Whenua

Pānui

Multi-modal

2020

Tama Nui te Rā

Kei te ako mātou ki te…

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• Explain purposes of headings, diagrams, table of contents.
• Use a dictionary to look up words I do not know.

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Wiki 3 ~ Wāhanga 4

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Kia Ako… Learn

Let’s think about what we already know about Tama Nui te Rā.

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Let’s read our School Journal,

And begin reading ‘Cool facts about a

Hot Place.’

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Can we identify any words we’re unsure of? Let’s practise using a dictionary.

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Let’s read ‘Sun Facts’ from

Connected 1.

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Titiro ki ēnei kiriata mēnā kua

oti koe i te mahi pānui mō te rā.

You can watch these when

you’re not with Whaea Rovena.

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Kia Hanga… Create

1. Head over to Google Slides. Create 1 slide including
1. A title
2. A pikitia of Tama Nui te Rā.
3. At least 6 facts about Te Rā.
4. 2 interesting pictures that illustrate your facts.

Whiua ki te Seesaw!

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Kia Tohatoha… Share

Choose a hoa from Maunga. Show them your slide and get them to leave you some arotakenga on your post.

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Do the same thing with someone from home!

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Facts about the Sun

• The sun rises in the east comes down in the west.
• All the planets go around the sun. The sun stays in the middle of the solar system.
• The sun is made out of hot gas.
• The sun has been shining for about 4.5 billion years.
• The sun is 150 million kilometres away.

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Maui & The Sun

Kei te ako mātou ki te…

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• Recognise contractions - didn’t, I’m, aren’t, can’t.

Wiki 4 ~ Wāhanga 3

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Kia Ako… Learn

Let’s think about what we already know!

Make a list using bullet points of all the things you know about Maui!

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Read the journal story.

Click on Maui to check out the reo Māori version.

Listen a few times!

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Head over to Seesaw and complete THIS ACTIVITY! about Maui slowing Tama Nui te Rā.

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Do you remember what contractions are? Watch these again if you need to.

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Kia Hanga… Create

Create a DLO using Seesaw.

You are explaining to teina what a contraction is.

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• Find a contraction in a book.
• Take a picture.
• Explain what it is short for and how you know that.

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Kia Tohatoha… Share

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Choose a teina from Awa. Play your DLO for them and get them to leave you some arotakenga on your post.

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Matariki

Kei te ako mātou ki te…

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• Recognise contractions - didn’t, I’m, aren’t, can’t.

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Wiki 3 ~ Wāhanga 3

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Kia Ako… Learn

Let’s think about what we already know!

Make a list using bullet points of all the things you know about Matariki!

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Read along to the Matariki journal story. If that doesn’t work, try HERE!

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Head over to Seesaw and complete THIS ACTIVITY! about Matariki!

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Watch these 2 videos to

learn all about contractions.

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Head over to Seesaw and

complete THIS ACTIVITY! about contractions

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Kia Hanga… Create

You have 2 tasks!

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1. Head over to Seesaw. Find a book from your browsing box and choose a page that has lots of contractions. Take a picture and circle all the contractions. Tell us what they are and what they are short for!

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Kia Tohatoha… Share

Choose a buddy from another group. Tell them 5 things about Matariki. You can show them your Seesaw activity if you like.

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We are reading for information.

We are retelling the story we read.

1 Read the book “The special ride”.

Go on to Seesaw and complete this activity!

2 CLICK HERE

Read this article and watch the video about the Margaret Mahy playground.

Go on Seesaw and answer the questions.

3 On Seesaw or in your Pānui pukapuka draw a picture and write about a time you had at Margaret Mahy playground or a time you had a picnic!

We are reading to find information and talking about what we have read. We are also relating the story to ourselves.

1. Read the pukapuka “Two Homes” then go on Seesaw and find this activity!

2. Read this about my Mum and Dad! CLICK HERE

Then go on Seesaw or in your pukapuka and tell me about your Grandparents or Mum or Dad! Draw a picture too!

We are learning about bees and what they do!

2 Read the pukapuka “Honey makers”. Go onto Seesaw and complete these 2 activities ….

Success criteria

• Understand the meaning of kupu to do with bees and honey making
• How bees make honey
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3 Watch this video!

Write in your pānui

pukapuka what you

have learnt.

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Listen and read this story then draw some honeycomb on Seesaw!

We are learning about growing seeds and what compost is.

Success criteria

• Know what seeds need to grow
• What goes into compost

1 Read the “Growing pumpkins” pukapuka.

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ACTIVITY: What do seeds need to grow?

Go on Seesaw - activities, read the instructions

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222 Read this - click here!

ACTIVITY: Go on Seesaw and find this activity

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Tricky!

Watch this video for how a seed grows into a plant.

Write or draw the steps a seed goes through to get to a plant.