Comparison Venn - A Thinking Tool

 

A comparison venn is a great way to organise our thinking about two different things. It helps us analyse what is the same and what is different.

In this lesson we looked at fiction and non-fiction and discussed how they were different and what features were the same. We worked in groups and talked about where different features should go in the venn diagram.

Here is Ing Ing's work, which was beautifully presented.

Parts of an Insect

All insects have six legs, two antennae and three body parts. These body parts are the head, the thorax and the abdomen.

Click here to go to a game where you have to name different parts of a honey bee. Give it a go - see how you do!

Amazing Minibeasts!

We are learning about minibeasts! Minibeasts are small animals. Many people call them bugs, insects or creepy crawlies.

There are millions of different minibeasts in the world - from bees, to beetles, to grasshoppers and dragonflies.

We are looking at lots of information and learning lots of facts about different minibeasts.

Did you know?

A spider has 48 knees!
Dragonflies can fly backwards and at speeds of up to 35kmph!
Flies can walk upside down because they have sticky feet!

Want to learn more? Click here to download a fact sheet full of amazing minibeast facts.

Fiction and Non Fiction Books

We are learning about non-fiction books. These are books which have facts and information. For the first lesson we looked at a non-fiction book and then went through the class library putting all the books into two piles - fiction and non-fiction. Here we see Yukyik and Porsche with the books they sorted.