Choices, choices, choices... Which to choose?

We were learning how people and things can affect our choices.

I know this when I paste the things and people that affect my choices into a word cloud.

Who and what can affect my choices?

My friends can change my choices because I would want to be like them and do what they do to fit in with them.

Siblings can affect my choices because they are big and stronger than me.

Parents can affect my choices because they are the boss of everything and everyone in the house.

A complainer can influence my choices because they are noisy and kind of annoying to hear. They would keep talking until you’ve heard enough.

My friends can affect my choices by forcing me to buy something. Like blocking me from going outside the shop.

My friends can affect my choices by comparing me. Like them saying :Well I’m bigger, taller, smarter and older than you!”

My friends can affect my choices by bullying me. They would keep calling me names like a scaredy cat or a chicken.

My friends can affect my choices by gossiping about me. They would talk about embarrassing things about me.

My friends can affect my choices by persuading me. They can say that I would stink all the time if I wouldn’t buy that bar of soap.

My friends can affect my choices by excusing me. They would say that they don’t have any money to buy that bag of chips.

Magazines can affect my choices by telling how great they are and how much you need to buy it.

Prizes can affect my choices by their quality, cuteness and how big they are.

My special place something to remember!

The river with no name is known simply as Kariyan, which translated into English is river.

For me, this is an important place in the Philippines, one that I will always remember because that is where I used to swim, catch food and play with my friends. I also like the swings and slides in the water, easy to slip off but still fun.

Auntie and I would go there every weekend when it was hot. Every time we entered the reserve, we found cows eating the tall half-alive grass that was growing in the cracks created by the high temperatures. There were also  piles of smelly trash, beeping jeeps and bullfrogs tanning in the sun. It was like an oasis because it has dry land but a lot of water in the end.

In the water I usually swam in my underwear to find small fish and tiny sea snails. The fish have great speed but they cannot dodge our filters. These are made of metal and we use these to scoop up the fish when we run after them.

When it is evening we would go home to cook our findings. They are especially yummy with cooked and boiled drumstick tree leaves and soup. We usually celebrate some nights in the huts. These huts are where you can change and eat. These huts are in the water and they are made from dried bamboo and straw. A small, long wooden paddock leads to the huts.

Roll The Dice!

I conducted an investigation to see what numbers might be rolled the most in a dice roll game, rolling the dice 8 times.
1. 8 was the number that was rolled the most
2. 12 was the number that was the highest roll
3. 2 was the number that was the lowest roll

This tree is something to know about!

WALHT - Research the web about our reading group's tree.

I know this when I write down 13 facts about the Kahikatea tree in a presentation.