We used Australian animals because we thought it would be fun for our Quad blogging friends in Australia to watch.
Koala: I was wondering how you search for your food?
Kiwi: I forage for food by scratching at the ground with my strong claws.
Koala: How do you know that worms are there?
Kiwi: I can smell worms that are buried in up to 3cm of earth. I use my beak to sniff for food.
Koala: How do you get the worms?
Kiwi: I make rapid stabs into worm tunnels using my beak as a spear.
Koala: Thanks for helping with my answers.
By Jacey and Orlando
Bat: Hello kiwi. Why are you brown?
Kiwi: The brown colours make me almost invisible in the dark.
Bat: What are your feathers like?
Kiwi: They are soft and fluffy.
Bat: It you lose your feathers what happens?
Kiwi: I will grow new ones.
By Benny and Tiffanny
Koala: Hi kiwi. What do you do during the day?
Kiwi: During the day I sleep in underground burrows I have dug or I find a log or hollow tree or thick vegetation to sleep in.
Koala: When do you come out?
Kiwi: I come out as soon as it is dark.
Koala: What do you do at night?
Kiwi: I leave my burrow to look for food.
Koala: Thanks for answering my questions.
By Mallika and Krishant.
Kookaburra: How big are kiwi eggs?
Kiwi: Just before kiwi lay their egg it is so huge it almost fills the kiwi's body and she has no room left for food. She stops eating three days before she lays the egg.
Kookaburra: Who sits on the eggs?
Kiwi: The male sits on the egg to keep it warm.
Kookaburra: When are the eggs laid?
Kiwi: In the spring the mother kiwi lays 1 or 2 eggs in a burrow.
By Neeve and Aum
Kangaroo: Hi I'm a kangaroo. How do you move around?
Kiwi: I have wings but I can't fly because they are very, very small.
Kangaroo: Can you run really fast?
Kiwi: Yes I can run faster than people. Kiwi can run swiftly with a side to side sway. The swaying helps me to balance.
Kangaroo: Can you swim?
Kiwi: Yes, some kiwi's can swim across rivers.
Kangaroo: Thank you for answering my questions kiwi.
By Maia and Joshua
Wow those were some awesome videos guys, I especially liked the one about the kangaroo and the kiwi.
ReplyDeleteFantastic presentations Room 3. Did you know that you have taught me about the Kiwi! I loved how you have used Australian animals and I know that my Preps are going to love watching your presentations. Do you see kiwi birds near your school? We don't see kangaroos or koala's in our area (you need to travel out into country areas to see these animals) but I can sometimes hear kookaburras laughing in the trees nearby and at night we can see lots of fruit bats! Great work everyone. You all spoke so clearly!
ReplyDeletefrom Mrs Swann and Prep S
Fantastic presentations Room 3,I loved it.
ReplyDeleteThat sound interesting! I hope you guys have a chance of presenting it?
ReplyDeleteWow great job guys, I think that is a great way of learning. I especially like the one with the kiwi and the bat.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed what you did Room 3. I really liked how you used the Australian animals, I also liked how you spoke clearly. : ]
ReplyDeleteI had a great time visiting you on Grandparents day. I really like your puppet show Benny. Great actions!
ReplyDeleteFrom Benny's Grandma Wuyu Liang
Very good work Joshua and Maia. Who was the kiwi and who was the kangaroo? by Nana Elly and Nana hoorae
ReplyDeleteHi Room 3
ReplyDeleteKiwis are interesting creatures. We like kiwis. We learnt that kiwis are brown so the animals dont see them at night. We like your 4 videos.
How did you learn about Australian animals?
from Caoimhe and Matthew.
Hi Room 3
ReplyDeleteWe liked your video. It was amazing! We learnt that kiwis are nocturnal and their eggs fill their whole body and they cant eat for 3 days. How did you make the stage?
from Eva and Molly
Hi Room 3
ReplyDeleteWe liked your shows. We learnt all about kiwis and that kiwis eat worms and lay eggs.
You were very clear and used good words to describe what kiwis do and what they look like. We liked the puppets that you used.
from Will P and Will H.
Hi Kids with a View
ReplyDeleteMy favourite puppet show was the kiwi and the bat. Haw did learn about Australian animals?
From Andy
Prep K
Hello Room 3,
ReplyDeleteThese videos of your puppet plays are amazing. Being an Aussie, I love seeing the Australian animals mixing with one of my favourite New Zealand animals, the kiwi.
Having been to New Zealand a number of times, I have often enjoyed seeing New Zealand's interesting animals such as kiwis, keas, tuis, and tuataras. We both have amazing countries with wonderful animals.
If you are allowed to see them, here are a couple links to Australian animal photos I have taken . They are of the animals in your plays...
Suzie the koala had a baby girl earlier this year. This photo shows Suzie with her baby...
http://twitpic.com/6pq757
Kangaroo and her joey (baby) now too big to stay in the pouch. They are eastern grey kangaroos...
http://twitpic.com/4v7g5n
Lastly, the kookaburra. This cheeky little guy was watching me taking photos of him. I suddenly felt my camera lens get heavy. He had landed on it to have a closer look at me. :)
http://twitpic.com/4v22s6
Keep up the wonderful posts, Room 3. I find them very interesting. :)
Ross Mannell (teacher)
NSW, Australia
Hi room 3
ReplyDeletewere did you get the information about the kiwi? Do you know any information about Australian animals? I liked your puppet shows.
