Posts by Leanne Jackson
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To Tatou Maunga Kaha - Our Mighty Mountain
Our pepeha is a taonga because it gives us a deeper connection to our whenua and ancestry. Learning and understanding our pepeha is a way of celebrati…
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Dragons, Dragons, Dragons!
The dragons in the Ready to Read book Dragons, Dragons, Dragons! by Feana Tu’akoi felt a bit lonely and sad. They realised they needed to make new fri…
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Silly Snakes
‘Snakes’ is such an interesting word. It starts with the blend ‘sn’ and has a bossy e at the end so the letter ‘a’ is a long vowel (says it’s name). T…
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Designing A Maths Game
Our thoughts turned to revising and consolidating our basic maths skills. In a writing activity Room 13 students explained what their need was and how…
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Learning Te Reo Māori Phrases
Principal Paula Farquhar wanted staff to become more confident in understanding and using te reo Māori phrases.
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Kapa Haka 2022
Kapa Haka is the name for Māori performing arts, kapa means to form a line, and haka is to dance. It is a powerful combination of song, dance and chan…
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Double It!
What do you do when a fantastic teaching opportunity lands in your lap? You run with it, boots and all. That’s exactly what happened when announced in…
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The Kuia and the Spider
An effective way of integrating te Reo into the classroom is by using picture books.
Exploring Art Elements
Room 13’s woven owl Calendar Art project was the perfect opportunity to explore different art elements.
Lines were drawn on a piece of paper to show …
Lines were drawn on a piece of paper to show …
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Mack’s Tasty Fruit Salad
I was having a conversation with Mack about his weekend when he mentioned he had made a fruit salad with his mum.
Being a fan of this dessert, I aske…
Being a fan of this dessert, I aske…
