From our friends at the Department of Conservation. While lots of our tamariki love being outside, sometimes having something to hunt for can add a layer of excitement and increase the exercise!
Traditional Māori breathing and mindfulness sequences.
A practical mindfulness activity using our senses.
From our friends at the Department of Conservation, this activity combines physical activity, mindfulness and being outside. All of best wellbeing bits that tamariki love!
Sometimes we fall into habits, and sometimes we have to spend some time creating them. Here's how...
An activity for thinking about and adjusting our energy levels.
A game for identifying, naming and sharing emotions.
A group exercise for showing and guessing different emotions.
An energising game that’s all about working as a team.
A quick game that promotes cooperation, patience and trust.
A crafty activity that will give tamariki a calming keepsake.
An energising game of compliment giving and receiving.
Teaching mindful breathing for focus and calm.
A fun, energising, memory-based game
Two games that helps students discover their inner pause button.
A classic that helps tamariki find similarities and have fun through movement
Boost children’s awareness of the world around them.
Fostering a growth mindset and celebrating akoranga (learning).
Use the Whare Tapa Whā hauora model to check in with your collective tamariki wellbeing.
A week of sensory fun and exploration.
Sensory kete promote self-regulation and calm.
Absorbing, simple activities that help students relax and find flow.
A traditional, fun and energetic challenge for tamariki.
These energising warm-ups encourage team work and communication.
An energising game to incorporate and extend te reo Māori
A simple and imaginative trust game (without too much risk!), this activity helps tamariki work together
Create a shaker (maybe out of paūa) whose sound will lead you to your friends. This is a great 'taking notice' game.
This activity helps tamariki learn to manage emotions using a playground slide as a visualisation tool.
An acting exercise that helps tamariki learn to manage tricky situations and big emotions.
A partner activity promoting teamwork and a bit of active problem solving.
This fun game will get your greetings in te reo down pat!
A fun way to help activate Te Whare Tapa Whā at this tricky time of the school year.
Help tamariki find the ways that best suit them to support their hauora and wellbeing.
He ngohe poto e whakatairanga ana i te mahi ngātahi, i te manawanui me te whakapono.
He ngohe hei whakaaro, hei āta whakariterite hoki i ngā taumata ngao.
He ngohe whakahihiko ki te tuku me te riro i te mihi.
He ngohe pāreka tēnei kia puta mai ai te tuakiri tūturu o te tamaiti, kia tuia pai te taura tangata hoki ki waenga i a rātou.
He ngohe whakangā nō te ao Māori.
A funny game for helping tamariki understand and feel good about their strengths
