“Conversations” Direct Speech| Writing

Direct speech is exactly what a person has said. A conversation is more than one person speaking. 

Open the speaker's line with one speech mark. After that write what one character is saying, then add a punctuation. After that close the line by using another speech mark.

Next write who is talking with a speech word like: 'questioned', 'growled', 'yelled', 'asked' and etc.

Remember to create another line for each speaker, so the reader know's who is talking.

LI: To write conversations.

Buffed Vocabulary| Reading

Vocabulary is a body of words used in a particular category. A category of words can be used for a topic or a language.

My group and I had to read the article 'South Pacific Beats'. To find two words that we did not understand.

We also wrote what we thought the meaning of the two words were. Then we had to find a kids dictionary definition then we pasted the link of the kids dictionary with the definition.

LI: To expand Vocabulary    

Explorers and Adventurers| Inquiry

Captain James Cook is known as a British explorer, navigator born in November 1728 Died 14th February 1779.

Captain James the cause of captain James Cook was because some natives from Hawaii stabbed Captain James Cook.

Captain James Cook first voyage was a expedition to the south Pacific Ocean. Aboard the HMS Endeavour. 

Captain James Cook and his crews travels have a huge impact on the world. If he did not travel and map New Zealand down, everyone except the Polynesians wouldn't know about the country.

LI: To research an explorer

Fact Family| Maths

A fact family is all the knowledge that is unlocked within that fact. It is common to think that timetables are hard to remember. The finger trick is an easy way of remembering the timetables. A fact family example is:
9 x 1 = 9
1 x 9 = 9
9 ÷ 1 = 9
1 ÷ 9 = 9

LI: To demonstrate a fact family

Direct and Reported Speech|writing

Direct speech is exactly what someone has said. Reported speech is telling what someone else has said.

Direct speech uses speech marks.

Reported speech is what someone else has said.

If someone understands the differences between direct and reported speech they will know if someone is talking or if someone is telling what someone else has said.

LI: To identify reported and direct speech.

Identifying Patterns

Patterns are repeated things and timetables are multiplying numbers to get an answer.

All of the timetables have patterns which are shown on the DLO.

Patterns are repeated, which means it should always lead back to where it started.

Patterns can help people with remembering the timetables in speed.

LI: To identify patterns in our timetables.

Prior knowledge

Prior knowledge is using someone's current knowledge before researching it.

The author's prior knowledge is that the lali drum ranges from 60.9 cm to 182.88 cm. After using the prior knowledge, researching about it is the next step.

The author's new knowledge is that the lali is cut from a solid which looks like a short canoe cut off at each end.

Prior knowledge is a reading strategy that could help people learn quicker.

LI: To demonstrate prior knowledge on a topic.