Maori place names

This week we have been learning the meaning of New Zealand place names, and locating them on a map.

 

Visual Language

We are looking at Static Images. This week the image is from Voices in the park by Anthony Browne. I looked at salience for my DLO.

 

Visual Language

We are looking at Static Images. This week the image is from Charlie's superhero underpants by Paul Bright and Lee Wildish. I looked at Proximity for my DLO.

 

Vocabulary

This week we were learning the names of baby animals. I chose to do a DLO on a dog.

 

Analogies

An analogy compares two things. In our example it compares a relationship between two objects and we can think of the match for the other object.

 

Te Wiki o Te Reo Maori

Here are some facts we found out about Maori Language Week.

 

Visual Language

 

We looked at an image from the book Tiger by Nick Butterworth. Here is a DLO to explain one of the elements we talked about.

Wharenui

This was our Te Reo task.We needed to draw & label the parts of a wharenui.

 

Hexagon Art

We looked at the work of Chandler Klebs. Then we made our own art that used hexagons and alternating colours.

Proverbs

Proverbs tell us little sayings that make a point. They are not always true.

 

Index

We are learning about Non-fiction texts and how to find in formation. Can you answer the question we wrote?

 

Hooks

We use a hook to interest our reader in what we are writing about. Here are some examples.

 

Contents Page

 

We are learning about Non - fiction texts and how to find in formation. Can you answer the questions we wrote?