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What happened at Parihaka in 1881? This Parihaka integrated literacy unit will help children learn about what happened on November 5th 1881 at Parihaka through the use of the book 'Remember that November'. This literacy unit will easily provide you with all the planning and resources for at least a week's worth of literacy activities. Add the visual arts ideas to it and you will have your afternoons sorted as well! This literacy unit includes the following: detailed teacher notes a shared readi

This Māori arts printmaking teaching resource provides a ready-to-use, culturally responsive introduction to printing techniques including crayon rubbings (frottage), dry roller prints, wet roller prints and overprints. The students design and make their own printing plate using traditional elements of kōwhaiwhai such as koru, patiki, mangopare, rauru and others. They learn how to create different types of prints using crayons, printing rollers and printing ink. This resource includes every

The following 8 visual arts units are included in this bundle: Printmaking - Elements of Kōwhaiwhai Level 2&3 Matariki Art Star Constellation Level 1Matariki Art Star Constellation Level 2&3Matariki Pop Up Star Art Level 1Matariki Pop Up Star Art Level 2&3Parihaka Art Ideas Remember that NovemberParihaka Feather Drawings Art Unit Level 2&3Parihaka Feather Tape Art Unit Level 2&3All curriculum levels refer to the New Zealand Curriculum. Please click on the individual resources to read a detailed

This is a bundle of Chapters 1-10 of the Aotearoa The New Zealand Story Task Board Activities resource. This task board activities resource is based on the beautiful book Aotearoa The New Zealand Story by Gavin Bishop. There are four activities for each double-spread (chapter) of this book. The resource is designed as independent task board activities, but they could easily be used as whole class tasks. Aotearoa The New Zealand Story Task Board Activities are currently available individually fo

This bundle includes both Parihaka Feather Drawings Art and Parihaka Feather Tape Art unit plans. Parihaka Feather Drawings Art UnitIn this unit students create feather art by drawing feather outlines onto tissue paper. The step-by-step instructions make this visual arts unit easy and enjoyable to implement. Children will practise their drawings skills while also making connections to their learning about Parihaka and the importance of the feathers as a symbol of passive resistance. The use o

This GIGA bundle includes TWO Parihaka Visual Arts Unit PlansTWO Parihaka Poetry resources Parihaka Integrated Literacy Unit (Remember that November).It will provide you with 2-4 weeks worth of Literacy and Visual Arts teaching and learning activities around the topic of PARIHAKA. You will be able to use and adapt these units and activities for many years to come. PARIHAKA INTEGRATED LITERACY UNIT (Remember that November)This unit includes the following detailed teacher notes a shared reading p

These ready-to-use printable ANZAC DAY Acrostic Poem Templates come in 4 different designs with the following pre-printed words: COURAGEPARADESOLDIERPEACEThe same 4 designs also come with 5, 6 or 7 blank lines for students to select their own title words for their acrostic poem. This will allow your students to write more individual acrostic poems. Word suggestions for the blank lines could be: 5 lines: TRUCE, POPPY, FIELD, ANZAC 6 lines: SPIRIT, STRONG, BATTLE 7 lines: BRAVERY, WARTIME, S

This MEGA bundle includes two Parihaka Poetry Activity resources plus the entire Parihaka Integrated Literacy Unit (Remember that November). Parihaka Integrated Literacy Unit What happened at Parihaka in 1881? This Parihaka integrated literacy unit will help children learn about what happened on November 5th 1881 at Parihaka through the use of the book 'Remember that November'. This literacy unit will easily provide you with all the planning and resources for at least a week's worth of literac

This bundle includes two Matariki Star Visual Arts units for Levels 2 and 3 of the New Zealand Curriculum. Both resources come with a printable unit plan and a Google slide show to support your teaching. Both units have the celebration of Matariki at their centre. Matariki Pop Up Star Art UnitThis unit explores the celebration of Matariki in a creative, meaningful way by enabling children to choose a star they can relate to. Tamariki learn about the meaning of each star of the Matariki constel

This Parihaka Haiku Poem activity explains the structure of a Haiku poem and provides an easy-to-use scaffold for students to create their own Haiku poem about Parihaka. Students brainstorm a list of words relating to Parihaka, identify the number of syllables in each word and then select the words to fit the structure of the Haiku poem. Each activity sheet has a text sample which can be used as a whole class introduction or for teacher reference, followed by blank templates. There are four

