First, our partners measured the length from our elbow to our wrist with a piece of string. This measurement was used to make the stem of our flower. We repeated these steps to make the rest of our flower but used different parts of our body. For example, we measured our hand span to make the leaves, the length of our fingers to create the petals, and the distance around our wrist to form the centre of the flower. 
Second, we marked our measurements on coloured paper and cut out the different parts of the flower then glued them onto black paper. Room 4 also talked about shapes, lines, angles and rotation used to create our body gardens. Some of us also added grass and garden insects such as snails, worms, caterpillars and butterflies.
Third, unifix cubes were used to work out the different lengths and were recorded on our flowers and in our workbooks.
To complete this activity, we compared our flowers and talked about the different measurements and sizes of our hands.
Everyone enjoyed making our body gardens, especially being able to work with our friends.
By Te Uira, Billy and Nivolo
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