The video features a story of kiwis coming together with their talents, skills, and strengths to help create a sculpture on the beach. Explore the theme of IDENTITY this resource features activities and learning experiences that explore visual storytelling, symbols and visual media.
Level 3 and 4 Essential skills- Year 6,7,8
Youtube for Kiwi Classrooms is a resource written and created by NZ Primary Teacher Rebecca Gibbs.
Print or Upload for Google Docs (work into the pdf directly online)
For Wiki O Te Reo I am giving away this wordfind! Great can do activity for the classroom!
Printable word find featuring native creatures of New Zealand and accompanying images for colouring.
Diwali season is here! Help bring the colour, vibrancy, thoughtfulness and excitement of Diwali into your classroom with this Diya resource pack.
Comes with several Diya (clay candle holders with flames) for colouring, cutting and displaying in your classroom- as well as a blank template for more advanced artists that wish to create their own unique Diya.
Comes with a word find for fast finishers too!
Teacher notes (easy to read and digest) featuring the key ideas and figures associated with Diwali for you to share with your classroom or use as a starting off point for discussions about celebrations.
Happy Diwali and may light and goodness fill your life this season!
-wordfind
- Diya template (blank)
- 6x Diya for colouring/decorating
- Teacher Notes
Almost time to dust off the old plastic christmas tree for the classroom- OR you could get your hands on this Christmas Block Poster and have a huge art mural to bring the Christmas season to your room! Perfect to work on collaboratively and have something cool on the wall while you take down and hand out work for the end of term. Featuring Native birds and Māori imagery.
Original Art by Rebecca Gibbs.
Made up of both geometric and Māori patterns.
Print, distribute, colour and then reassemble to create a unique, stunning, colourful artwork to display in your classroom!
File comes with Assembly guide to help ease headaches when putting it together.
30 pieces
A4 or A3 (5 x 6 portrait)
Start the year with a collaborative art project that looks amazing on the wall and helps to create a co-operative classroom environment!
Use the themes of working together, and our own individual strengths the waka is a perfect metaphor for the journey we are on in the classroom!
Have students individually decorate their waka, write their name on their paddle, create their self portrait, then fill in something they are looking forward to for the year, or even a get to know me statement!
Assemble together, along with the front and rear of the waka, to create a mural to display to start the school year and celebrate your class’s unique qualities!
Features space at front and back to customise the waka with your class name and year.
This amazing Classroom Tree is designed to be coloured, decorated and assembled then furnished with leaves! Looks amazing on the wall and is versatile as you can add or subtract leaves and decorations throughout the term!
With Māori designs and plenty of room for all your children’s leaves, this project is a great way to kick off the year with co-operation and creative time to get to know each other.
Perfect for your class charter, or goals, or even as a get to know me activity!
Print at A3 for best results- comes with leaf template too!
5x9 A3 landscape (contains 31 unique pieces)
Waitangi Day is both a time for reflection and a time to spend with whanau and friends!
Explore Waitangi day with these easy as, effective, and meaningful activities.
Contains:
What Waitangi Day means to me- poster - Children fill in with words or images what Waitangi day looks like or means to them. A bbq? A marae? A movie night? Back yard Cricket? A great get to know you activity too for the class to see everyone’s different viewpoints! Creates an amazing poster featuring our native pohutakawa tree.
Waitangi Day Word Search - A range of diverse keywords to reinforce the ideas and themes surrounding Waitangi Day traditional celebrations.
Coat of Arms- Symbolism - A quick symbolism activity to match the items on the New Zealand coat of arms with the symbolic meanings behind them.
Coat of Arms-Create your own -An activity to reinforce the idea of symbols expressing ideas and deeper meaning, children are challenged to create their own representation of New Zealand to adorn a coat of arms.
Each sheet comes includes a word match, scaffolded handwriting practice, a formation guide, word practice, sentence practice and a self assessment.