From this challenge I can see I have a clear understanding of simple and compound sentences, but still need to work on complex sentences. My task was to play a game called rags to riches and try to reach 1 million. In this game I was challenged to try to answer questions like what type of sentence structure the question was. My highest was 1 million after a few tries.
I found enjoyed this task because I got to test my knowledge on sentence structure and expand my understanding.
LI: To explore sentence structure.
My task was to write a simple and compound sentence. A simple sentence is one independant clause (idea) with a verb and noun that starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop. A compound sentence is 2 simple sentences join together with a conjunction, they have 2 nouns and 2 verbs, and start with a capital letter and end with a full stop.
I found this task fun because I enjoyed making up simple and compound sentences.
I was challenged to choose a topic and write a haiku poem about it, I chose to do ocean. A haiku poem has 3 verses, the first one has to be 5 syllables, the next one is 7 and the final verse is 5. A syllable is a chunk of a word. I wrote 3 haiku poems about different depths of the ocean.
I found this activity challenging because each time I wrote a sentence I had to check if it had the correct amount of syllables.
Our task was to create a vision board about a lerader we admire and look up to. I chose Te Paea Selby-Rickit, I chose her because I feel inspired by her to play netball, I enjoy playing netball and would someday hope to play professionaly.
I found this task fun because I got to learn about a person I admire and some of my goals I hope to achieve.
LI: to read the text, gather, sort, graph and analyse the data.
Our task was to create a statistical investigation by following the cycle. First me and my partner formed a question, our question was “what sports do you play,” then we went around asking the class what sport they play. After we gathered all of the data we analyzed (looked closely). Finally we formed a conclusion, we found out that most people in LS2 don’t play sports.
I found this task fun because I got to learn new things about my peers.
LI: To write and say our pepeha.
We each wrote pepeha’s to help get to know each other. By writing pepeha’s this allows us to connect to each other and form friendships in learning. My pepeha tells others about who I am, my iwi as well as my ancestors and what year they came to Aotearoa. For example: My ancestors are from Ngapuhi.
I found this activity fun because I got to learn wherr my grandparents were from and how to say my pepeha in Maori.
For the Summer Learning Journey I completed the kickstart activity “Summer Beach Scene.” For this activity I used gradients and different shades of colours to create my beach scene. My beach includes a palm tree, 2 little birds, a shovel and bucket and a wind surfer. I created my sunset usind different colours and shades like, yellow, light yellow, orange, light orange and different types of blues.
I found this activity fun because I got to use my creativity to make a fun cool beach scene.
For the Summer learning journey I completed the kickstart activity “bug of the year.” For this avtivity I was challenged to use my creativity to create a new bug using my imagination. my bug is a mix of other creatures and insects including moth, spider and dragonfly using their different types of body parts. my bug has a spider like body and legs, it has pink antenae and 2 dots on its body to immitate the image of eyes which can be used to scare off predators. My bug has big transparent wings and a dragonfly-like end. Lastly my bug has big shiny black eyes which help them see from further away and catch other smaller insects to feed on.
I enjoyed this activity becasue I got to use my creativity to come up with a new species of bugs and experiment on different things I could add to improve my bug.
For the Summer Learning Journey I completed the kickstart activity called “Tanagrams.” For this activity I used the Tanagram builder to create images using different shapes. For each unique design I had to use every shape and rotate/move them around to make them fit the design. I started off with besic designs then created animals.
I enjoyed this activity because it was challenging and I had to use my brain to figure out which way to move the shapes to fit inside the design.
For the Summer Learning journey I completed the task Which one Doesn’t Belong. I had to figure out which of the shapes didn’t belong and support my answer with evidence. In this activity, every answer is correct. At the end I created my own which one doesn’t belong, if you would like to try mine out, go to the last slide and write your answer in the comments.
I enjoyed this activity because it was fun and I had to think and use different strategies to find out which one is the odd one out.