WebQuest
Matariki
Introduction
This unit has cross-curricular links with the five strands of Te Whariki, as well as theSocial Sciences, Science, English, and Learning Languages areas of the New Zealand Curriculum.
It provides up-to-date content knowledge and practical activities.You will find a range of age-appropriate activities that you can choose from to support each lesson.Handy Mäori vocabulary lists are included so you can extend your students’ Te Reo Mäori.
Curriculum links Te Whāriki
Belonging
Children develop:
• knowledge about the features of the area of physical and/or spiritual significance to the local community
• interest and pleasure in discovering an unfamiliar wider world where images, objects, languages, sounds, smells,and tastes are different from those at home
• awareness of the connection between events and experiences within and beyond the early childhood setting
• the confidence and ability to express their ideas
• skills in caring for the environment, such as cleaning, fixing, and gardening
Communication
Children develop:
• an appreciation of te reo as a living and relevant language
• confidence that their first language is valued
• the inclination and ability to listen attentively and respond appropriately to speakers
• skills with media that can be used for representing information
• familiarity with a variety of types of music, art, dance, and drama as expressions of occasion and culture
• an expectation that music, art, drama, and dance can amuse, delight, comfort, illuminate, inform, and excite
Exploration
Children develop:
• confidence in using a variety of strategies for exploring and making sense of the world
• the confidence to choose and experiment with materials, to play around with ideas, and to explore actively with all the senses
• the ability to represent their discoveries using creative and expressive media and the technology associated with it
• familiarity with stories from different cultures about the living world, including myths and legends
• working theories about planet Earth and beyond• working theories about the living world and knowledge of how to care for it
• theories about social relationships and social concepts
Contribution
Children develop:
• a sense of ‘who they are’, their place in the wilder world of relationships, and the ways in which these are valued
• abilities and interests in a range of domains that build on their strengths
Well-being
Children develop:
• a sense of responsibility for their own well-being and that of others
• respect for rules about the environment and an understanding of the reasons for such rules
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