The Way to Play
When Room 6 wins the competition to design the school’s new playground, they are really excited.
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Series: School Journal Level 2 November 2020
Reading year level: 4
Category: Fiction
Topics: change, compromise, debate, difference, friends, inclusion, perspectives, play, playground, school, understanding, wellbeing
The Way to Play
Words by Bernard Beckett
However, when it comes to deciding on the design, differences of opinion emerge and the students have to work through the conflict to come up with a design that will suit them all.
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School Journal Level 2 November 2020
Inside this School Journal are two articles (Orca – The World’s Largest Dolphin; The Kōrero of the Waka), one story (The Way to Play), one play (Don’t Forget to Vote), and one poem (He Toi Whakairo).
1 of 5The Kōrero of the Waka
Te Waka Rangimārie o Kaiwaka is a 25-metre waka at the entrance to Kaiwaka School in Northland.
2 of 5He Toi Whakairo
This poem is about the art of whakairo, linking to the article about the Kaipara School carved waka in this Journal.
3 of 5Orca - The World's Largest Dolphin
This article shares information about orca and the research conducted by the author (Ingrid Visser runs the Orca Research Trust).
4 of 5Don't Forget to Vote
This is a humorous play featuring the characters from “Let’s Vote on It” (SJ L2 May 2020). It’s based around the importance of voting so that you can have your say.
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