T3 - Elephants & Lions

Watch the following video with Craig Smith talking about Keas.

All about Keas with Craig Smith

Make a slide show about Keas, Title Page, then 3 pages with a fact for each page. Where do you find Keas?, What do they eat? What do they like to do?


Learning Goals

I am learning to read and listen to find the information I need.

I am learning to share the information I have found in creative and informative ways.

Week 7, Term 3

Time to learn more about the Sun and how it impacts on our life on Earth.

Present your learning in a slide show that has 5 pages each with a fact about the Sun . Make a title page for your slide show called The Incredible Sun. Use the links below to find out about the Sun then create your slide show using pictures and facts.

Find out about the Sun video.

Read some facts about the Sun

Complete the sentences below to help you think about which facts to include in your slide show. Or use your own facts.

The sun is so big that.....

The temperature on the surface of the sun is ....

The Sun has been shining in Space for .....

The heat from the Sun impacts life on Earth because ....

Learning Goals:

I am learning to read to find the information I need.

I am learning to share the information I have learnt in creative and informative ways.


Week 4 & 5, Term 3

Continue with your Solar System slide show until finished.

This week you are listening to some solar system information and answering questions.

Make a copy of Solar System Questions , watch the video and answer the questions


Week 3, Term 3

Create a Solar System slide show. Title page - Solar System

Make one slide for each planet in order from the sun.

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars,

Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

Use the links for each planet to find information

OR read the sheets in the Planets box

OR find a book about planets in the class library.

Find 1 fact for each planet.

Last slide - Choose one of the planets and list 1 way this planet different from Earth?

For example, compare Mars and Earth

Week 2, Term 3

The Solar System - Learning & Creating about Space

Review Pages 6 & 7 of "The Solar System" on Reading Eggs The Solar System

Using Google Drawings, create our Solar System by inserting images of the Sun and the planets.

Refer to "The Solar System" book for the names and order of the planets OR

use this link: Names and order of planets or watch this Planets video

Week 1, Term 3

Matariki Stars - Research & Drawing

Watch the Matariki video by clicking on this link: Matariki stars

Create a slideshow presentation:

  • Title Page - Matariki - label the title page Matariki and draw seven stars on this page
  • Then make a slide for four of the stars - Use the sheets in the classroom OR
  • Get the names and meanings of each star from this website: Stars
  • Add images or draw pictures to depict the meaning of each of the four stars