This is a bundle of Chapters 6-10 of the Aotearoa The New Zealand Story Task Board Activities resource. This task board activities resource is based on the beautiful book Aotearoa The New Zealand Story by Gavin Bishop. There are four activities for each double-spread (chapter) of this book. The resource is designed as independent task board activities, but they could easily be used as whole class tasks. Aotearoa The New Zealand Story Task Board Activities are currently available individually fo

Use this resource to introduce whakatauki into your classroom programme to foster a warm learning environment and encourage positive behaviour in a culturally responsive way. This resource contains the following: · six popular bilingual whakatauki displayed in an attractive poster to be printed off or cast on a screen · teaching suggestions on how to use the whakatauki in the classroom · posters with the following questions prompts to introduce the whakatauki: What do you think this whakata

Celebrate Matariki with this Level 2 & 3 Matariki Pop Up Star Art unit. This unit explores the celebration of Matariki in a creative, meaningful way by enabling children to choose a star they can relate to. Tamariki learn about the meaning of each star of the Matariki constellation and choose one for their picture in celebration of Matariki. This unit provides an introduction and exploration of tinting a colour (yellow) with white and shading a colour (blue) with black. They cut the star out o

Celebrate Matariki with this easy-to-implement Level 1 Matariki Star Art unit. Small hands with developing fine-motor skills will be able to create a beautiful Matariki constellation picture using masking tape, crayons/pastels and paint. This resource comes with a printable unit plan and a Google slide show to support your teaching. The unit plan includes:a 6 page detailed unit plan with Level 1 achievement objectives, specific learning outcomes and possible assessment questionsdetailed lesso

Celebrate Matariki with this Level 1 Matariki Pop Up Star Art unit. This unit provides an introduction and exploration of tinting a colour (yellow) with white and shading a colour (blue) with black. It explores the celebration of Matariki in a creative, meaningful way by enabling children to choose a star they can relate to. Tamariki learn about the meaning of each star of the Matariki constellation and choose one for their picture in celebration of Matariki. They cut the star out of corrugated

Celebrate Matariki with this easy-to-implement Matariki Star Art unit. Create a beautiful Matariki constellation picture using masking tape, crayons/pastels and paint with your class. This resource comes with a printable unit plan and a Google slide show to support your teaching. The unit plan includes:a 6 page detailed unit plan with Level 2 & 3 curriculum links, achievement objectives, specific learning outcomes and possible assessment questionsdetailed lesson plans split into activitie

This Parihaka Diamante Poem activity explains the structure of a Diamante poem with an easy-to-use scaffold for students to create their own Diamante poem about Parihaka. It explains the difference between a Diamante synonym and a Diamante antonym poem and comes with examples, work sheets and templates for both options. There are four Diamante poem samples (two synonym and two antonym poem samples) for teachers to use for scaffolding or modeling. Students brainstorm a list of nouns, verbs a

This Parihaka Feather Art unit, based on Levels 2 & 3 of the New Zealand Curriculum, will support your children's learning about Parihaka. In this unit students create feather art by drawing feather outlines onto tissue paper. The step-by-step instructions make this visual arts unit easy and enjoyable to implement. Children will practise their drawings skills while also making connections to their learning about Parihaka and the importance of the feathers as a symbol of passive resistance. T

This is a bundle of Chapters 1-5 of the Aotearoa The New Zealand Story Task Board Activities resource. This task board activities resource is based on the beautiful book Aotearoa The New Zealand Story by Gavin Bishop. There are four activities for each double-spread (chapter) of this book. The resource is designed as independent task board activities, but they could easily be used as whole class tasks. Aotearoa The New Zealand Story Task Board Activities are currently available individually for

A compilation of Visual Arts ideas based around the processes and colours of the illustrations in the picture book 'Remember that November'. The ideas could be used as possible one-off activities or longer units of work, depending on how much time you have available. Some have photos to illustrate what the end result might look like. Pick the one that matches your timeframe, the age of your students or your own interests. Ideas are based around the following themes: fireworkssparklersdots and sp