Final Saturday Post for 2025 – 2026 Summer Learning Journey

Kia ora to everyone who has contributed and participated in our Summer Learning Journey,  whether you have been sharing all summer or have joined the SLJ recently, we…

Bug Treasure Hunt-Step it Up

Discover facts about the bugs you have hunted!

Bug Treasure Hunt-Kick Start

Hunting for bugs!

Peripatus – Step it Up

  Make a slime shooting catapult, shoot slime and see how far it goes!  

Peripatus – Kick Start

Make a Peripatus inspired mushy snack!

Experiments with Eleanor: Week 6

Today’s Experiment: Seeds in a Bag Watch Eleanor’s Experiment on demand, have a go and share your discoveries.

Pekapeka-Roosting Locally-Step it up.

Design a pekapeka bat roost.  

Pekapeka-Living Locally-Kick Start

Create your own pekapeka bat ornament!

Koha o Aotearoa He Taumata Anō

Titohia taau ake waiata e pa ana ki “He Pukeko i roto i te Rakau Ponga”. Whakamahi i te waiata “He Pukeko i roto i te Rakau Ponga”…

Mokomoko Manor – Step It Up

 Build a lizard lounge!

Koha o Aotearoa He Tīmatanga

Waihangahia he korero whakamohio e whakaatu ana i to 5 runga rawa atu o nga ‘Nga Kararehe Maori o Aotearoa’. Create a infographic showing your top 5 ‘New…

Mokomoko Manor – Kick Start

 Design a space to attract lizards into your garden.

Kea Conservationists – Step it up

Design a Kea-proof container!Remember to leave a comment if we have missed any of your blog posts! Every post should receive a comment from us.

Kea Conservationists – Kick Start

Learn, create and share about Kea! 

Summer Saturday Special – Week 5

Catch up on this week’s highlights including some of the outstanding posts of the week. Have we missed your blog? Please respond in the comments if you have…

Magical Horses – Step It Up

Draw an Alicorn or Pegasus 

Magical Horses – Kick Start

  

Dragon Explorers – Step It Up

You’re an explorer…create a postcard sharing your adventures searching for dragons.

Dragon Explorers – Kick Start

Design and create a digital dragon postage stamp.  

Mountain Stone Wētā – Step It Up

 Design your own creature that can live in the extreme cold, inspired by Bigfoot, a yeti or even an abominable snowman! 

Experiments with Eleanor: Week 5

Today’s Experiment: Walking Water Watch Eleanor’s Experiment on demand, have a go and share your discoveries.  

Mountain Stone Wētā – Kick Start

 Compare the Mountain Stone Wētā with another animal that lives in extreme conditions… a camel, polar bear, tardigrade the choice is yours. 

Āraiteuru & Niua – He Taumata Anō

 Ka taki i ngā tapuwae Āraiteuru raua ko Niua (ngā taniwha) ki Te Ao Kūkara.

Mysterious Creatures – Step it up

Create your own mysterious sea creatures with SculptGL

Āraiteuru & Niua – He Tīmatanga

 Hangaia tētahi Hakoritanga o ngā taniwha tokorua ko Āraiteuru raua ko Niua. 

Mysterious Creatures – Kick Start

 Create your own mysterious dinosaur creatures

The Octopus Battle – Step it Up

Create a mythical mosaic!

The Great Octopus Battle – Kick Start

Create a poster of ‘The Great Octopus Battle’

Summer Saturday Special – Week 4

Missed an activity! Catch up on this week’s highlights including some of the outstanding posts of the week.

Megalodon and More

Make a cartoon Megalodon, or extinct animal of your choice.

The Mighty Megalodon – Kick Start

  Create a colourful megalodon mosaic!

Tuatara Taonga – Step It Up

Design an enriching enclosure for a Tuatara.

Tuatara Taonga – Kick Start

Create a Tuatara using your choice of art media.  

Guardians of the Wild – Step it Up

Create a  conservation video to champion an endangered species! 

Experiments with Eleanor: Week 4

Today’s Experiment: Dancing Raisins Watch Eleanor’s Experiment on demand, have a go and share your discoveries.

Guardians of the Wild – Kick Start

Create a pokemon style Guardians of the Wild trading card 

Te Ngarohanga o ngā parirau o te Kiwi – He taumata anō

He taumata anō: Waihangatia he pakiwaitara hou mō te pūrākau nei. Step It Up: Create a What if? story that might change this legend.

Haast Eagle – Step it Up

Write a story or investigate the legend of Pouākai.

Te Ngarohanga o ngā parirau o te Kiwi – He tīmatanga

He Tīmatanga: Kei te kao i ngā kōrero mō te ngarohanga o ngā parirau o te kiwi. Kātahi ka hanga pakiwaituhi. Kick start: Learn about how the kiwi…

Haast Eagle – Kick Start

Measure the wingspan of a Haast Eagle

Wētā – Demon Grasshopper Step It Up

Design a wētā warrior!

