Word Work
Suffixes -less and -ful
Say each word, listen carefully, then type it.
Build careless.
Build helpful.
Build fearless.
Build joyful.
Build hopeful.
Build colourful.
TERM 1 • WEEK 4
Bird Count
Narrative problem and resolution; suffix review
Maths: One-step addition and subtraction stories within 200
Year 3 online: this lesson follows the same learning sequence as the Year 3 workbook while keeping the online maths progression manageable for seven-year-old learners. Type and draw on screen, or use an exercise book whenever longer writing or maths working is easier on paper.
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Read & Talk
Read & Think
Read the passage first. Use Listen after you have tried it yourself.
Read the Bird Count passage first. Listen after you have tried it.
Rangi loves birds, so she joins a bird count at the park. She sees kererū feeding high in a tree, a tūī calling from the flax and pīwakawaka darting near the path. At first, Rangi worries she will count the same bird twice. A volunteer shows her how to record the place and time of each sighting. Soon Rangi feels confident and carefully adds every bird to her tally.
What problem does Rangi have at first?
Who helps her solve the problem?
How does she avoid counting the same bird twice?
How does Rangi feel at the end?
Make & Write
Write It
Write on screen or use your exercise book.
Write a short paragraph about a time you helped protect animals, plants or nature.
Maths Mission
One- and multi-step addition and subtraction problems
Solve each problem. Show your working when it helps.
There are 428 birds in the park. 127 fly away, then 235 more arrive. How many birds are there now?
A feeder has 356 seeds. The birds eat 147 and a student adds 83. How many seeds are there now?
The count finds 237 tūī, 184 kererū and 149 pīwakawaka. How many birds is that altogether?
Mini Mission
Bird Count Mini Mission
Try the real-world task.
Choose a safe outdoor place and count one kind of living thing for five minutes. Record a tally and write one sentence about what you notice.
🌿 Complete this away from the screen, then come back.
Game Break
Bird Count Challenge
Accuracy first. Have another go if you need it.
🎮 GAME BREAK
Bird Count Challenge
Complete each challenge in order. The next challenge unlocks only after you solve the current one.
Start → Finish
Tap Start game to begin.
1SOLVE
2SOLVE
3SOLVE
🎯 Your challenge
⭐ Ka mau te wehi!
You completed every challenge in this Game Break.
Check In
How did Week 4 feel?
Choose the answer that feels right.
How did Week 4 feel?