Activities

Celebrating our identity, whānau and where we come from.

Many schools, kura and classrooms have special manu and rākau they associate with. We've created these to add to your classroom and learn from.

From our friends at the Department of Conservation, this activity combines taking notice of what's around us and immersing ourselves in the moment . Deep, calming sigh....!

Traditional Māori breathing and mindfulness sequences.

From our friends at the Department of Conservation - this is a really simple mindfulness activity, only needing a quiet space to look and listen.

From our friends at the Department of Conservation - we love that this idea is so accessible to everyone while in home-learning, and the combination of reading (learning) and being outdoors will help tamariki feel great!

A game for identifying, naming and sharing emotions.

A fun, energising, memory-based game

Helping tamariki understand and manage their worries.

Our favourite ideas for teaching and encouraging gratitude.

Boost children’s awareness of the world around them.

Extending the connection between music and emotions.

Our favourite ideas for boosting kindness at school and beyond.

Absorbing, simple activities that help students relax and find flow.

A fun activity to help tamariki overcome inhibitions and get to know each other better

A familiar and fun game that tamariki LOVE!

We all know books have super powers. Here’s an activity that will use them to help tamariki develop emotional literacy, tune in to how others are feeling and know how to react to different emotions.

This is a great calm down activity and so simple to play