Term 2 Week 4

EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:

• We are EXPLORING our concept of Kaitiakitanga by investigating how night and day occur
• We are EXPLORING our concept of Kaitiakitanga by questioning how Māori used maramataka to guide their lives
• We are EXPLORING our concept of Kaitiakitanga by discovering how seasons occur and connecting our understanding of this and moon phases to maramataka

Kia Ora ākonga, 

This week we will be looking at seasons, linking to maramataka and heading into plant classification and rongoā. 

Plan for the week is as follows: 

Monday:  Earth's orbit and rotation , Orrery experiment 

Wednesday:  Education Perfect ( relief as I will be on a trip ) 

Thursday/Friday:  Seasons and maramataka ( Māori lunar calendar )

Success Criteria: I can/have...

Explain why we have seasons on Earth. 

Familiarise with  the lunar months and activities on Maramataka

Begin to recognise different plants and their classification