Wētā – Demon Grasshopper Kick Start

Create a comic strip or graphic novel about Wētā

Summer Saturday Special – Week 3

Missed an activity! Catch up on this week’s highlights including some of the outstanding posts of the week.

Pe’a and the Flying Fox – Step it Up

What do the Pe’a and the Flying Fox have in common?

The Flying Fox – Kick Start

Flying Fox or Fruit Bat… what’s the difference?

Feathers – Step it Up

  Find out all about feathers then create a quiz to test others knowledge!  

Feathers – Kick Start

Create a paper or digital korowai / feather cloak! 

Beak Breakers – Step it Up

Step it up with a Te  Reo  Tongue Twister

Experiments with Eleanor: Week 3

Today’s Experiment: Balloon Static Magic Watch Eleanor’s Experiment on demand, have a go and share your discoveries.  

Beak Breakers – Kick start

Create a tongue twister bird call 

Manu Mahi Kuhutahi – He taumata anō / Step it up

Kei te hanga koe i tētahi manu ki ngā taputapu tangorua o te kāinga! Whakaarohia ngā peke pepa, patara kirihou, he rango pepa, kei a koe te tikanga!…

Natural Art-Step it up

  Creating natural art images of flying fauna.

Manu Mahi Kuhutahi – He tīmatanga / Kick start

Kei te hanga koe i ōu ake manurere pepa – e toru ngā momo hei kōwhiringa māu!  

Natural Art-Kick Start

Creating flying fauna with natural materials.

Flying Suits – Step It Up

Design a gliding suit for a small, lightweight object!

Flying Squirrels – Kick Start

Design and build a model of a flying squirrel

Summer Saturday Special – Week 2

Another fun experiment with Eleanor to try PLUS catch up on this week’s highlights including some of the outstanding posts of the week.

Anteaters vs Aardvarks – Step it Up

Compare different animals! Who would win each category?

Anteater vs Termites – Kick Start

Create your own unusual predator

Prey vs Predator – Step it up

Who rules the food web?

Prey vs Predator – Kick Start

On the African Savannah

Experiments with Eleanor: Week 2

Today’s Experiment: Secret Messages Watch Eleanor’s Experiment on demand, have a go and share your discoveries.

Predator Free 2050 – Step It Up

Create a predator pick-a-path quiz!

Predator Free 2050 – Kick Start

Learn about NZ predators; possums, stoats and rats. 

Ngā Parirau Pūrerehua – He taumata anō / Step it up

Kei te hanga koe i tētahi pūrerehua ki Tānga Kūkara – ko te whāinga matua ki te noho taurite ngā taha e rua. 

Project Tiger – Step It Up

Step it up: Create an animation of your chosen tiger moving through it’s habitat. As an apex predator, they are often difficult to see in the wild –…

Ngā Parirau Pūrerehua – He tīmatanga / Kick start

Kei te tā koe i tōu ake purerehua. Ko te whāinga matua he whakatae ki ngā āhuatanga kirihuna, kātahi ka huna, ka whakairi ki tētahi wāhi i tō…

Project Tiger – Kick Start

Kick Start: Tigers are one of the most powerful predators. Learn some information about them and create a fact file on your chosen Tiger!

Animal Tricksters – Step It Up

Design your own animal trickster.

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Animal Tricksters – Kick Start

 Can you work out which animal doesn’t belong?

Summer Saturday Special – Week 1

Catch up on Week 1 highlights including some of the outstanding posts of the week.

Bug Hotel – Step it Up

Record a video of yourself creating your bug hotel.

Bug Hotel – Kick Start

Use recycled and natural materials to build a bug hotel! 

Octopus Oddities – Step it Up

Create a poster to teach others about octopuses.

Octopus Oddities – Kick Start

Create an octopus using the online colouring tool or craft your own!

Legs Legs Legs? – Step It Up

 Turbo Needs Some Wheels! 

Experiments with Eleanor: Week 1

Today’s Experiment: Water Refraction Trick Watch Eleanor’s Experiment on demand, have a go and share your discoveries.

Legs Legs Legs? – Kick Start

Mosha wants a new leg!   

Wētā Punga – He taumata anō / Step it up

Kei te hanga wētā punga ki te paraoa pokepoke!

Legs Tally – Step it Up

Learn about giant centipedes!

Wētā Punga – He tīmatanga / Kick Start

Ka ako i ngā kōrero mō te wētā punga, kātahi ka tā i tētahi! 

Legs Tally – Kick Start

 Show your maths knowledge using centipede legs.

Art in the Web – Step it Up

Step it Up: Take a closer look at the secrets of spider webs — from zig-zag patterns that warn off birds to the super-strong silk that even scientists…

Art in the Web – Kick Start

This kick start challenge is all about spider webs — exploring how these tiny artists create their masterpieces, and then having a go at drawing your own! 

Teaser Week – Step it Up

Create an animal with Superpowers

Teaser Week – Kick Start

Critters and Creatures with superpowers!

Critters and Creatures 🐞🪳

 The Summer Learning Journey 2025-2026  starts on Monday 15th December. The theme is Critters and Creatures. Each week there will be a different topic for you to…

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