includes an introduction, conclusion and three reasons why this is the best city in the world
Activity Overview
Choose a city that interests you research whatever you can about this city
Plan a piece of writing that has three reasons / arguments why you think this is the best city in the world
Publish this piece of writing
Links/Youtube/Drive Links
How to write persuasively - Youtube Instructions
Persuasive Writing Exemplar - Building the stadium was a bad idea
Link to Kiddle Encyclopedia - Facts on the largest cities in the world
National Geographic Kids - Videos on the different continents in the world
A Capital City for Every Letter of the Alphabet - Video
Worlds Largest Cities - Video
What am I learning?
* To read graphs / tables
* To present statistical information on the appropriate graph / table
* Write statements about what I’ve learnt from a graph or table
How will I know I am successful?
*I have population data for between 5-10 cities in NZ
*I have presented these on a table or graph (or both)
*I have written statements about which cities have the highest / lowest population
Activity Overview
Choose between 5-10 cities / towns in New Zealand that interest you and research the population in these cities
Put the population information in a table
On Google Sheets create a graph that shows the population of these cities / towns
Write some statements about the information you found. For example… The city with the greatest population is….. The city with the smallest population is…. I was surprised to find that….. Feel free to write any other things that you find that interest you while you’re researching too
If you want to, you can research information on other cities of your choice too, present their data the same way and write statement about how they compare in size to cities in New Zealand
Links/Youtube/Drive Links
New Zealand Cities Population Information
How to create a graph on Google Sheets - Instructions
How to create a graph on Google Sheets - Video
New Zealand Cities Facts - Science Kids
What am I learning?
* To research information
* To present the information that I research in an eye catching way
How will I know I am successful?
*I have created a poster / pamphlet / booklet etc advertising some of the great tourist activities in a city of my choice
Activity Overview
Choose a city that you think people would love to visit (it can be the same city that you think is the best in the world)
Research some of the best tourist things to do in that city
Create a booklet / poster etc to advertise some of the tourist activities available in that city. Include any information that you think a tourist would be interested in knowing too e.g. price, food to try, pictures, basic language, e.g. hello / goodbye
Links/Youtube/Drive Links
Brochure Example - Template
You can use this brochure exemplar template or design your own template. Canva has some great brochure templates too.
What am I learning?
* I am learning what makes up a city
* I am learning to used recycled goods for a variety of purposes
How will I know I am successful?
* I have designed, created and built my own city using recycled goods at home
Activity Overview
Read What is a City on Kids Britannica
Design / plan and draw out a design for your own city. Make sure it has places for people to live, places for entertainment and places for relaxation.
Use goods from around your home to build a 3D model of your city. If you can’t find enough things, create an online 3D model of your city
Write a short paragraph describing your city and what it has that makes it unique!
Links/Youtube/Drive Links
Kids Britannica - What is a City
Examples of 3D man made cities - Link
Online Modelling Websites - 3dSlash
What am I learning?
* To say and write some basic words in a language of my choice
How will I know I am successful?
* I have a list of basic words that I can say and can teach someone else
Activity Overview
Pretend someone is travelling to your city. What are some basic words that you think they will need for their journey? E.g. hello, goodbye, etc
Create a helpful poster / doc that has this language on it for the tourist
Record yourself saying them to help the tourist learn the correct pronunciation.
Links/Youtube/Drive Links
Ideas for helpful phrases / words to learn - GoOverseas
Google Translate - Link