On Friday, we did Play Make Create. This is where the teacher reads you a story and you discuss the message in the story. Then you create something based on the message and also do a piece of writing. You can use materials or make a digital creation. This week Mrs Craig Read the book: Stinkosaurus Saves Christmas
It was about how even the most unlikely people can turn out to be a hero. I chose to design a fabulous flying machine which is a helicopter; Here is my work.
On Friday, we did Play Make Create. This is where the teacher reads you a story and you discuss the message in the story. Then you create something based on the message and also do a piece of writing. You can use materials or make a digital creation. This week Mrs Craig Read the book: One for you and two for me.
It was about the importance of friendship and sharing thing fairly.
I chose to Design a gadget or tool to help people share things fairly.
We have Pet Day at Ohaeawai School every year and one of the activities we do is to create a symmetrical design on a saucer using flower petals. You put Vaseline on the saucer first to make the flowers stick. That’s why they are called Vaseline Saucers. Here is a pic of me with mine:
It was about being grateful for what you have.
I chose to make a monster out of Lego.
We have been learning about abstract art. It’s all about creating works of art that don’t actually look like anything. We focused on the American artist Frank Stella, who liked to make pictures using shapes like circles, triangles and rectangles.
Here is my work:
This week for play, make, create we read a book called I am Peace it was a book about emotions. For our writing task we had to write 3 paragraphs about a time we felt anxious, nervous or out of control. For my create Maia and I made a lemon tree out of lego we called it The Totall Lemon Tree.
Here is my work.
We had to do a handwriting sample this week. My handwriting is not that good but it’s way better than the start of the year.
