1. Owairaka Team Homework
Terms 3 & 4, 2015
DUE EVERY FORTNIGHT (every two weeks)
● Complete TWO homework activities from the table below. Year 4’s ONLY need to complete
ONE activity.
● If you choose an activity in a coloured box, it is expected it’ll take you two weeks to complete it.
● Do your BEST work. Ensure you have beautiful book standards.
● Remember to fill in your Reading Log and participate in Mathletics. Your teacherwill check
these also.
ACTING IT OUT
Act out a transaction between a
customer and a sales assistant,
checkout operator etc. Write a script
(play). Think carefully about the
language used.
Video it or act it out in front of your
class.
JUNK MAIL SHOPPING
You have $20 to spend on your school
lunches this week. Cut out and glue in
from supermarket brochures what
you would buy and what you would
pack for your lunch for 5 days.
Remember to be healthy.
MONEY, MONEY, MONEY
Research and list 10 songs that
have money in the lyrics or song
title MONEY. Don’t forget to say
the artist and the year it was
released.
GROCERY SHOPPING
Go and help do your family’s groceries.
Look at the prices and find things
more expensive and cheaper for the
same type of thing, e.g. Homebrand
flour $1.99 (1.5kg), Champion flour
$3.69 (1.5kg). You can use
www.countdown.co.nz and sort by price
if you like.
CHRISTMAS IS COMING!
It’s time to start saving and buying
gifts for your family. You have $100
to spend. Divide $100 by the number
of people in your family. List their
names. What would you buy for each
member of your family? What is the
price?
WHO’S THAT?
Who are the people on our
banknotes? Choose ONE of them
and research what they are
famous. Why do you think they
were chosen to be represented on
our currency?
DICTIONARY
Create a glossary for 10 monetary
terms. Provide examples if necessary.
You can use pictures if you like.
HOW MANY?
How many 3 letter words or more can
you make from
“FINANCIAL LITERACY”.
Remember you can only use a letter
the same amount of times it appears.
MONEY MAKER
Create a new NZ coin or banknote.
Illustrate the front and back.
Explain why you chose the person,
bird, animal, plant, pattern, value
etc.
AROUND THE WORLD
New Zealand’s currency is the dollar.
a) Research what 10 other countries
call their currency. b) How much of
each of the foreign currencies can you
get for NZ$1?
ORDERING VALUE
Choose a supermarket receipt and
order the items from least expensive
to most expensive
Choose a receipt with 10-20 items.
ABC, 123
Create an Alphabet Key about
everything to do with Money. If
you can think of more words
beginning with the same letter, add
it too! The more words, the better!
2. PART 1: BAKING UP A STORM
Bake a cake, biscuits, scones, muffins
or slice.
If you were at a cake stall how much
would you price each piece for? How
much could you make?
PART 2: BAKING UP A STORM
Create a poster to advertise your
Cake Stall, include date, venue, price
range, why you are fundraising, what
you’re selling
WORDS & MONEY
Research 5 phrases/idioms that
have to do with money, what do
they mean?
Have you heard them before?
CHA-CHING!
Brainstorm as many ways to describe
money using poetry, e.g. simile,
metaphor, onomatopoeia, alliteration,
adjectives. Now try to write a poem
using some of them.
HEY, BIG SPENDER!
Set a money goal for something you
need to save for. Be realistic.
Plan how you will earn and save the
money. How long will you need to save
for?
HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR FREE
TIME?
Create a 5 day timetable for
Monday to Friday. Time table what
you do after school.
OR create a video blog no longer
than 2 minutes to share with your
class.
GROW YOUR OWN
Have a go growing your own
vegetables? Provide photographic
evidence and a diary. Did you enjoy the
experience? Do you think it is better
to grow your own veggies? Why?
INTERVIEW A PARENT
Construct a list of 5-10 questions
enquiring about how they earned, spent
and saved money when they were your
age. Interview a parent or caregiver and
record their answers.
BACK IN TIME
Research what people used before
money. How did they get what they
needed to live? Write a short
explanation (1-2 paragraphs)
PROFESSIONAL SPORT
What is the difference between an
amateur and a professional athlete?
