SOLO - Our comparing statements

Room 14 have been busy this term looking at creating comparing statements. We have been using flags from the countries at the Rugby World cup and the uniforms from some of the teams.

When we write a comparing statement we need to use words such as: like, same, similar, almost the same, in comparison and both. After we have used one of these words we need to use a joining word such as: because, during, after, which and is. By using these joining words and adding them to our statements we are able to move towards becoming relational thinkers by explaining our statements.

We have been working as a whole class and in buddies and are currently beginning to develop our independence when creating our own statements.

The clip below are our examples of comparison statements using the South African and Australian rugby jerseys - Lauren, Cherkia and Cassady are leading the class. Check it out ...