From James
Hi room 3
ReplyDeleteFantastic presentation and great voices! Where did you get the puppets from? We liked the 1st and the last video.When did Kiwis first live?
From Noah and Sienna
Hi Room 3
ReplyDeleteFantasdic work! You did a Good
job. I learnt that they
dig around in the dirt.
Keep up the Great
work. Did You know that Kiwis
eat worms.
from Daisy.
Yay I'm on the kids blogs.
ReplyDeleteThanks Mrs Swannic we thought it would be a good idea to use Australian animals and we we thought you would like it. We are glad you liked it.
ReplyDeleteWe don't see kiwis near our school because they live deep in the forests and at the zoo. I have never seen a real kiwi before. I'm glad you learnt about the kiwi. What does a kookaburra sound like?
From Joshua Kids with a view
Dear Damon, McCane, Shweta, PJ, and Katrina
ReplyDeleteThank you for your nice comments about our puppet shows.
I liked how we made the puppet shows because it was fun. When we first started doing the puppet show we forgot to move the puppets because we were thinking about our words and expression. So we had to practice a lot but it was fun.
From Maia - Kids with a view
Dear Caoimhe and Matthew
ReplyDeleteWe didn't learn about Australian animals really. Mrs Laburn told us which puppets we could use and Mrs Munro came to our room to help us learn about the kiwi. We had to ask our own questions and find our own answers. It was so much fun!
Can you tell us more about Australian animals?
From Ashira
Dear Eva and Molly and Andy
ReplyDeleteWe didn't make the stage - it's a bought one.
I learnt that about kiwis too. I already know that kiwis can't fly and that they have long beaks and that they are brown.
From Bradie
Hi our names are Benny, Tiffanny, and Krishant. We like our puppet show because it was fun to make.
ReplyDeleteWe like how the puppets showed actions and expressions.
I really like all of plays and the comments. I hope you had fun and a nice day.
ReplyDeleteIt's not just the plays I like...
but I like the puppet choices!
From Rohan.
Hi Room 3
ReplyDeleteI loved your play.
Do you know what Kiwis eat and where they sleep?
From Daisy (Prep S)
Hi Kids with a View, this is Class 1U from England. We thought your movie was fantastic (Emma).
ReplyDeleteChloe- IT was excellent.
Saul - We love it! What pretty colours.
Lilia - It was fantastic.
Lola - I love the pretty colours.
James - I am happy Guy Fawkes did not win.
Charlie - How do did he die?
kyle - How did he make the fireworks?
Olivia - it was great!
Hannah - I like your pretty colours.
Sacha - The pictures were wonderful!
Hi Room 3
ReplyDeleteyour puppet's were AMAZING!!! I especially love the kangaroo.
From Will P.
Prep K
Hi Room 3
ReplyDeleteWe have written some `What Am I? about Australian animals. This is a great way to teach you about our animals.
I jump.
I have big feet and a big tail that helps me balance.
I have a pouch.
I have a baby called a joey.
I do BIG jumps.
What Am I?
From Kirra
Prep K.
I have white and brown feathers.
ReplyDeleteI can fly.
I eat worms.
I love to laugh alot.
What am I?
from Georgia
Prep K
I have big ears.
ReplyDeleteI have claws.
I climb trees.
I have white and grey fur on me.
I carry my baby on my back.
What Am I?
From Jake
Prep K.
What Am I?
ReplyDeleteI have some wings.
I can insects with my legs.
I sleep during the day
I can hang upside down.
I can't open my eyes during the day.
I can open my eyes at night.
I can fly at night.
What Am I?
From Vivienne
Prep K
Dear Chloe, Saul, Lilia, Lola, James, Charlie, kyle, Olivia and Sacha
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments.
Did you learn about Guy Fawkes too?
Did you know that Australia doesn't celebrate Guy Fawkes. We learnt that from our Quad buddies in Prep K and Prep S.
Do you have a big celebration on the 5th of November?
Do you make guys and put them on a bonfire?
Can you buy fireworks at the shops?
From Kids with a view
Hi Jake, Georgia, Vivienne and Kirra
ReplyDeleteThank you for your awesome 'What am I" sentences. We thought they were a lot of fun!
We made a movie to show you our answers. Mrs Laburn will post it soon.
From your friends in Room 3 Kids with a view
Hi Mr Mannell
ReplyDeleteYou always write nice comments on our blog.
Thank you for the wonderful photos. Mrs Laburn is going to put them on our blog posts. You are a great photographer.
You are a good blogger.
Keep up the great work!
From Kids with a view
Hi Learning together we learnt about kiwis as well what have you learnt about?
ReplyDeleteWe like the show you did. It was cute when the Kiwi was moving his head. We like watching the show.
ReplyDeleteFrom Liz and Xiomy Room14
Hamilton East school