Create a table of 10 professional
athletes, the country/team they play
for, the sport, how much they earn.
Order them from highest to lowest by
how much they earn.
NEW ZEALAND’S FLAG
Using an A4 piece of paper design a
flag, which reflects New Zealand. Be
creative. Write a brief explanation
why you chose your design.
CURRENT AFFAIRS
Watch the news for 3 days in a
row. Write what were the stories
that were:
a. Sad
b. Funny
c. Heroic
d. Scary
Don’t forget to say what you
thought of each. Provide a little
blurb about each of the news
stories.
TAP N GO
Research this new way of paying and
interview 4 people who have this
facility. Create a PMI chart to show
what people think of it.
CLEVER SHOPPER
Select your favourite toy and find out
how much it costs at 3 different
stores. Record the prices and the
difference between each store
PAYING THE BILLS
Ask your parents for an estimate
or the actual cost of living in your
house- find out the power, water,
phone/internet, Sky TV (if you
have it). Work out how much per
day your family has to pay for
these.
3. TO EFTPOS OR NOT TO EFTPOS
‘All 10 year olds should have an eftpos
card’
Write a persuasive piece of writing to
tell us why or why not.
HOLIDAY
Using brochures and the internet, plan
a 7 day family holiday. Make sure you
include flights, accommodation, daily
activities and meals.
HAVING A PET
Everyone loves having a pet, but
how much do they actually cost?
Find out the costs of having a
cat/dog from purchasing the pet to
registering it, feeding and housing
it for a month. Work out how much
it costs to have a pet each year.
QUIZ
Create 10 quiz cards OR a 10 question
quiz for your class. Your subject is:
MONEY! You may do foreign currency;
how much is…? with photos of a
variety of coins; NZ coins and
banknotes; banking and money word
meanings. Be creative.
WHAT IS A BANK?
Create an Information Report using
either a Flip Book or a Keynote
slideshow about “a bank”. Remember
you need to classify a bank, and
provide information in categories
about a bank. You will need to do some
research.
PUZZLEMAKER
Create a word puzzle using
http://www.discoveryeducation.co
m/free-puzzlemaker/ OR create a
wordfind or word jumble nicely on
paper.
Take a screen capture or print
your final puzzle. You will need the
answers to!
TOPIC: Shopping
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
One way to save money is using public
transport regularly, rather than
running a car. This is possible for some
people and not for others. Create a
PMI for using Public Transport, e.g.,
bus, train
DONATING TO A CHARITY
What is a charitable trust? Choose
and research a Charitable Trust in
New Zealand. How do they support
the community or a group of people?
Where does the money they fundraise
go? Would you donate to them? Why?
FREE STUFF
Research online or look in the local
newspaper, interview your parents
and find what activities there are
to do in Auckland for free! Create
a table listing the venue, the type
of activity, and the address for
each activity.
RADIO JINGLE
Create a radio jingle to advertise a
good or service. It must be 30 seconds
or less. You need to include in your
jingle: name, phone number and other
information. Be prepared to share
your jingle in front of the class!
GARAGE SALE
You’re having a garage sale. Create a
sign/poster to advertise your garage
sale. It needs to be BOLD, and include
the address, time, and any special
items for sale.
BARGAIN HUNTING
Visit an Opportunity Shop or
Secondhand Store and see what
bargain you can buy. Record the
event… what did you purchase?
How much? How much do you think
it would have cost you brand new?
Is this a good way to find some
things? Why?
MONOPOLY
Play the board game, Monopoly, any
version with your family or friends.
Write a recount afterwards about how
the game played out. What was your
strategy? Did it work for you?
FROM FARM, TO STORE
Create a comic using Comic Life or a
flow chart (with pictures, if possible)
to show the process of growing and
getting a fresh, frozen or dried
product to the supermarket. You may
choose any food item.
ON SALE!
Choose a junk mail brochure and
select 5 items. Cut them out and
glue them in (or take a photo).
What is their original price? What
is their discounted price? Work
out how much money you would
save (the difference for each)?
