Reading and Mind Mapping

A big part of reading this term is to FIND and RECORD SPECIFIC INFORMATION from non-fiction texts.  We are also learning to create MIND MAPS to record the main ideas in a logical and useful way.

This week we read an article about the world's rarest bird: the Kakapo.  We identified what the main ideas in the article were and then wrote short notes for each main idea on our Mind Maps.

We decided as a class to inquire into WHY the Kakapo is  so rare.   

We found some interesting information!

We then went on to read an article about some other rare animals at Wellington Zoo and attempted to find out WHY these animals were endangered.
Here's some clips of Room 10 working in buddies and recording their ideas on Mind Maps.