Thursday 27 June 2013

T2 Change - Plants and seeds

We are learning to understand that:
Scientists follow a specific process and ask questions that lead to investigations.
Plants need many things to move through the life cycle.
We will be able to:
Show the life cycle of a plant.
Label the parts of a plant.
Classify objects using a Venn diagram
We will know we can do this when we can:
Draw pictures that depict the life cycle of plants.
Correctly label the parts of a plant.


Sort and classify leaves into categories of our own making and independently represent these in a Venn diagram.

Tuesday 25 June 2013

Term 2 Art Attack

We are learning to: 
·                make a tapa cloth.
Criteria:
·                choose a design to complete
·                follow the procedure to make it using paper, crayon, vivid markers and Indian ink.

We looked at a lot of pictures of Tapa Cloth patterns and decided to base our design on flowers.

How we did it.
First we scrunched it up and we drew a beautiful picture of a flower. Then we coloured it in with brown crayon. Then we put Indian ink on it.


Friday 21 June 2013

Term 2 Statistics

WALT collect data using tally marks, display it on a graph and talk about what the graph shows
Criteria:
·      Know what data is
·      Pose questions for investigation
·      Collect data
·      Use tally marks
·      Make a bar graph
·      Talk about what the graph shows

Student voice:
The cats are the most and the fish are the least. There are the cats then the dogs then the none then rabbits then birds then fish.


Sunday 9 June 2013

T2 Drawing

I am learning to…follow instructions to draw a wood pigeon
Success Criteria
·      Make the outlines first
·      Use some feather lines for light areas
·      Use some shading to show light and dark parts

Next Steps
To make my outlines darker


Term 1 Written Language

I am learning to
Describe a giant

Success Criteria
·      Use describing words
·      Use some similes
·      Create a picture in the mind of the reader


Next Steps
Sound the unknown words carefully to write what I can hear.
To use some full stops so it is easier to read.