We love sensory bags at our house. Ever since I made our first sensory bag, Jumbled Snowman, over a year ago, they are always a guaranteed hit. It is a great way to provide hands on play for toddlers and preschoolers. So of course our Study of the Stars would not be…

Today we have found 6 Matariki star crafts. Matariki also called the Pleiades is a group of stars which signals the Māori New Year which is commonly celebrated in New Zealand. The group of starts rises in New Zealand’s midwinter during June. In recent years Matariki has become a way to celebrate Maori culture and brings together all […]

Matariki Biscuits straight out of the oven None of the ingredients in the batch of Matariki Biscuits I baked last Friday were available to Maori when they first began celebrating Matariki in Aotearoa. Given the damage that too much butter, sugar and white flour have done to the health of Kiwis of all ethnicities since then, this was probably a good thing. However if baked as a once-a-year treat a batch of these biscuits will not hurt anyone, and may even bring joy to those who like…

This Matariki Star game is great for your kids to play in groups or independently and helps with their ability to match things and improves their memory skills.

Galactic Starveyors Popsicle Stick Star Craft that is easy and simple to make. Make premade for preschoolers to decorate while older kids can make their own

One of the things I've missed doing in the last three years before I began my current position, was learning about Matariki with my very own class. Last year and the year before I got to do a bit with classes I was relieving in. I've blogged previously about Matariki. Matariki - an overview of a unit of work from 2012 when I had a Year 5-8 class. Matariki Art from 2016 when I was relieving in a couple of Year 5/6 classes. A touch of Matariki for 2017 when I relieved in a Y3/4 last year…

This simple art lesson will leave you and everyone else impressed! It is always a popular lesson and with the added Matariki star poupou pictures its a great activity to add variety to your Matariki celebrations. Download the resource now - or, join Te Reo Club and have unlimited access to heaps of great resources like this! ---> tereoclub.co.nz Firstly, look at the Matariki pou and talk about what symbols are in the picture. Which star could they represent? After looking at the whetū and…

Kia Ora! I am on a MISSION to have te reo Māori spoken in every classroom in Aotearoa. This pae tukutuku (website) is to tautoko those many kaiako who are both teaching and learning te

Easy Paper Kite for Kids: This Instructable will show you how to make a simple, easy-to-make, easy-to-fly, paper kite that is great for kids.

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This three-part resource looks at the seven stars that make up the Matariki star cluster, as well as related personalities.

The celebration of Matariki, the Māori New Year, has grown in popularity in recent years. Read on to learn 5 ways to introduce Matariki in your classroom.

I cannot believe that we are already in Week 6 of our Weekly Virtual Book Club for Kids! Last week we had way too much fun with spiders. We even went tarantula hunting and we also created sparkly spider webs and a spider sticky wall. This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. This week is night-themedContinue Reading