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Mathematics and Statistics

Phase 2 · Years 4–6 · Year 6

Number, algebra, measurement, geometry, statistics and probability.

  • Any whole number, negatives, squares and cubes
  • Order of operations; remainders as fractions or decimals
  • Thousandths, FDP fluency and finding the whole
  • Tables of values, coordinates and linear n-rules
  • Right triangles, cubic units, timetables and elapsed time
  • Triangles, quadrilaterals, tessellation and two-step transformations
  • Mean, range, time-series graphs and choosing a display
  • Theoretical probability and checking the sum is 1
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English

Phase 2 · Years 4–6 · Year 6

Oral language, reading and writing (structured literacy), then text and language studies in Years 9–10.

  • Presenting a short talk with a clear purpose
  • Academic word families and morphology
  • Comparing two texts on a similar idea
  • Cohesion: pronouns, connectives and tense control
  • Explanations and arguments with evidence
  • Passive voice beginning, cohesive devices, nuance
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Science

Phase 2 · Years 4–6 · Year 6

Nature of science plus living, material, physical, and Planet Earth and beyond — with Aotearoa contexts.

  • Variables, measurement and evidence-based claims
  • Ecosystems in Aotearoa, including native species
  • Mixtures, dissolving and reversible vs irreversible change
  • Forces, gravity, energy we can see and hear
  • Earth's tilt, water cycle and our place in the solar system
  • Native species, biosecurity and restoration
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Social Sciences

Phase 2 · Years 4–6 · Year 6

People, places, histories and citizenship in Aotearoa New Zealand.

  • Identity, culture and pepeha
  • Maps, environments and how people change places
  • Māori history, the Treaty, and whose story is told
  • Local government, voting and class treaties
  • Production, trade and looking after resources
  • Cultures of the Pacific and our connections
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Technology

Phase 2 · Years 4–6 · Year 6

Design, digital technologies and making solutions that help people.

  • Design thinking: empathise, ideate, prototype
  • Algorithms, data and digital citizenship
  • Resistant materials, food tech or textiles for purpose
  • Decomposition, debugging and patterns in code
  • Systems: electronics, networks or production lines
  • Did it meet the brief? Test with a user
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The Arts

Phase 2 · Years 4–6 · Year 6

Visual art, music, drama and dance exploration.

  • Visual language, composition and media choices
  • Rhythm, melody, dynamics and ensemble
  • Character, tension and dramatic structure
  • Motif, energy, choreographic devices
  • Responding with evidence: I notice… because…
  • Māori, Pacific and NZ arts — see, hear, participate with respect
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Health and Physical Education

Phase 2 · Years 4–6 · Year 6

Hauora, movement skills and healthy communities.

  • Specialised movement sequences and game sense
  • Hauora: taha tinana, hinengaro, whānau, wairua
  • Consent, communication and healthy relationships
  • Risk, first aid basics and online safety
  • Inclusion, fair play and belonging in games and kura
  • Healthy kai, sleep and being active most days
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Learning Languages

Phase 2 · Years 4–6 · Year 6

Te reo Māori and communication skills for additional languages.

  • Mihi beginnings: greet, name yourself, greet the group
  • Word families: numbers, time, kai and classroom
  • Questions and answers you can reuse all day
  • Dual-language texts: gist, then key kupu
  • A short mihi, comic or classroom dialogue
  • Tikanga: pōwhiri, manaakitanga, and using te reo with respect
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