NZ-a-Thon

Years 0,1 and 2

Week 1 questions

Places

1. What am I?

I live on the farm.

I am usually white. Sometimes I am black.

There are millions of us living in New Zealand.

I give you my wool and meat

to sell to other countries.

2. Be careful…

I’m full of boiling hot mud and hot steamy water.

Traditionally the Maori used these for cooking.

Don’t fall in or you’ll get burned! I must be visiting...

3. Draw me

I am very, very tall.

You can walk around me.

You can jump off me.

I have a red light to tell the pilots I’m here.

I am the... Draw me.

4. Count me.

How many main

islands are there

in NZ?What are their names?

5.

The Maori name for New Zealand is _________________

Week 2

Citizenship

6. What am I? Where will you find me?

7. Who, what, where, when?

8. We are…

What is another word we use for New Zealanders?

9. Make me.

How many stars are on the New Zealand flag?

What will you find in the top left corner?

Draw the New Zealand flag.

10. Who works in this building?

Name 5 important people who work in this building.

What are their jobs?

Week 3

We are Unique or Unusual

11.

Find 3 words/phrases that are New Zealand colloquialisms. What do they mean?

12.

New Zealand is the first country in the world each day to see the new day.

What New Zealand town is first to see the sun each day?

13.Who Am I?

My name is _________

and my story was

written by __________

One interesting fact

about me is_________________

14. Find out…

I am a famous NZ toy.

You pull me along the floor.

My yellow wings roll around and around.

I usually have a red body with stripes.

Find out and name 4 members of staff who had one of these as a child.

15. Which one is New Zealand’s national bird?

I am special to New Zealand.

I’m a bird but I can’t fly.

I’m awake when you are sleeping.

A B C D

Activities (each activity is worth 5 stamps)

Make your awhina animal

Learn a waiata

Complete an orienteering activity at lunch time (1 or more)

Visit the library and complete a library activity (1 or more)

Draw a map of Willowbank School

Where in New Zealand is George? – see separate PDF