Matariki – The Seven Stars of Matariki – Activity sheets for the book

An easy-to-use, print-and-go resource when learning about and celebrating the Māori New Year.

This resource is a set of activity sheets to be used after reading the following book to your class:
Title: The Seven Stars of Matariki
Author: Toni Rolleston-Cummins
Illustrator: Nikki Slade-Robinson

The activity sheets suit a range of levels and abilities.

Included:
♦ Word Search – junior and senior
♦ Order the events
♦ Cloze
♦ Label the birds x2
♦ Vocabulary match (English/Māori) – cut and paste
♦ Letter boxes – junior and senior (word shapes activity)
♦ Writing - If I could change into a tīwaiwaka (fantail), I would ...
♦ Trifold – beginning, middle, end
♦ Storyboard – blank template
♦ Survey and graph – Favourite NZ bird
♦ Newspaper article – writing task
♦ Character traits
♦ Acrostic poems x2
♦ Binocular - picture drawing and writing
♦ Book cover design
♦ Postage stamp design

Answer Sheets:
Answer sheets are provided for: word searches, ordering events, cloze, and vocabulary matching.

Designed on A4 size paper.


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