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Week 2 Learning Ideas
Week 2 Learning Ideas
Monday 15th February - Wednesday 17th February
Monday 15th February - Wednesday 17th February
Story Time....
Miss Burke, our student teacher in Moana was lovely enough to read us a great story 'The Smelly Giant by Kurahau'.
Listen and Enjoy! Thanks Miss Burke!
Reading - Taonga
Reading - Taonga
What to do:
Look at the front cover and the title, what do you think the story is about?
Use the file on the left to read the story 'Taonga - by Kiwa Hammond'.
Listen to the story by clicking on the red writing at the bottom.
Questions:
What do you think a taonga is?
How did Hani feel about his Nans new phone?
A taonga is something special to someone. Do you have a taonga? or know of someone with one?
Extra Task: Draw a picture and write a story about a taonga
Maths Question of the day
Maths Question of the day
Maia counted 12 toys in her toy box, she has balls and dolls, how many of each toy does she have?
How many different combinations of toys can you make that equal 12?
Writing Prompt of the day
Writing Prompt of the day
Write a creative piece of writing using the picture above. Here are some questions to ask yourself that might help.
Why are the bird’s eyes open so wide?
How are a wasp’s eyes different to a bird’s?
Which creature do you think is fastest?
Which creature would you rather be?
Reading
The Sons of Ma'afu
Reading
The Sons of Ma'afu
What to do:
Use the file on the left to read the story 'The Sons of Ma'afu.
Listen to the story by clicking on the red writing at the bottom.
Questions:
Why were so many people unhappy with Ma'afutoka and Ma'afulele?
How would you describe the main characters of the story?
How did the boys injure the man who could no longer walk properly?
What do you think an 'umu' is?
Extra Task: Illustrate your favourite part of the story.
Maths Question of the day
Maths Question of the day
Hemi & Hector went to their uncle's farm for the weekend. While they were there watching the horses they noticed there were roosters in the paddock too. Hemi counted the legs they could see: there were 22. Hector counted the heads they could see: there were 8. Then they ran back to the house to tell Mum what they counted. Clever Mum. She listened to the number of heads and the number of legs and worked out the number of animals of each type in the paddock.
Now you try to work out the number of each animal.
Writing Prompt of the day
Writing Prompt of the day
Write a creative piece of writing using the picture above. Here are some questions to ask yourself that might help.
What do you think has caused the destruction all around the tree?
Why has this one tree survived?
If you walked through the portal, what would happen to you? What would you see?
If this portal to another world, would you go through it or stay on Earth, even if you had no idea what could happen?
Is it good to take risks? Are some risks riskier than others
Extra Task:
Imagine you have just walked through the open portal and into the world inside the tree. Draw/describe what you can see.
Reading
Mariri, the flying man
Reading
Mariri, the flying man
What to do:
Use the file on the left to read the story 'Mariri - Traditional Cook Island Story'.
Listen to the story by clicking on the red writing at the bottom.
Questions:
What part of the story caught your attention the most and why?
What part of the story caught you by surprise?
Explain why Mariri believed him and his wife needed to find a new home to live.
Maths Question of the day
Maths Question of the day
Glens Cafe is creating a space for customers to sit and enjoy their hot beverages. We are able to seat 60 customers at a time.
Small square tables can seat 2 people at a time.
Circle tables can seat 5 people at a time.
Rectangle tables can seat 10 people at a time.
What different combinations of tables could we use to seat a total of 60 customers?
Writing Prompt of the day
Writing Prompt of the day
Read the story starter below, and finish it off with your own piece of writing.
Jack had been climbing for most of the morning. Step after slippery step, he had made his way up to the top of the beanstalk. Several times, when the wind picked up, he had feared he might lose his footing and fall to his death. He had dared to look down on one occasion, seeing that his house was the size of an ant far below.
Now that he had finally reached his goal and clambered up to the land of the giants, Jack had no idea what to do next.
‘FEE, FI, FO, FUM…” a voice as loud as a foghorn boomed out from high above him. Jack took a deep breath...
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