Kaupapa: Tau (number)#

By the end of Tau 3 at kura, mokopuna can:

• group and partition numbers into thousands, hundreds, 10s and 1s
• count forwards and backwards in 10s and 100s from any whole number between 0-1,000
• identify place value, digital value, and total value of each digit in numbers up to 1,000
• represent 1s, 10s, hundreds in concrete, pictorial, and abstract ways.

Ideas for whānau activities#

• Use calculators together while out shopping and see if you calculated the price of all the shopping correctly.
• Ask fun questions like, "Koro Bill had a sack of 50 large kina he wanted to share equally with Nan, Pāpā Mike, Aunty, and Paddy the bus driver. What would they each have?"
• Play Monopoly and have turns at being the banker.

Kaupapa: Taurangi (algebra)#

By the end of Tau 3 at kura, mokopuna can:

• recognise, continue, and create repeating patterns
• explore and use repeating patterns found in kaupapa Māori contexts like kōwhaiwhai, tukutuku, kapa haka, and māra kai
• recognise, continue, and create repeating patterns by identifying that part that repeats.

Ideas for whānau activities#

Shapes and rhythms

Use paper strips, harakeke | flax, or drawings to create simple tukutuku patterns. Ask mokopuna to identify the pattern and predict what comes next.

Use a poi to create rhythmic patterns. Ask mokopuna to copy the pattern, continue it, or describe the sequence using letters.

Use whānau names to create a pāngarau pattern, like "E 30 te pakeke o Māmā, e 32 te pakeke o Pāpā, e hia pea te pakeke o Koro?", "Māmā is 30, Pāpā is 32, how old might Koro be?").

Kaupapa: Ine (measurement)#

By the end of Tau 3 at kura, mokopuna can:

• describe and use standard units of measurement to compare quantities and consistency
• use number scales to understand size and quantity when measuring using metric units for length (cm and m), mass (g and kg) and capacity (ml and l)
• apply understanding of units and scales in kaupapa Māori contexts such as preparing kai, maramataka etc
• tell time on analogue and digital clocks to the nearest 5 minutes and the nearest minute, using the language of minutes past the hour and to the hour.

Ideas for whānau activities#

• Use a calendar to work out the number of days, weeks or months until important events.
• Pātaka kai – weigh different kai like kumara, potatoes, or fish using a kitchen scale. Compare which is heavier or lighter and guess before checking.
• Use harakeke | flax or paper strips to cut different lengths. Then compare which strip is the longest or shortest and arrange them in order. Measure in centimetres and explore halves or quarters to introduce fractions.

Kaupapa: Āhuahanga (geometry)#

By the end of Tau 3 at kura, mokopuna can visualise, identify, compare, and sort 2D and 3D shapes using the properties of shape including lines of symmetry and Māori shapes.

Ideas for whānau activities#

Look at a wharenui or a house and identify shapes in its design. Find triangles in the roof, rectangles in the walls, and circles in carvings. Draw a wharenui using different shapes and label them.

Look at tā moko or kowhaiwhai patterns and fold paper to find symmetrical parts. Draw a simple pattern on one side of folded paper, then cut it out and unfold it to see the reflection. Discuss how symmetry is used in Māori art and nature.

Kaupapa: Tauanga (statistics)#

By the end of Tau 3 at kura, mokopuna can link pāngarau investigations to contexts relevant to te ao Māori.

Ideas for whānau activities#

Collect different natural objects like shells, stones, or leaves. Sort them into groups based on colour, size, or shape. Count how many of each type you found and discuss which type was the most or least common.

Record the weather every day for a week, for example, paki, ua, kāpuapua, hau kaha. Make a simple graph using stickers or drawings to represent weather type.

Kaupapa: Tūponotanga (probability)#

By the end of Tau 3 at kura, mokopuna can talk about what they are finding as they carry out investigations.

Ideas for whānau activities#

Roll a dice 20 times and keep a tally of how often each number appears. Predict which number will come up the most before rolling. Compare the results with the predictions and discuss patterns. Try with a different number of rolls and see if the results change.

Use tī rākau and colour 1 side of each stick with red and leave the other side plain. Drop the sticks on the ground and count how many lands red side up. Predict how many will be red before dropping them. Keep a tally and see if their predictions improve over time.