Madlibs

Today I did an activity with my classes. We got into groups and we needed to type down a farm animal, city, number between 1-20, unit of time, adjective (not colour),  adjective (not colour), person's name, type of clothing, and colour.

First, we typed down a farm animal and the farm animal was Rooster

Next, we typed down a city and the city was New York.

Then, we typed down a number between 1-20 and the number between was 15.

Then, we typed down a unit of time and the unit time was 1 year.

Then, we typed down two adjectives but not a colour. The adjectives were Old and Clean.

Afterwards, we typed down a person's name and the person's name was Kylie.

Lastly, we typed down a type of clothing and the type of clothing was Pants.

I enjoyed this activity because we can combine it into stories.

Dancing Mat Typing

I completed another can-do task called Dancing Mat Typing. This activity is to practice typing without looking at the keyboard.

First, I set up a 15 minute timer.

Next, I placed my fingers in the correct place.

Last, I made a screenshot of which level I got so far, then I put the screenshot on the slide and typed down what I need to improve on.

I needed to improve to stop looking at my keyboard.

Basic Facts Boxes

I completed a Speed Demon Challenge in subtraction up to 100. I got all the answers correct and I finished it in 6 minutes and 25 seconds. Next time, I should practice subtraction to finish faster.

Olympics Fact Find - Emma Twigg

I completed  a can-do activity called Fact Find. I needed to find some research about a person. The person I chose to do is Emma Twigg.

First, I typed down the introduction about Emma Twigg. My introduction was: Emma Twigg is a New Zealand rower. She was born on 1 March 1987. A single sculler, she was the 2014 world champion and won gold in her fourth Olympics in Tokyo in July 2021. Previous Olympic appearances were in 2008, 2012, and 2016.

Next, I wrote down 5 facts about Emma Twigg. For an example: Following her U23 world championship title in 2007, Twigg won the Emerging Talent Award at the Halberg Awards.

Afterwards, I needed to find a picture of Emma Twigg from Google and attribute them.

Last, I put the link of the website where I got my information from.

I enjoyed this activity because I learnt a lot of stuff about Olympians.

SSR Selfie - Spirits

I readed 8 pages about Spirits.

It was about that there was a Twelve-years-old Lucky Prescott craves excitement but as a young lady of society, she’s only been allowed to experience adventure only through books. That is, until one fateful day when Lucky, her father and her aunt leave their neat and tidy city life and travel to their new house out west. The Wild West.

At first Lucky is excited, but during the train ride to her new hometown of Miradero, she begins to worry. What if she doesn’t have any friends? Everyone in the West rides horses, but she’s never allowed to sit on one.

I enjoyed reading this book because

Rap Lyric or Poetry Verse

This week I had to guess who is the author and decide the text if it's a Rap Lyric or a Poetry Verse for each day. I had to make my decision.

First, I did my first slide on Monday. The text was about they were in a battle like troops. I needed to find interesting words and type down the poetic devices. For an example: charging along like troops in a battle. All through the meadows the horses and cattle. This sentence is a rhythm. A rhythm has the same sound at the end of the word: Cattle and Battle. My decision is that the text is a rap lyric because in hip-hop slang, the bars refers to a rapper's lyrics.

Next, I did my next slide on Tuesday. The text was about a group of people used to rock the show in front of a real life crowd.  I needed to type down some interesting words and put in the meaning of the word. For an example: Notorious - Famous or well known, typically for some bad quality. My decision was a rap lyric because in hip-hop slang, the bars refers to a rapper's lyrics.

Then, I did my third slide on Wednesday. The text was about someone rapping at a door chamber. I needed to highlight the word or sentence and identify if it was Simile, Metaphors, Alliterations, Hyperbole, Personification, and Rhythm. For example:  Even though you're gone, we are still a team. This sentence is a hyperbole. A hyperbole is to  Exaggerating to show a strong feeling. My decision is that the text is a poem because it has phrases and keywords.

Last, I did my last slide on Thursday. The text was about that someone is working out somewhere in the gym. I needed to guess what the author was trying to make me feel. For example: The author is trying to make me feel that I'm working at the gym. My decision is that the text is a rap lyric because he made up words.

I enjoyed this activity because I learnt stuff about rap lyrics and poetry verse.

Basic Facts Boxes

I completed a Speed Demon Challenge in Subtraction up to 20. I got all the answers correct and I finished in 1 minutes and 56 seconds. Next time, I should go on a harder level.