Winter Learning Journey ~ Day 5

Day #5: One Step at a Time…

After a long day at the beach, it is now time to move away from the water and drive inland, through the middle of the south island. You are going to start in Nelson and drive south before crossing a huge mountain range called the ‘Southern Alps.’ The scenery is going to be amazing!

Activity 1: After a few hours in the car, you, your group and Curious Kiwi arrive at your first stop – The Lewis Pass Scenic Reserve. It is a beautiful, regional park located at the base of the Southern Alps. You and your group get out of the van and follow Curious Kiwi. He is going to lead you on a short walk through the park. As you start walking, you notice a really cool looking tree on the side of the trail and you stop to take a closer look. When you turn back, the group (and Curious Kiwi) is nowhere to be found. Eek! You are all alone in the middle of a strange forest.

For this activity write a short story (8-10 sentences) about what might happen next. Please be sure to include lots of details about what you might be feeling, seeing and doing after you realise that you are all alone in the forest…

As I was walking I spotted a strange looking tree so I stopped and glared at it not even for 2 seconds as I turned around my group had vanished OH NO I say to myself. I looked at my surroundings how did I get her in a forest, I decided to stay calm and see if I could spot my group in the far distance. I sigh, Ahh well I wouldn't want to just waste all of my good time on nothing so I walked a few steps forward, Aghh this isn't that bad I said to myself. As I was walking through the forest I spotted a lot of beautiful and cute animals including insects. Oww I had stood on a something, I looking down and it was a silver cart charm. Hey this is one of the group members charm. HEY YOU, someone said I looked around and it was the group YAYYYYYYY.

To be continued

 

 

http://www.kiwidaydreaming.com/p/new-zealand-maps.html

Activity 2: After the adventure at The Lewis Pass Scenic Reserve, you are pretty happy to get back into the shuttle van and continue with your road trip. Over the next few hours you travel up and over the Southern Alps, arriving in the city of Christchurch to eat lunch. You have a delicious meal at a café downtown and then hop back into the van to travel to Twizel, a small town at the base of Aoraki-Mt Cook. Mt Cook is the largest mountain in New Zealand. It is also the mountain where Sir Edmund Hillary trained for his climb up Mt Everest – the tallest mountain in the world. Sir Edmund Hillary is very famous because he was the first person to ever reach the top of Mt Everest!

http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1702543,00.html

Now it is your turn to learn about a famous New Zealander. Use Google to research one famous person from New Zealand and then create a DLO and post it on your blog. Be sure to include: 1. The name of the famous person, 2. Where they were born, 3. Why they are famous, and 4. Two other interesting facts about them.

Name - Lorde

When was Lorde Born - 7 Nov 1968

Where Lorde was Born - New Zealand, Auckland, Takapuna

Famous because : Lorde is Famous because she is a successful

Singer/songwriter. She is also well known for her song Royal.

Fact 1 Her real name is Ella Yelich-O’Connor.

Fact 2 Lorde's mother is a prize-winning poet

 

Name - Kj Apa

When was Kj Born - 17 June 1997

Where Kj was Born - New Zealand, Auckland

Famous because : New Zealander Actor famous for his roles

in Riverdale and A Dogs Purpose

Fact 1 Kj is part Samoan

Fact 2 Real Name is Keneti James

Bonus Activity: You and your tour group have enjoyed your day in the mountains but you’re ready for a change of scenery. You ask Curious Kiwi to take you to Central Otago, a region of the south island with lots of rolling hills and flat, brown grasslands. While in Central Otago, you decide to join the Otago Central Rail Trail – a 150 km long cycle trail. Curious Kiwi and I (Rachel) cycled the Rail Trail in April and we loved it!

On your blog, tell us whether you would like to cycle the Otago Rail Trail one day. Does it sound like fun? Why or why not?

I surprising would like to go on this trail because it looks and sounds run, also because it would be a change.

Rachel on the Otago Rail Trail, April 2017

Bonus Activity: 10 points

Whew! It has been quite the day of sightseeing. You reach your hotel in Dunedin tired but excited. Tomorrow you are going to visit a very special and important place in the south island before you drive back to Auckland…

I am so sorry if there is mistakes and edit difficulties.