Choat DPS

Collaborative work underway making our lightsabers for @ChapterChatNZ, I can't wait to see the final product! @DpsMaker @Hannah_ChoatNZ #starwars #maker #STEM #collaboration

We coded the sphero to be the car driving over the speed bumps at the beginning of the story. @ChapterChatY5_6

We created a lego storyboard of Granny stealing her first diamond ring @ChapterChatY5_6

Heidi drew and labeled her Nana this week. @ChapterChatY5_6

A lego creation of the scene where the chimney caught fire! @ChapterChatY5_6

Here are a few of our free choice tasks from this week... The well, Indian camps and a prairie fire! @ChapterChatY5_6

We create a trap for Pa to catch animals. @ChapterChatY5_6

Another movie trailer for Little House on the Prairie. @ChapterChatY5_6

We created a working well using play doh, popsicle sticks and string. @ChapterChatY5_6

More of our wonderful creations for the week... @ChapterChatY5_6

Brady challenged himself to create a lego version of the scene where Jack is barking at an Indian. He used his knowledge of perspective to build this. @ChapterChatY5_6

Here are some of our free choice activities from this week, wanted posters, drawings and dioramas... @ChapterChatY5_6

Our class of 30 yr5/6s attempted to fit inside the wagon from Little House on the Prairie... lots of fun and only a couple of squished toes... @ChapterChatY5_6

We did visual summaries this week. Finding key words and important details to draw and create the raft from the story @ChapterChat5_6

We have been comparing NZ ants to the Bullet Ants in our reading. Here are a couple of our drawings. @ChapterChat5_6

Busy creating our jungle dens for @ChapterChat5_6 lots of collaboration and critical thinking happening!

We have looked at the two different book covers that have been released and are busy creating our own now. @ChapterChat5_6 By Tyla, Stephen and Izaac