Posts by Matt Astle
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Overcoming Māori Voyaging Challenges
Students are naturally inquisitive. Inquiry-based learning utilises this innate thirst for knowledge to develop students' critical and creative thinki…
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Number Sense
Number sense is the ability to be flexible with numbers. It helps students understand both how number systems work, and how numbers relate to each oth…

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Baking-With-Science
During Crazy Chemistry inquiry, Room 8 students learnt that baking bread is as much about science as it is about baking. Having previously learnt abou…
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The Drama of Instructional Writing
By incorporating children’s love of drama and performance, students in Room 8 utilised their oral language and teamwork skills to build excitement for…