Kōwhai
Welcome to Term 3 2022 Learning at Home
Kia ora whānau and welcome to the Kōwhai Learning at Home page.
There are a range of online and offline activities you might like to complete during the day, also shown below. None of these activities are compulsory and it is up to you and your parents to decide which activities will work best in your home situation.
Please contact your child's home group teacher if you have any questions and we can give you an email or call to help.
Seesaw
Seesaw is a way for you to share what you have been up to while learning at home. To sign in to Seesaw, go to the Seesaw website and log in with your normal Google login (the same one you normally use on Chromebooks at school). You can use Seesaw to easily share your learning or other photos and videos of activities you have been up to. Your parents can install the Seesaw app on an iPad, tablet or smartphone to make sharing easier.
If you need any help with Seesaw contact your Homegroup Teacher.
Maths
Mathematics Games
Practise your basic facts through a maths game or complete a digital practice activity.
Top Marks
Learn about place value and geometry.
Shape Hunts
Practise your knowledge with a 2D shape hunt and 3D shape hunt.
How Many Squares?
Can you figure out how many coloured squares there are in these puzzles?
Two Truths and a Lie
Can you figure out which statements are true and which one is a lie?
Algebraic Equations
Can you figure out what the symbols mean?
Dice Games
Have fun trying out some dice games and practise your number skills at the same time!
Basic Facts
Practise your addition facts and times tables.
Reading
Epic
Read a digital book on Epic.
Anna's Homegroup - bwk9965
Charlotte's Homegroup - srx2355
Nick's Homegroup - maa6731
Quynh's Homegroup - vik9697
Rowe's Homegroup - tbi4157
Silent Reading
Read your own books.
Phonics Plus
Enjoy using your knowledge of phonics and read the Ministry of Education's latest phonics stories.
Storyline Online
Listen to an audiobook on Storyline Online.
Spelling Games
Practise your spelling words through a spelling game.
Writing
Descriptive Writing
Use the template to write a piece of descriptive writing about ice cream. What does it look like, sound like, feel like, smell like, taste like?
Online Writing
Use Google Docs or Slides to write your own story.
Spelling Games
Practise your spelling words through a spelling game.
Animator
Create a animated story or digital book in Animator.
Story Starters
If you would like to do some creative free writing using the Scholastic Story Starter machine.
Typing Practice
Have a go at practising your typing skills.
Inquiry
Cultural Stories
Make Irish Bread
Learn how to make food from another culture. This video explains how to make Irish Potato Bread or Farls.
Coding
Create computer programmes using Code.org.
Science
Here are a bunch of experiments from NanoGirl that you can try at home.
Research
Research a topic of interest to you and create a model, slideshow website etc.
Hauora / Health & Wellbeing / PE
Cosmic Kids
Creative Emotions
Have fun learning about emotions and creating your own characters or emoji.
Go Noodle
Go Noodle has loads of fun movement and chillout routines for you to practise for PE. Free sign up is required.
40 Ka Pai Things to Do Outside
There are lots of activities you can do outside.
Visual Art & Music
Te Reo
Speak Māori for Kids
Learn how to speak Māori.
Kuwi the Kiwi
Kuwi the Kiwi has a daily Te Reo Maori Kupu Online Quiz on their website.
Have a go at the quiz wha today to practise your knowledge of te reo kupu (words)
School Karakia
Learn the school karakia.
Play-Based Learning
Free Play
Engage in free play.
Baking
Look up a recipe online and do some baking.
Play Dough
Make and play with some play dough.
Build a Hut
Construct a hut inside or outside.
Drawing
Draw a picture.
Painting
Paint a picture.
BMX Track
Make a BMX track in your yard.
