Wednesday, 19 March 2014
Wednesday, 12 March 2014
I am a seashell poem. By Cyprus.
I am a Seashell
L.l. Literary devices: Simile and Personification
Parts of speech: Adjectives
Parts of speech: Adjectives
I am a seashell waiting for
somebody to see
me.
somebody to see
me.
I am shiny andcurled up like a
cinnamon roll.
cinnamon roll.
I’m rough and
sandy.
sandy.
I swim with the sea and the sea with me.
I am cold inside
so if you touch me
you’ll shiver and quiver.
so if you touch me
you’ll shiver and quiver.
I swim around the sea
with animals living inside of me.
with animals living inside of me.
I’m joyful in the sea
with fishes and sea creatures
surrounding me.
with fishes and sea creatures
surrounding me.
I like being a shellbecause people can
hear the sea inside of me.
hear the sea inside of me.
By Melissa, age 7
Read the poem
Which of these things can you do?
Highlight the adjectives blue
Highlight the simile yellow
Complete the sentences:
Personification is a person that is not an object.
Highlight the example of personification
List 5 things that you saw at the school picnic at the beach
- Shells
-Mussel shells
-Sand
-Sea weed
-Sticks
Use the list and the model to create your own ‘I am a...’ poem
SC:
All capital letters and full stops used correctly
Write using personification i.e. the object you chose is a person
Must use interesting adjectives (use a thesaurus please)
Have at least one simile
At least 5 verses
No spelling or grammatical mistakes
I am a ball
I am a ball waiting for
someone to kick me.
I am round like a
perfect circle but I am 3D.
I can bounce like a trampoline.
I make noises when I hit the ground.
I am shiny like a bald head.
I break things when I am bouncing
too high in the house.Tuesday, 11 March 2014
Cultural maths. By Cyprus,
Rich Task
English
1-One
2-Two
3-Three
4-Four
5-Five
6-Six
7-Seven
8-Eight
9-Nine
10-Ten
0-Zero
+ Addition
- Sub
x Multiplication
÷Division
|
Maori
1-Tahi
2-Rua
3-Tohru
4-Wha
5-Rima
6-Ono
7-Whitu
8-Warhu
9-Iwa
10-Takau
0-Te kore
+Addition = tua atu
-Sub = tangohanga
x Multiplication = whakarae
÷ Division = wehenga
|
Mexican
1. Uno
2. Dos
3. Tres
4. Cuatro
5. Cinco
6. Seis
7. Siete
8. Ocho
9. Nueve
10. Diez
+Addition = Adición
-Subtract = Sustracción
÷Division = División
x Multiplication = Multiplicación
|
My cultural maths.
Thursday, 6 March 2014
My weekly challenge todays number.
Today’s Number:
136
Write it in words
one hundred and thirty six
Write it as an expanded number
100+30+6
Add 3
139
+ 25
148
Subtract 5
143
- 17
138
Next 3 even numbers 136, 139, 141
Double it 377
Last 4 odd numbers 137, 135, 133, 131
Half of it 68
10% of it is 13
25% of it is 1
⅓ of it is 45
Multiply by 6 16
x by 4 544
Divide by
÷ by 6 22Wednesday, 5 March 2014
My place value.
Our focus this unit has been on place value. This is the game I played to work on this place value. It is called rocket. I needed to know where to put the number in order.
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