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Links to other areas of the Curriculum - Coggle Diagram
Links to other areas of the Curriculum
Learning Languages
Learning Māori vocabulary and concepts such as Matariki, whakapapa, whānau, hapū, and iwi.
Developing understanding of Te Reo Māori and culture.
Comparing Māori concepts with similar ideas in other languages and cultures.
Technology
Develop products for a Matariki event, such as invitations, posters, or community resources.
Creating models of the Matariki star cluster using different materials.
Coding to design a simple game, quiz, or interactive star map about Matariki.
Using digital tools to research and share stories, traditions, and knowledge.
Compare traditional Māori knowledge with modern technologies used in astronomy and environmental monitoring.
Creating digital simulations to explore the movement of stars and seasonal cycles.
English
Reading Māori legends, stories, and information texts about Matariki. Including personal family stories (Reading)
Text form, structure, style, and features - including poems, stories, non-fiction, articles, chapter books ect. different view and different structures,
How language and text feature in Matariki related texts influence feelings, thoughts and actions and (Critical analysis) - the same text can have different views from different readers.
Retelling key events in a Matariki story and making statements about the meaning or message (Comprehension)
Oral Language
Interviewing whānau or community members about their experiences of Matariki. (using questions to explore ideas, cause and effect)
Present a prepared presentation about Matariki (this could link to writing and the interview idea)
Listening to and interpreting different perspectives.
Writing
Writing personal reflections about their own identity, family, sense of belonging.
Retelling learnt information about Matariki.
Writing opinions and reasoning about their identity through Matariki
Health & Physical Education
Learning and playing traditional Māori games.
Building respect, inclusion, and understanding within communities.
Learning about
Hauora (Wellbeing)
Taha whānau (social wellbeing)
Taha hinengaro (mental/emotional wellbeing)
Taha tinana (physical wellbeing)
Taha wairua (spiritual wellbeing)
Science
Studying the Matariki star cluster and its appearance in the night sky.
Understanding seasonal changes and traditional Māori knowledge of the environment.
Investigating why Matariki signals the Māori New Year.
Examining how seasonal changes affect plants, animals, and people.
Comparing traditional Māori knowledge (mātauranga Māori) with modern scientific explanations.
Mathematics & Statistics
Number Operations
Using Addition, Subtraction ect. in number sentences and relating to aspects of celebrations
Alegebra
Create Kōwhaiwhai that relate to identity and growths using patterns
Measurement
Comparing the sizes of the Matariki stars
Measuring and calculating time, ie.track when Matariki rises each year
Comparing Māori calendar cycles with the Gregorian calendar.
Geometry
Exploring in geometry, ie shape of the star
Looking at Matariki artwork and exploring and identifying the shapes within it.
Statistics
Collecting and analyzing data, ie. gathering information about favorite Matariki activties; survying classmates about how they celebrate Matariki
Create graphs about data around Matariki celebrations and what different classmates do
Social Sicence
Understanding how Matariki strengthens identity, belonging, and community.
Exploring Māori traditions, values, and cultural practices.
Investigating how Matariki has been celebrated in the past and present.
Learning about mātauranga Māori and its importance in New Zealand history.