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.
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.
DoC recordings of native birdsong all prepped for mindfulness, imaginative writing, tummy breathing time - you choose.
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!
Sparklers has been working with the Department of Conservation and SKIP to create fun outside adventures in te Reo Māori and English - bubble friendly, super easy and stress-busting!
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....!
This activity takes inspiration from the ordinary, yet extraordinary things in our natural world, as a mindfulness technique.
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, this activity combines physical activity, mindfulness and being outside. All of best wellbeing bits that tamariki love!
Welcome some fresh air and some sky magic by making a manu tukutku!
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!
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.
Boost children’s awareness of the world around them.
A calming activity that boosts students’ awareness of the world around them.
Use the Whare Tapa Whā hauora model to check in with your collective tamariki wellbeing.
An opportunity for tamariki to acknowledge and explore their amazing whenua (land) and heritage.
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.