Properties of Sound

LI - To learn about properties of sound.

A properties means a belonging to a thing for example : black house, blue shoes, orange chair, red coat, etc. 

Sound comes from things like clapping, music, etc. there are 3 properties of sound for example sound gets weaker the further it travels, sound can travel around corner, sound travels in all directions.

We know this because we experimented the 3 properties of sound using a phone beeper, meter, ball

Adjectives

LI - To learn about adjective

Adjectives descibe things. There are 3 kinds of adjectives, superlative, absolute, comparative, and superlative.

Absolute adjectives describe something for example, small, short, comfy, weird, etc.

An comparative is a word adding "er" to the end of the word like, uglier, nicer, louder, etc. If the word makes no sense using "er", add "more", for example "more popular".

Superlative is a word that using "est" to the end, like smallest, shortest, meanest, ugliest, etc. If the word makes no sense add "most", for example "most popular".

This task was to inform people what, absolute, comparative, and superlative.

Crocodile's christmas jandals

LI - Summarising the main idea of a topic

During this week we were summarising the main idea of a topic, we had to read a book called Crocodile's christmas jandals, this book was made by Margaret Mahi. When we were done reading we had to find Adjectives, verbs and descriptive language, then we have to put all those words from past, presents and future.

Summarising the Main Idea

Good readers notice keywords.  Here are some clues to help you find key words:

• Key words are directly connected to the topic
• Key words are often repeated in the title and the text
• A key word helps you to remember an important idea 

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Taken from TKI- permission granted under #LFH

Use this table to help you summarise the main ideas in a text in your own words.  It is important that you use your own words to show your understanding and to avoid plagiarism.  If you don’t know what some words mean, look them up.

Adjectives Blue Silver Golden Red Rubber Salty Fun Lost Shiney Odd

Verbs Floated Glittered Crossly Rustled Loudly Dancing Ran Dragging Cheering Play Cried Walking Sing Shouted Prancing  Watched Swapped Looking Cooked Stolen

Descriptive Language  Blue Jandles,  Silver Moon Golden Star

Past	Present	Future
Cheered	Cheering	Cheer/Cheering
Danced	Dancing	Dance
Cooked	Cooking	Cook
Swapped	Swapping	Swap
Watched	Watching	Watch
Singed	Singing	Sing
Cried	Crying	Cry
Dragged	Dragging	Drag
Glittered	Glittering	Glitter
Cheered	Cheering	Cheer
Floated	Floating	Float
Played	Playying	Play
Ranned	Running	Ran
Walked	Walking	Walk
Rustled	Rustling	Rustle
Looked	Looking	Looked
Crossed	Crossing	Cross
Pranced	Prancing	Prance
Stoled	Stealing	Stole

How Kiwi

This week we were trying to summarise the main idea of a topic. First we have to read the story. Then give the definations for each word that we dont know and look them up on maori dictionary. Next we have read the story again and give information of who, what, when, how, where. After that we did a 25 word sentence using only information from who, what, where, how, when and from the definations to summerise the text.

Summarising the Main Idea

Good readers notice keywords.  Here are some clues to help you find keywords:

• Key words are often repeated in the title and the text
• A key word helps you to remember an important idea 

Taken from TKI-How Kiwi Saved the Forest permission granted under #LFH

Use this table to help you summarise the main ideas in a text in your own words.  It is important that you use your own words to show your understanding and to avoid plagiarism.  If you don’t know what some words mean, look them up.

Te reo Māori, “Aotearoa”, “Tāne-hokahoka”, “Tāne-mahutu”, “Tūī”, “Kāo”, “Kiwi”, “Āe” https://maoridictionary.co.nz/ Meaning : Aotearoa ~  Island of long white clouds tAe ~ Agreeing to something Kao ~ Not doing that (No) Tui ~  A song bird (sings) Te reo maori ~ A maori language Tāne-mahuta -  god of trees Kiwi - A bird Tāne-hokahoka - A boy name

New words I need to look up... “swooping”, “soaring”, “rainbow wings”, “booming call”, “guardian”, “squawked”, , dark forest floor”, “deep, sad breath”, “fade”, “grow dull”, “heart sank”, “most loved” Add any other below;

Meanings Heart sank - You failed on something you always wanted to do. Guardian - Protector of something Most loved - Loved out of all  Squawked - Making a harsh, loud noise. Soaring - Rising in the air Grow dull - Interested in something Damp - Wet Deep, sad breath - Accepting into something you do not wanna do or getting sad. Dark forest floor - A dark floor in the forest Swooping - Diving on an object, pool, ETC Fade - Disappeared Rainbow wings - Multicolor wings

Beginning	Middle	End
Long, long ago, the skies were filled with birds flying above the forests.	The gods called the birds and told them that the trees were dying. They asked the birds, one by one, to come and live on the forest floor and save the trees, but all of them except Kiwi said no.	Kiwi came to live on the damp, dark forest floor. He ate the insects and saved the trees

Read the text and record key words/phrases that answer these questions: 

What?  Kiwi had to go to the dark black forest because they needed to hunt insects and save the trees.

Where? In the forest.

When? Long long ago in Aotearoa.

Who? The kiwi and some other birds.

Why? The other birds said “No thanks!” except kiwi.

How? The kiwi had to risk his wings to save the forest.

Now using the words you wrote down summarise the text in 25 words or less.

Long long ago in Aotearoa,kiwi with rainbow wings had to go to the black dark forest because they needed to save trees and hunt insects.