Penguin similes

Kia ora everyone,yesterday we made a an animal poem with similes. I decided to do mine about a penguin. Here is my work:

 

Shadow Art

Kia ora
Last week we did an art activity with the theme of "shadows". We made a picture of ourselves and had to cut it out with black paper behind it to make a shadow. Here is my work:

Reading Poetry Lesson NO.5

Learn:1. Why poets like to use similes in a poem.

2.  The different sentence structures and word types needed in ‘like’, ‘as’, and ‘than’ similes.

Using "than" similes in a sentence

We have been learning about similes using "than". We matched these pictures to make it our own .

The rubbish                           is smellier than	a sock
The girls hair              waved in the wind more than	a flag.
The lion                                  is braver than	a warrior.
The owl’s eyes                     are rounder than	a plate.

The elephant                  is sturdier than

a tree.

Using "as" similes in a sentence

We have been learning about similes using "as". We matched these pictures to make it our own 

The rubbish                           is as smelly as	a sock
The girls hair                   swayed in the wind as if it	was a flag.
The lion                                  is as fierce as	a warrior.
The owl’s eyes                     are as round as	a plate.

The elephant                       is as sturdy as

a tree.

Swimming T1 2018

This year we have been practising streamlining our arms and legs. We have also been practising breathing techniques. We also had swim safe to teach us survival skills.

I can swim a length of the pool.
I am good at freestyle.
I need to work on backstroke.