Free primary resource: Constellations and their stories

Explore Matariki through stars, stories, and creative classroom learning

Celebrate Matariki in your primary classroom with this free downloadable PDF resource, an excerpt from Discovering Aotearoa New Zealand – Years 1–3: Book 2.

This resource invites students to understand the significance of constellations in the sky, including Matariki, and make connections between constellations, storytelling, and art. The activity encourages rich discussion, creative thinking, and observation of the night sky whilst supporting cross-curricular learning through science, social studies and the arts. Ideal for use during Matariki season, this PDF is ready to download, print or project for an engaging and meaningful classroom experience.

Liked this free downloadable resource from Essential Resources? Check out the full Discovering Aotearoa New Zealand series by Julia Burton.

Ages: 3-6 | Pages: 6 | Code: E31269F

Series: Discovering Aotearoa New Zealand

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Nefertiti Bruce

Nefertiti Bruce, M.Ed. is an Early Childhood Specialist and trainer for the Devereux Early Childhood Initiative (DECI), and provides professional development and consultation to early childhood programmes across the United States. Nefertiti is the co-author of Building your bounce: Simple strategies for a resilient you, a tool to help adults strengthen their resilience.

Devereux is the US’s largest non-profit educational and behavioural health care organisation. With a focus on promoting young children’s healthy social and emotional development and resilience, to date the Devereux Early Childhood Initiative (DECI) has helped more than 3 million children across the US. In 2009, the Devereux Center for Resilient Children (DCRC) was created to advance Deveruex’s commitment to primary prevention and promotion of resilience of all children.

Karen Cairone

Karen B. Cairone, M.Ed. is a Special Projects/Trainer for the Devereux Early Childhood Initiative (DECI), where she is responsible for resource development, serves as editor of the national newsletter, and works on various other special projects for DECI. She is the co-writer and co-producer of the Facing the challenges DVDs, Classroom moments DVD and accompanying training, and the co-author of For now and forever: A family guide for the social and emotional development of infants and toddlers.