Tag: Activity 1

Summer Learning Journey – Let’s Get Funky – Activity 1

Hello, how are you enjoying my Summer Learning Journey? I am having lots of fun and learning heaps of new things.

Today’s activity involves me making my own song using Sumotones. This was so much fun.  I used Sumotones for the first time and had to choose 3 instruments to create my song with.  I chose drums, acoustic guitar and a round synth bass keyboard.

Then under each instrument there was prerecorded segments.  I then played around and chose the ones I thought sounded good together and made this song. Have a listen.

 

Have you used Sumotunes before?

See you next time.

 

Summer Learning Journey – Art for Arts Sake – Activity 1

Welcome back to my blog.  For this post I had to learn about silhouette drawings.  Using google draw I had to take a photo of a family member with their side profile and draw around it and fill it in black.  Here is my attempt. Siluets were highly popular between 1790 and 1840.

 

Summer Learning Journey – Super Seesaw – Explore Levers and Catapults

I am so excited about this post.  I have been waiting to do some Nanogirl science activities.  I watched Nanogirl making a seesaw and using it as a catapult.  Then I had to try and make a catapult with my science toolkit that I gathered earlier in the Summer Learning Journey. For this task I had to use a cardboard tube, string, blue tack, long handled spoon and a projectile of my choice.

Here is a picture of my seesaw catapult before I tested it.

Then comes the fun part.  Testing my creation.  How many times do you think I was able to hit my target?

Unfortunately I only got the target once.  It was very frustrating.  But I wasn’t going to give up until I got the target at least once.  I am proud of the perseverance I used until I reached my goal.  I had to evaluate and problem solve to get my goal.  I changed the direction the spoon was pointing and also the distance that the target (cup) was from the spoon a few times.  Eventually I got the right combo.

Even though it was hard, I still had lots of fun.

 

 

Summer Learning Journey – Escape Room

Wow!! I managed to escape the Beach Holiday room.  And then you know what was really exciting.  I got to make my own escape room.

Do you think you’ve got what it takes to help the students get out to the playground.

Click here to accept the challenge

Did you answer the question correctly and escape to the playground? If you make an escape room, please comment below with a link so I  can try yours.

Hope you had fun.

 

Summer Learning Journey – One-Line Artwork – Activity 1

These are some of my favourite activities because I enjoy being creative.  Firstly I had to watch a couple of videos explaining easy line drawings.  I then got to have fun and draw  my own one-line drawing.

I chose to draw this line because it’s a self portrait of myself, and the reason I chose these colors was pink is my favourite colour and I wear pink hair ties most days.  I couldn’t find a black colouring pencil so I used a normal pencil to colour my hair.

Hope you enjoyed my self portrait.  I look forward to trying some more of these drawings, even though it was a little hard.  I think with some more practice I will get better.

Blog you next time.

Summer Learning Journey – Grand Designs – Activity 1

Have you ever thought about designing your own Summer house?  That is what I get to do today in this activity.  I had to think about the things I wanted in my house.  Once I had my ideas I got to put them into a drawing and label the key parts.

Here is my design:

 

Would you have designed yours similar to mine? What would you do differently?

Catch you next time.

Summer Learning Journey – Trick Shot Challenge – Activity 1

For today’s activity it was very very exciting so what I had to do was do a trick shot from one of the four videos I had to watch. My mum filmed me practicing my trick shot.  I had to think about each next shot, to how I could do it slightly differently to try and get it. I learnt I was a little too close and had to step back a little.  I kept going until I finally got it.

Here is the video of me practicing and then finally getting it

Have you tried a trick shot? How long did it take you to get it?

See you on my next blog.

Summer Learning Journey – Summer Tiki Tour – Activity 1

What an exciting blog I have for you today.  Firstly I had to listen to a song about a road trip around NZ.  It was very catchy.  Especially the part where they sang about the world’s longest town name which is here in NZ.  I have trouble remembering it.  Can you say it? – Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitnatahu

Then I had to check out Mr F’s Summer Tiki Tour, and then come up with my own Summer Tiki Tour.

Check out my Summer Tiki Tour here:

Have you been to any of the places on my Summer Tiki Tour? Where would you go on your own Summer Tiki Tour?

See you on the next blog.

Summer Learning Journey – Recreating Portraits – Activity 1 & 2

Today’s activities were very exciting.  I had to look at some examples of recreated portraits, watch a video about a challenge during lockdown, then choose a famous portrait to recreate myself. I got to dress up in my mum’s clothes and use things around the house to help recreate the portrait.  For example I used a tablecloth to hide our bookcase and look like a curtain.  I used tissues for the cuffs of the dress and a small blanket for the headpiece.

Here is my recreation

This painting is called Arrangement In Gray And Black No. 1.  The artist James McNeill Whistler painted this portrait of his mother in 1871 while he was living with her.

How well do you think my recreation was?

 

For the second part of this activity I had to give my reasons why I think this challenge was such a success, especially during a lockdown. Check out my video below for my answer.

Summer Learning Journey – Niue celebrations – Activity 1

Kia ora and for today’s summer learning journey activity I had to watch a video about the Makefu village of Niue celebration day in Northland. After I read about Niueans in Northland, New Zealand I took notice of all the types of activities that are part of their celebration days. I made a google drawing while my mum was sending me photos of a celebration that we went to. once she had sent me the photos I had to make a collage with the photos she had sent me.

Here is a photo of my collage

Ahurei is a day-long gathering of our whanau kapa haka from each of the Marae in our tribe Rongomaiwhaine.  I see that our celebrations are the same as the Northland Niuean celebrations.  We celebrate with kai (food), arts and stalls, waiata (song) and kapa haka. There are lots of korero (talking) and whanaungatanga (connections and relationships) with whanau (family) & friends.  I found it interesting that other cultures have almost the same celebrations that we do.

I would love to read some comments of other celebrations that you may enjoy.