Let tamariki know that just like researchers – today they are going to do their own hauora and wellbeing investigation, so they can see which wellbeing areas or pou they're all topped up in and which areas or pou could have a little more attention paid to them. You might like to explain this in terms of relying on only a few ways to support our hauora, when we need to ensure we have many ways - all four pou and our whenua support our hauora.
5 Ways to Wellbeing
Explain that they're going to each get a sheet that features the Five Ways to Wellbeing – these are the five actions that after a huge research study, were found to really boost our wellbeing. They are connect, give, be active, keep learning, and take notice. Ask tamariki what each might mean and some activities that might fit into that area (e.g. being active: playing outside at lunchtime, dancing, walking to school).
Te Whare Tapa Whā
If doing this for the first time refer to your A3 print-out or graph on the board and show tamariki how to complete it. Introduce the scale from their worksheet and plot away! We'd suggest you giving a few areas lower scores to show that it's okay to have an area you could improve in.
Reinforce that there's no right or wrong and each time they complete this graph it's likely to be different.
Then give each student a copy of the worksheet and ask them to complete their graphs.
Keep kōrero open as tamariki may have questions or want clarification around the types of things they do that contribute to them feeling good and functioning well that may not be listed, or might be slightly different from those on the sheet.
You may like to regroup before they complete side two so you can reflect on your graph and ask them – which areas you were topped up in and which areas you were a bit low in.
Give tamariki a chance to complete the second side, and colour their pictures and webs!