Year 7 Learning from Home

Literacy

Reading Task 1: Elephant Toothpaste

Instructions:

Click here to read the journal article 'Elephant toothpaste'

  • Open your Google Drive and select your ‘Learning from Home’ folder

  • Open the Google Doc called Reading Task 1: Elephant toothpaste and record your answers to the comprehension questions in here.

Reading Task 2: Painting the Town

Instructions:

  • Open your Google Drive and select your ‘Learning from Home’ folder.

  • Open the Google Doc called Reading Task 2: Painting the Town and complete the task

  • Share it with your teacher when you are finished


Reading Task 3: Read Between the Lyrics

  • Open your Google Drive and select your 'Learning from Home' folder.

  • Open the Google Doc called Reading Task 3: Read Between the Lyrics and complete the task.

  • Share it with your teacher when you are finished.

Maths

Open your Dragon Maths book and go to Chapter 7: Geometry and Measurement


Complete 2 activities from this chapter. Once you have finished, check the back of the book for the answers.


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Mathletics

Check your Mathletics account for any tasks your teacher has set you

www.mathletics.com


Prototec

Click the link to visit Prototec and practise your basic facts

https://maths.prototec.co.nz/


Math Playground

Click the link to visit Math Playground and practise your number knowledge

https://www.mathplayground.com/math-games.html

P.E and Health

Physical

Complete a HIIT workout at your level of challenge:

EASY

MEDIUM

HARD

Taha Tinana & Taha Wairua

Looking after our Physical & Spiritual Well-Being

Train like a Superhero


In this HIIT session (High Intensity Interval Training session you will be put through your paces with the best of them.

Challenge your lockdown fitness level by seeing if you can complete this entire session without giving in.

Have you got what it takes?


Avengers HIIT Fitness Session



STEAM

Flying Long

Who can make the best paper dart?


Watch these videos on paper planes and see if you can make a winner!


​​World record paper plane


5 incredible paper planes

Google Drawings

Watch this video and what interesting and fun artwork you can create!

How does hand sanitiser work?


Take a look at this short movie MOVIE

The best way to wash your hands is with soap and water, but hand sanitiser is good too. This explains why. If anybody asks you about this, you will be able to tell them!

p.s. You don’t need to worry about voting for the next question at the end of the video!

Te Reo Māori


Kōruru - Knucklebones


Knuckle bones has been played for thousands of years all around the world, including by Māori, who call it Kōruru.

You will need

5 small flat stones per player.

Tips for learning

Practise gently throwing 1-2 stones and catching them on the back of your hand.

Then try throwing one stone, picking up another, and catching the first in your hand before it hits the ground.

How to play

1. Hold all five stones in one hand. Throw them up in the air and catch as many as you can on the (flat) back of your hand.

2. Now push your hand into the air, so the stones fly up, and flip your hand back over, catching as many as you can.

3. Place caught stones (ruru) aside, keeping hold of just one, then use this stone to play:

Ruru tahi (pick up 1):

Throw your stone in the air, and pick up one of the fallen stones at a time – putting each in the ruru pile, until all stones have been picked up.

Ruru rua (pick up 2):

Do steps 1-3 again, but this time, pick up two stones at a time to place in the ruru pile.

Ruru toru and wha:

Repeat steps 1-3m trying ruru toru (pick up 3) and ruru whā (pick up 4).