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…

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…

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