ICONIC GAMESYEAR 4
TERM 1 · WEEK 3Bus Route Challenge

TERM 1 · WEEK 3

Bus Route Challenge

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Illustrated Year 4 Word Workshop for exploring words and language.

ENGLISH

Contraction Station

01 · Workshop

Let’s investigate the words for Bus Route Challenge. Look for what changes, then explain what you notice.

WHAT AM I LEARNING?

Spell common contractions and connect them to their full forms.

YOUR MISSION

Match: we'll, she'd, they've, I'd, he'll, you've.

Need help? See the steps
TEACH · LEARN THE IDEA

A contraction joins words and uses an apostrophe for missing letters, like we will → we’ll.

  1. STEP 1Read or tap each word.
  2. STEP 2Look closely at the word part the mission is teaching.
  3. STEP 3Sort, build or compare the words.
  4. STEP 4Explain the pattern in your own words.

PRACTISE · Try the words

Tap words to collect and compare them.
Illustrated Year 4 Library for reading and investigating sources.

ENGLISH

Finding Information in a Timetable

02 · Library

Read the Bus Route Challenge information first. Talk the idea through, then answer one small question at a time.

WHAT AM I LEARNING?

Read a simple timetable and locate relevant details in sequence.

YOUR MISSION

What time does Route B reach the Pool? Which stop comes directly after Library? Which route leaves the Library at 9:50?

Need help? See the steps
TEACH · LEARN THE IDEA

Start with the steps below. They show you what to look for and what to do.

  1. STEP 1Read once to understand what it is mostly about.
  2. STEP 2Read the question again and find the part that helps.
  3. STEP 3Say your answer aloud using because, then check it against the text.
  4. STEP 4Record a useful clue from the source.
  5. STEP 5Explain what that clue tells you.

TEACH · Read this first

Town Bus Timetable — Stop | Route A | Route B | Route C. Library 9:10 | 9:30 | 9:50. School 9:24 | 9:42 | 10:02. Station 9:52 | 10:08 | 10:28. Pool 10:35 | 10:22 | 10:40. Times are fictional and shown in the morning.

CHECK THE TEXT · Find a clue

A clue from the text is called evidence.

Illustrated Year 4 Creative Studio for planning and creating work.

ENGLISH

Writing Ordered Directions

03 · Creative Studio

YOUR WRITING JOB: Write directions for a learner travelling from the Library to the Pool using one route in the timetable. Use first, next, then and finally.

WHAT AM I LEARNING?

Write precise procedural directions using ordered steps and time words.

YOUR MISSION

Write directions for a learner travelling from the Library to the Pool using one route in the timetable. Use first, next, then and finally.

Need help? See the steps
TEACH · LEARN THE IDEA

Start with the steps below. They show you what to look for and what to do. First get your ideas ready. Then build the writing one part at a time.

  1. STEP 1Introduce what you are writing about.
  2. STEP 2Give your first important idea.
  3. STEP 3Add another useful detail, reason or example.
  4. STEP 4Finish so the reader understands your message.

NEED TO GET YOUR IDEAS READY?

Choose any way that helps. These are optional — you can always do the whole mission on screen.

ON SCREEN — use the planning boxes below.PEN & PAPER — if you want to, draw or jot your ideas first.SAY IT OUT LOUD — explain your idea to yourself before writing.TALK IT THROUGH — if someone is available, you can talk with a friend, sibling, whānau member or adult.

PRACTISE · Plan it one step at a time

SELF-CHECK · Check your work

This checklist helps you check your work. You do not have to tick every box to submit — the mission check looks at the work you created.

Illustrated Year 4 Maths Lab for exploring numbers, shapes and data.

MATHS

Calculating Elapsed Time

04 · Maths Lab

Work through one maths question at a time. Your answers will be checked before the next mission unlocks.

WHAT AM I LEARNING?

Measure, compare and rename durations using hours, minutes and seconds.

YOUR MISSION

1) 2 hours = how many minutes? 2) 180 seconds = how many minutes? 3) 1 hour 25 minutes = how many minutes? 4) A bus journey lasts 70 minutes and another lasts 65 minutes. How many minutes longer is the first journey?

Need help? See the steps
TEACH · LEARN THE IDEA

Duration is how long something lasts. Use 60 seconds = 1 minute and 60 minutes = 1 hour to rename and compare durations.

  1. STEP 1Read the question and decide what you need to find.
  2. STEP 2Notice the important numbers and units.
  3. STEP 3Choose a strategy and work it out.
  4. STEP 4Type the answer, then check that it makes sense.

PRACTISE & SOLVE · One question at a time

Read → choose a strategy → work it out → check your answer. Correct answers stay correct if another question needs another go.

Illustrated Year 4 Maths Lab for exploring numbers, shapes and data.

MATHS

Choosing a Route on Time

05 · Mission Deck

This is your real-world Bus Route Challenge challenge. Work out what the problem asks you to find or make.

WHAT AM I LEARNING?

Use equivalent time units to compare two journey durations.

YOUR MISSION

Route A takes 1 hour 10 minutes. Route B takes 65 minutes. Rename Route A in minutes, then decide which route is shorter and by how many minutes.

Need help? See the steps
TEACH · LEARN THE IDEA

Duration is how long something lasts. Use 60 seconds = 1 minute and 60 minutes = 1 hour to rename and compare durations.

  1. STEP 1Read the whole challenge once.
  2. STEP 2Find the numbers, facts or rules you need.
  3. STEP 3Choose a useful strategy.
  4. STEP 4Show your solution clearly enough that someone else could follow it.

CREATE · What do I need to solve?

Route A takes 1 hour 10 minutes. Route B takes 65 minutes. Rename Route A in minutes, then decide which route is shorter and by how many minutes.

Choose a way to show your thinking. There can be more than one good strategy.

Ways to think away from the screen

PEN & PAPER — show your working there if it helps.

SAY IT OUT LOUD — explain what you need to find.

TALK IT THROUGH — if someone is available, you can discuss your strategy.

Paint by Numbers

06 · Arcade
GAME BREAK

Choose a colour, use the key to find its matching number, then tap every matching numbered area in the bus-station picture. Paint the whole picture to finish this Game Break.

ICONIC ARCADE · TERM 1 · WEEK 3

Colour the Kiwiana Bus

Pick any colour · tap any outlined area · make the bus your own
BUS ART STUDIO Colour the Kiwiana Bus

Choose any colour, then tap any part of the picture. There is no right or wrong — colour it your way.

READY
CHOOSE A COLOUR Pick a swatch or make your own
Selected: Red
YOUR ARTWORK Tap inside any outlined section to colour it. You can recolour the same section whenever you change your mind.
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How did Week 3 feel?

07 · Clubhouse

This part is about your own learning. There are no right or wrong feelings.

WHAT AM I LEARNING?

Reflect on independence, challenge level and the next useful practice step.

YOUR MISSION

Choose an honest self-assessment.

Need help? See the steps
TEACH · LEARN THE IDEA

Choose what feels true for you, then write one thing you understand better now.

  1. STEP 1Choose how the week felt.
  2. STEP 2Write one thing you understand better now.

How did this week feel?

There are no right or wrong answers. Choose what feels true for you.

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