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A dream board contains pictures and words of things you want to achieve. It helps you focus on your goals and dreams.
Body percussion: using different parts of the body to make different sounds
Strengths: things you can do well
Achieve:Â to succeed in reaching a goal
Brave: show courage; ready to face and endure danger or pain without complaining
About 1 000 sea turtles die each year from eating and swallowing plastic.
Click on the link below for information on the great Pacific garbage patch.
In 1994, the world’s largest pancake was made in Manchester, England and weighed more than a hippo.
Dependent: needing the support of something or someone; unable to do without
Independent: not under the control or rule of another; can stand on its own
Conjunctions:Â words used to join two sentences or phrases together
Examples of conjunctions:
Characteristic: the qualities of a person or thing that make them different
Mesmerised: when one cannot stop looking at or listening to someone; hypnotised
Solitary: single; alone
The first newspaper was published on 25 September 1690.
Utensils: the tools you use to bake or cook
Ladle: (noun) a large long-handled spoon with a cup-shaped bowl (often used for serving soup); (verb) to scoop and carry
Literal:Â words or phrases which mean exactly what the words say
Figurative:Â a creative way to use words and phrases which mean something different from the words used
Beholder:Â someone who looks on or observes
In African folklore and legends, animals are important characters that can often talk and perform human activities. In most African folklore it is believed that animals brought death to the world. An example is the story of the hyena who cut the rope between our world and heaven. Tortoises and turtles are popular animals in folktales and feature in many different cultures. One example is the creation story of Native American tribes that believed a female turtle carried the world on the back of her shell.
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Generation:Â all of the people born and living at about the same time
Divine:Â of or like God or a god
Mystical:Â other-worldly; relating to spiritual things
Myths and legends are not only found in Africa. Many other cultures have their own myths and legends. An example is Greek Mythology. The famous story Achilles Heel is part of Greek Mythology which tells the story of a demigod (half man, half god) who was one of the greatest warriors. He was defeated because of his only weakness: his Achilles heel.
English is mostly derived from Latin and Greek but also uses words from many other languages. This is due to trading, where English travellers visited lands where people spoke different languages and traded items, such as gold and tea, with them.
An organisation called the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has a list of species that are in danger of extinction (dying out). Let’s look at three of their groups:
Critically endangered:Â this means that a certain breed of animal or type of plant has a very high risk of dying out. An example of a critically endangered animal is the Black Rhino.
Endangered:Â this means that a certain breed of animal or type of plant has a high risk of becoming extinct (dying out). An example of an endangered species is an African wild dog.
Vulnerable:Â this applies to certain breeds of animals or types of plants that are likely to become endangered if their numbers decline (go down). The African Elephant is listed as a vulnerable species.
Structure: arranged in a particular way
Creative: able to invent or produce new and original things
Express: :Â to put (thought) into words
Similar: almost, but not exactly, the same
Courageous: able to face danger even when there is a risk
Scatter: run quickly in different directions
Impress: to make a strong impact on someone, especially a positive impact
Confront: come face to face with someone that you disagree with
Whimper: a sound that shows someone is sad or in pain
Injured: harmed or physically damaged
Yelp: a short sharp sound of pain or fear
Butterflies use their feet to taste. As soon as they land on a plant, they can taste whether a caterpillar will eat the leaves. This helps them choose a place to lay their eggs so that as soon as the eggs hatch, they young caterpillars can begin eating straight away!
There are over 60 000 types of trees on the planet.
Confused: unable to think clearly
Solitary: single; only
Confronted: came face to face with in an angry way
Hero: the main character in the story
Characters: the people or animals in a story
Rescue: free someone or something from danger
The most common hyena is the spotted hyena. Every spotted hyena has a different set of spots! Hyenas have such strong jaws that they are able to eat and digest bone, horns, hooves and even teeth!
Scatter: run quickly in different directions
Confront: come face to face with someone in order to fight or argue
Whimper: a sound that shows someone is sad or in pain
Yelp: a short sharp sound of pain or fear
Exercising helps you stay healthy! Exercise helps to protect your body against disease. This means you may not get as sick as someone who does not exercise.
Importance: how important or valuable something is
Realistic: true to life
One of the most endangered snakes in the world is from South Africa. It is called the Albany Adder.
Journalist: a person who gathers and reports information to the world through newspapers, magazines, audios or videos
Pollution: when harmful waste is added to the environment and poisons its surroundings such as the air, water, plants and animals
Vetkoek is a South African dish that translates to ‘Fat Cake’. It is found in both Zulu and Afrikaans dishes. Vetkoek dates back to the Dutch settlers in Cape Town who found it easier to make vetkoek rather than bread as they were constantly moving.
Delicious: having an enjoyable taste
In 2020, eight species of bees were put on the endangered list.
Great White sharks are listed as vulnerable.
The population of Great White sharks has decreased (got less) over the years as they are hunted for their fins as well as for their teeth.
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This is where you’ll find your rewards!
You will get a PAW for completing a LESSON and a TROPHY for completing a FORMAL ASSESSMENT (a lesson that counts for special marks at the end of every term).
When you progress through each subject, Wapiri will move forward on the Subject Map each time you complete a whole TERM.
Locomotion and Rotation: moving and turning at the same time
Rhythm:Â a regular repeated pattern of beats, sounds, activity or movements
Elevation:Â the height to which a part of the body is lifted
Illegal:Â not allowed by law
Illuminated:Â lit with bright lights
Sparkling:Â shining brightly with flashes of light
Visible:Â able to be seen
Inhabited:Â lived in or occupied by people or animals
Elegant:Â graceful and stylish
Rhythm: a regular repeated pattern of beats, sounds, activity or movements
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Many people, including business owners, use dream boards in order to refocus their lives and stay motivated.
Dream boards help people to understand their goals and visions and can make them work harder to achieve these goals and visions.
Rotation:Â a circular movement; the movement of something through one complete circle
Did you know?
Trees and plants can also become endangered. The Matumi tree is found in South Africa and is an example of a threatened species. This means that it could become endangered due to people cutting down trees.
One of the worst droughts in history was the ‘Sahel drought’ in the late 1960s. A series of droughts hit the Sahel region from West Africa to Ethiopia. Between the late 1960s and the early 1980s, approximately 100 000 people died due to food shortages and disease.
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Singular: referring to just one person or thing
The Fahrenheit scale is used to measure temperature in countries like The United States. The symbol for Fahrenheit is °F
In South Africa we use Celsius to measure the temperature and the symbol is °C.
A ready-mix recipe is when a combination of ingredients have already been combined and are sold together to make baking easier.
