What is 'stickability?'

Here are some good examples of us practising how to explain ideas from this morning's pow wow pals. We tried to explain what 'stickability' is using our four steps - big idea, content, examples and a summary.

What do you think?

Digging Deeper - Hauora

This week we worked hard to finish our Hauora projects. The purpose of these projects was to help us deepen our understanding of what the model is and how it helps us. You will be able to see what we've created on a wiki, soon.

Today we discovered that we have quite a few questions about the Hauora Model. This is what happens when you 'dig deeper' into an idea.

Here's a popplet of some of our wonderings. Next week we will do some research in Pow Wow Pals and see if we can answer them!

Explain it like Beckham

Yesterday we had our first attempt at explaining how a random object in the class works. We used cue cards that read, 'Big idea, details, examples and summary' to help guide us through a good structure. Then we recorded our explanations in the folder below.

Have a listen in your groups and complete a self assessment - being especially careful to work out your next steps. Then go away and plan to meet them! I think there are LOTS of ways we can improve our explaining skills.

Haoura Projects

Here's a 'in progress' Hauora Project using Popplet as their media source. Milly, Hannah and Mac have started creating this popplet and are well on the way to meeting their criteria. Our purpose for these projects is to explain what the Hauora Model is.

Some of the projects are Keynotes, imovies, posters and even a goanimate! Stay Tuned for more.

Kiwi Kids and playtime!

Today for Pow Wow pals we looked at this article which told us about some research - kiwi kids are playing outside less than ten years ago. This makes us think about the 'Physical' side of our Hauroa Well being model.

We read the article and filled in the survey question - most of us play sport at home in our spare time.

This week's Twitter table asks, 'Children shouldn't be allowed to play inside at home on a fine day!' There should be some great debate on this topic this week!

Super Questions!

We watched this video to help us practise our super questioning skills! Below are two of our BEST questions from Pow Wow Pals. We tried to think of the 'ramifications' of a leap year - that's the 'effects' of what it would mean for things.

1. Why is the world slowing by 0.005 seconds a rotation each year?

2. Why is the day for a leap year the 29th February?

Do you have any answers for our questions? - you can comment below!

Active Listening

Here's another chance for you to practice your active listening skills. Watch this story VERY carefully and use your listening skills.

BUT, here's the catch - the PURPOSE for you to watch and listen this story is that you will retell this story in your own words afterwards!

Now rewrite this story with as much detail as you can - the characters, the events as they happen in order, maybe even quoting what the characters say.

As an extra - can you explain what the message or moral of this story is? What did you learn from the story?