YEAR 4 · TERM 3 · WEEK 9

Stories in the Stars

Read, think, write, solve and play. Try your own answer before checking. You can have another go.

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LEARN & PRACTISE

Word explorer

Read each word. Look for parts you know. Type each word to practise its spelling.

Word 1: constellationWord 2: traditionWord 3: perspective

READ & UNDERSTAND

Reading detective

A class learns that communities have different ways of describing the night sky. Some whānau mark the Māori new year through Matariki, while some communities observe Puanga. The class listens to local knowledge holders and checks that it has permission before sharing a story. Pupils avoid claiming that one version represents every iwi or hapū.

Why should the class check whose story it is? All traditions are identicalStories have different origins and permissionsIt makes the story shorter

WRITE & IMPROVE

Writing studio

Write a respectful explanation about why local knowledge and sources matter when sharing a story.

Plan one idea, explain it and check that your sentences make sense. You can edit your writing.

Your writing

TRY THE EXAMPLE FIRST

Maths mission

If 45 stars are drawn in 5 equal rows, each row has 9 stars.

1. 48 ÷ 6 = ?

2. 7 × 8 = ?

3. A pattern has 6 stars, then 12, then 18. Next?

APPLY YOUR LEARNING

Real-world mission

Create a fictional star pattern and explain your mathematical rule. Do not copy a cultural story without permission.

You can also draw or make the activity away from the screen. Record what you did or what you would make.

What did you try, make, find or plan?

SKILL GAME · TAKE YOUR TIME

Challenge gate

Use what you learnt to unlock the gate. There's no timer. Mistakes help you find what to try again.

If four rows each have nine stars, how many stars? 133645

LOOK BACK

How did you go?

Choose what feels right. This isn't a test and there is no wrong answer.