Summer Learning Journey: Week 2 Day 6 Activity 1: Hola

Activity 1

Once you have read these phrases you will be ready to leave the airport and head to your hotel. Take a moment and imagine how you might feel if you were standing in the airport in a foreign country and you had to figure out how to communicate with people in a brand new language. Would you be scared? Would you feel confident? Write a short poem that describes how you might be feeling (i.e. excited, happy, scared, nervous, etc).

Standing inside the airport, Feeling really ashamed, Looking around seeing if someone was there. I’m scared of going onto the plane, but I know that i’m going to be out of the way.

Summer Learning Journey: Week 1 Day 5 Bonus Activty

Bonus Activity

It’s time to use your imagination to write a short story. I’ve provided you with three different beginnings for a story. Choose your favorite beginning and finish the story. What happens next? You can use your imagination and create any ending that you want. To earn full points, you must post, at least 8-10 sentences, on your blog.

1. I looked around the room. Nothing seemed unusual, but then…

2. I knew it was going to be an unusual day when my mom came into my bedroom and said...

3. The spaceship was out of control and only one person could save us....

The spaceship was out control and only one person could save us, my grandpa. But he was overseas. We didn’t really know what to do cause our Spaceship was out of control, smoke was coming out the the engines.

We tried calling him but he didn’t answer, we kept on getting put on voice mail. So we waited for a while to call him again. This time he picked up I was so relieved, we told him about the problem he told us he’ll be on his way.

A few moments later there was a knock on the door, my grandpa was finally here. He examined the spaceship and was taking notes. I was so confused but I let him do his thing. When he was done examining the spaceship, he said the problem is that there is a leak in the engine and that it’s taking out all of the oil and petrol.

It took about a day to get it fixed but we managed to get through it. The spaceship was all good now and my grandpa had to go back home.

Summer Learning Journey: Week 1 Day 5 Activity 2

Activity 2

Read the following three reviews of books that are really popular right now in Canada. If you had to choose one for Curious Kiwi to read on the plane, which one would you choose? Post the name of the book that you would chose on your blog. Below the title explain why you would choose that book.

Book 3: Diary of a Wimpy Kid – The Ugly Truth

Greg Heffley has always been in a hurry to grow up. But is getting older really all it’s cracked up to be? Greg suddenly finds himself dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older—all without his best friend, Rowley, at his side. Can Greg make it through on his own? Or will he have to face the “ugly truth.”

I would choose Book 3 because I am a fan of Diary of a wimpy kid and the font helps me read it clearer. It also is very interesting and it encourages me to continue reading the book.

Summer Learning Journey: Week 1 Day 5 Activity 1:Boarding the Plane

Activity 1

Think about all of the books that you have read this year and recommend one for Curious Kiwi to read. On your blog list the title and author of the book and then provide a short description of it. What is the book about?

Title: The 39-Story Treehouse

Author: Andy Griffiths

This book is about Andy and Terries. They make a 39th floor in their tree house, on their 39th floor they make something they regret on making. So they call the man that un-invents things and tells him to uninvent their invention, he does but he also continues to un-invent other things.

This book is really creative and really really funny. I really think if you take this book on the plane you will finish the whole book in an hour or more. You will probably want to read the rest of his books.

Summer Learning Journey: Week 1 Day 4 Bonus Activity

Bonus Activity

Make a word poem called a ‘wordle’ using your packing list (i.e. the list of of things you are taking with you on your trip). To make a wordle you need to go to the Wordle website [http://www.wordle.net/create]. Enter the words for all of your items into the box provided and click ‘Go.’ The website will create a wordle for you. Save the wordle and then post it on your blog.

My: Wordle

( if this link: [ http://www.wordle.net/create ] does not work then go to this one: word cloud :)

Summer Learning Blogging: Week 1 Day 4 Activity 2

Activity 2

Before you start packing your suitcase you will want to create a list of everything that you will need to bring with you. Most airlines let you bring one big suitcase with you so you’ll have to think carefully about what you want to bring…

On your blog site, post a list of everything that you need to pack for your trip. Put a star (*) beside the 5 items that you think are the most important.

What to Bring:

• Toiletries*
• Shoes*
• 5x Clothes (5x Underwear/Socks)*
• Phone
• Sunscreen
• Camera
• 2x Towels*
• Hat/Beanie
• Money*

Summer Learning Journey: Week 1 Day 4 Activity 1: Packing up

Activity 1

On your blog, provide a five day forecast for the weather in the capital city of your chosen country.

Germany:

DAYS:	FORECAST:
Tuesday	Periods of clouds and sun
Wednesday	Plenty of sunshine
Thursday	Low clouds and some sun
Friday	Mostly Cloudy
Saturday	Rain and drizzle