CLIMATE HOPE
Weaving Hope
Lean into your strengths with a team work activity.
Lean into your strengths with a team work activity.
Celebrating our identity, whānau and where we come from.
A relaxing colouring activity to promote relaxation and calm.
A creative writing activity for celebrating the senses.
Traditional Māori breathing and mindfulness sequences.
A calming, mindfulness activity that boosts body awareness
Welcome some fresh air and some sky magic by making a manu tukutku!
Tuputupu is a fun, activity-based workbook created as part of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori which uses te Reo and Whare Tapa Whā as a foundation for tamariki to understand and care for their hauora.
An activity that’s fun and engaging for all students and has a unique Pacific focus – first create your fale (house), then create your classroom’s village!
Kōrero with a loved-one and create a poster about them.
Sharing kai is a big part of Matariki. Here tamariki create a placemat to use for shared kai during Matariki with whānau.
Give tamariki the opportunity to make a moemoeā (wish) upon the Matariki whetū Hiwa-i-te-rangi, but also learn about how to make a good moemoeā (wish) come true!
A fun and whānau focussed way to learn about Matariki and each of the 9 whetū.
An activity for thinking about and adjusting our energy levels.
Helping tamariki discover how music affects their mood.
Bring Whare Tapa Whā to life with these super easy print-outs - makes either a mean wall display, or gift for whānau to carry on this important mahi.
Teaching tamariki the neuroscience behind worrying helps them make sense of the way it feels, so they can better work through it.
A tool that supports tamariki to feel settled and calm.
A breathing ‘experiment’ that extends tummy breathing.
Teaching mindful breathing for focus and calm.
A calming game that paves the way for tummy breathing.
Helping tamariki understand and manage their worries.
Our favourite ideas for teaching and encouraging gratitude.
Extending the connection between music and emotions.
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.
This activity encourages tamariki to think about their wellbeing, all the ways they can boost it and some of the great stuff they're already doing.
Sensory kete promote self-regulation and calm.
A traditional, fun and energetic challenge for tamariki.
Making memory posters to encourage connections to tamariki whānau and whakapapa with this simple interviewing activity.
An opportunity for tamariki to acknowledge and explore their amazing whenua (land) and heritage.
This activity uses colours to help tamariki name emotions. Being able to recognise and name emotions is the biggest step towards successfully regulating them.
A fun and memorable lesson about diversity, acceptance and being our true selves
This fun game will get your greetings in te reo down pat!
With Te Ara Pū you can keep learning te reo sounds to help make kōrero easy.
A fun way to help activate Te Whare Tapa Whā at this tricky time of the school year.
A great aiga (family) connecting and learning activity highlighting the importance of our names.
Help tamariki find the ways that best suit them to support their hauora and wellbeing.
When we're tired and tamariki are tired, tiny, quiet activities give us the time we all need to 'refresh'. Here's some go-to's from our weekly e-newsletter.
He ngohe whakangā nō te ao Māori.
When it's a first day back after a break, this activity provides and opportunity to kōrero about this and express how they're doing.
A chance to recreate Pacific stories and beliefs using any performance art you choose.
This fantastic story for tamariki in years 5-8, explores independence, how we see ourselves and finding the courage to "ask for help with the hard bits".
A resiliency-based set of activities based on reading, or listening to the book Rising Tide (He Tai Pari) – in English and/or te reo Māori.
