Writing | Cause and Affect

We wrote cause and affect sentences for butterflies. 

First we wrote the cause and effect sentences on the first stage of a caterpillar which is the eggs.

Next we wrote the cause and effect sentences on the second stage of a caterpillar which is when the egg hatches into a caterpillar.

After we wrote the cause and effect sentences on the third stage which is the chrysalis.

Afterwards we wrote the cause and effect sentences on the last stage which is the butterfly.

Lastly we put an explanation of the life cycle of the butterfly.

This was fun because I got to learn about cause and effect.

Reciprocal Reading

We used Reciprocal Reading to help us read the text Maori Pioneer Battalion.

First we decided who the leader will be. The leader is the person who assigns the roles to the group and introduces the text.

After we decided who the predictor would be. The predictor scans the section of text that you are about to read and predictits what the next page will be about. 

We decided who the clarifier would be the the clarifier identifys tricky words, pharses, or ideas and shares them with the group.

Then we decided who the questioner would be. The questioner asks questions about the text and encorages group members to elaborate on their answers and give evidence.

Lastly we decided who the summeriser would be. The summeriser thinks of the main ideas in the section you just read. 

The Three Simulair Simple Machine

There are three simple machines that are all similar in some way. They are the wege, the lever, and the incline plane.

Maths | Speed Demon Challenge

I attempted the speed demon challenge. I got 100/100. 

My time was 4 minutes and 56 seconds. 

I will practise my basic fact because I could of gone faster.

Writing

Cause and effect fit within the mechanism structure of an explanation.

Cause is where something happens. 

Effect is what something or someone is doing before the cause happens.

An example of cause is every bulding in the city was destroyed.

An example of an effect is Nick slipped.

An a casual language for example therefore.

Below is an activity you can practice this with. Make a copy.

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By using cause an effect it will highlight what a mechanism does.

Maths | Time Difference

I learnt how to find time differences.

First I started by adding 35 minutes to 1:50 then the time was 2:25. Then I added the hours but there were no hours so my time was zero hours hours and thirty five minutes difference.

I thought I was a bit slow finding time differences so I need more practise.

Manners | PB4L

Manners are used for showing respect to others. 

You can use manners when someone greets you and give something to you.

Manners can be used when someone opens the door for you. Manners are also used when talking to your teachers etc.

Manners show that you are respectful and not rude. 

some examples of manners are may i, please, thank you, your welcome, eye contact and a polite voice.

Manners should be used everywhere.