Paua

Sun Bears are Special

LI: find the main ideas in the story

p.2-3 Infer why twin bears are extra special

Where are they from? What's another name for Sun bears?

p.4-5 How did these bears get their names?

What happened to Chomel's babies?

p.6-7 Why did they put Chomel in an enclosure?

What helped her to have twins?

What is special about Sun bears?

p.8-9 List what they eat

Infer why they're not bothered by bees stings

p.10-11 What will happen to Madu and Arataki when they are about two years old?

p.12 Read the insert - what happened to Madu

Online Followup: Create a poster about Sun Bears and publish it to your blog

Kia Māia

LI: find the main ideas in the story

p.2 Infer and given two reasons why Jayson doesn’t like the game

Where do you think he lives?

p.3 Explain what an unveiling is

Explain why people are visiting

p.4 Why is Nikora yelling at Jayson?

p.5 Explain why Nikora smiles in surprise and nan holds Jayson’s hand

p.6 What type of unveiling will Jayson experience on the marae?

Explain what a hura kohatu is

Why is Jayson so happy?

Followup: Make a copy of the slides here file it into your reading folder. Publish to your blog when complete

The bat that walks on the ground

LI: find proof in the text

The lesser short-tailed bat, one of New Zealand's only indigenous mammals, is endangered. It evolved to live much of its life on the ground,which makes it an easy target for introduced predators. The article outlines the bat's adaptations and life cycle and explains how the Department of Conservation is working to save it from extinction.

Followup: Create a poster that shares some information about the bat and publish it to your blog

A School Comes Home

LI: listen to what others think and believe - their perspective

p.14 How old is their school? Why did they have to move?

p.15 Why were some of the parents clothes wet?

p.16 Where did they have school? Infer how this might have affected some of the children

p.17 Explain what the bad news was

Why were the children upset?

p.18 What did the children and community do to take action? What is a petition?

p.19 How was the problem resolved?

p.20 Why was it important for the local iwi to work with the local community?

Look carefully at the timeline - what is one important idea

Followup here: 

Listen to the book on slides 5. Make sure you're wearing headphones

Atutahi's Unicorn

LI: Make Predictions and Inferences.

p.42 What was wrong with Sparkles? 

How many times had she been bunged up that week? 

Why do you think Sparkles was bunged up? 

Why does Mum give Sparkles puha juice? 

p.43 What had Atutahi been feeding Sparkles? 

What should she have fed her unicorn? 

Why do you think Atutahi is not interested in Sparkles? 

What does the phrase “her latest fad” mean? Say this in your own words. 

p.44 What hobbies did Atutahi take up? 

Why do you think Atutahi kept swapping hobbies?

p.45 Hot seat Sparkles. How do you think she feels about Atutahi finding a new hobby? 

p.46 What do you think is going to happen next? Who do you think is going to win the race? Why? p.47 Do you think Atutahi is feeling different about Sparkles in this part of the story? 

Why do you think this? 

p.48 Why do you think Atutahi looked a little distracted?

Flying Boats and Coral Islands

LI: Make Predictions and Inferences.

p.24-25 Why are the scientists studying coral? 

What are growth rings? 

Why might it be important to be able to predict sea levels? 

p.27 Why is the flying boat important? 

Why couldn’t they use a normal plane? 

p.29 What is a lagoon? 

p.30-31 Why are coral reefs important? 

Why are people not allowed to take bits of coral away? 

Why might they want to?

A Sweet Business

LI: Make Predictions and Inferences.

p.27 Why do you think the students at Rūma Koromiko decided to keep bees in their school garden? What problems did they face, and how did they plan to attract bees to their garden?

p.28 Who is Martin, and how did he help the students with their bee-keeping plans? Why did he think it was a good idea for the students to keep their own hives?

p.29 How did Claire, the teacher, contribute to the students' business plan? What role did she play, and why was her idea important for the success of their honey business?

p.31 What are Needs and Wants? How did they categorise their expenses into "Needs" and "Wants," and why was this important for their budget?

p.34 What were the students' predictions about their honey production and income? How did they plan to calculate their potential income, and what factors did they need to consider for their business plan to succeed?

p.35 What can you learn from the students' experience about the importance of planning, budgeting, and adapting to uncertainties in a business venture? How did their efforts pay off in the end?