Day: July 9, 2025

Today I did activity 3 of the Winter Learning Journey which is about igloos. For this activity, I watched a video on someone making an igloo and showing how quiet inside the completed form is. There were a few questions about what it would be like for me to live in an igloo. I learnt from the internet what to expect living in an igloo. I summarised the main points in the Canva presentation that I made from templates. Each background has a meaning about those environment in winter.

Have read this post about igloos, how do you feel about living in one yourself?

Today I did activity 16 of the Winter Learning Journey which is Kiribati dancing. This week is Kiribati Language week, Wikin te Taetae ni Kiribati, and so one way to celebrate the Kiribati culture is by learning their dance. This task wanted me to watch the video provided of some people dancing Kiribati culture and try to join in with the dancing. My dad helped me find some clothing to make me look like what they wear in the video which I think is in Kiribati. I danced as a male dancer, joining in near the end. This is me dancing and the original video provided. I tried to say Tia bo (saa-bo) at the end meaning goodbye in Kiribati like the video.

What cultural dance you would enjoy watching or dancing yourself?

Today I did a Winter Learning Journey activity on finding 10 signs of winter in nature outside. First, I did a plan on what I saw only in winter. I only could think of about 6 signs I actually saw, so a few of the signs of winter was what I could think of first. Then I searched up on Google for some winter plants and winter animals because the task said so. This is my scrapbook I made using a template on Canva and the top 10 winter plants and animals Google came up with first.

Winter Plants:

1. Camellia
2. Hellebore
3. Pansy
4. Cyclamen
5. Snowdrops
6. Daphne
7. Winter Jasmine
8. Crocus
9. Purple Kale
10. Violet

Winter Animals:

1. Birds
2. Bats
3. Hazel Dormouse
4. Frogs
5. Hedgehog
6. Fieldfare
7. Redwing
8. Common Starling
9. Polar Bear
10. Squirrel

Where do you like to spend your winter?