Wednesday 19 September 2012

Maths blog

In Maths this term we have been learning about FRACTIONS


I can find fractions of whole numbers like:

½ of 12 =6                     ⅓ of 9= 3               1/10 of 20=2

⅔ of 12= 8                       ⅘ of 10= 8              

I can recognise when a  fraction is greater than 1:

½ + ½ + ½ =1 1/2

⅓ + ⅓ + ⅓ + ⅓ =1 1/3

7/4 =1 3/4



Thursday 6 September 2012

Best Garden Day

GARDEN DAY ACTIVITY REFLECTION SHEET
This document is a reflection on the purpose, process and outcomes of our Garden Day Activities

ACTIVITY:  Flax Baskets

MATERIALS
(What did we use to carry out the activity?)

  • We used flax.
  • We used a shredder.
  • We used  pegs.

PURPOSE
(Why did we carry out these activities?)

  • to learn how to weave flax baskets
  • To collect the vegetables from the garden

PROCESS
(What we did).

  • We got some flax
  • We got as a group and Missi weaved the flax into a bag with us.
  • We put some pegs on it.
  • Last we used the shredder to cut some of the flax that was sticking out into a thin one.


WHAT WORKED WELL
(What did we do well to make sure our activity was successful?)
  • the patterns.
  • The top of the basket.
  • second time using the shredder to cut the flax.

WHAT DIDN’T WORK WELL
(What do think didn’t work well during your activity?  Why? How did you/could you fix this?)
  • first time using the shredder.
  • starting to make the basket.

WHAT THINGS DID YOU LEARN ?
  • I learnt to weave  flax and I learned to have a great time at making the flax basket.
  • I learnt to share the materials with the people that were helping me.