I inspire He tangata tauira ahau
Explore how you might inspire other people. Using the Oho My people cards, Ata Challenge, Context and Emotion cards and the I inspire activity sheet, explore how you might provide inspiration to other people.
Oho — Resource collection
This activity is part of the Oho resource collection.
Essential info
- Timeframe:
- 1-2 lessons
- Years:
- 4–10
- Format:
- Individual or groups
Learners will
- Explore the personal and wider cultural connections between place, language, time, events, people and identity.
- Express and listen to ideas confidently.
- Describe themselves in relation to the groups within their class and to the whole class.
- Explore and discuss similarities and differences and how they contribute to the unique whānau, culture and identities of each class member.
- Identify personal strengths of theirs and others.
- Develop a deeper understanding of their whānau and personal histories.
- Investigate the factors that shape our identities and how.
- Identify different ways identities, languages, cultures and values are and could be represented in learning communities.
Ways to use the resource
- Connect this activity to Enriching Local Curriculum (ELC) by exploring the names of the places you visit.
- Centre these activities around relevant global, national or community places, events or themes.
- Try the activities as an individual, as a small group and as a whole class.
- Use the resources at home to get a deeper understanding of whānau culture.
- Capture outputs in a format of your choice.
- Use insights from these conversations in your learning design.
- If you don’t have the Ata resource, download and print the cards from hpe.tki.org.nz/ata or use the blank Oho cards to create your own.
- Capture outputs in a format of your choice.

Instructions
What you will need
Oho My people cards.
Ata Context, Challenge and Emotion cards.
I inspire activity sheet: One per person or group.
Set up
1. Prepare cards
This activity uses a combination of Oho and Ata cards. Add or remove Add or remove My people and Ata Context, Challenge, and Emotion cards to suit the context of your classroom.
2. Prepare activity sheets
Print or photocopy one I inspire activity sheet for each person or group.
Using the I inspire activity sheet, select a My people card to represent someone you might provide inspiration to. Next, choose Ata Challenge, Context and Emotion cards to identify how you are inspirational to this person or people.
Place cards on the activity sheet. Discuss why you made each selection. We suggest introducing the card types, one set at a time, as you work through the steps.
Activity
1. My people
Select a My people card to represent who you might be inspirational to. Discuss why.
2. Context
Select a Context card that represents where or when you are inspirational.
3. Challenge
Select a Challenge card that represents how you inspire them.
4. Emotion
Select an Emotion card that represents how they make you feel and why.
Discuss and compare
Explore the different perspectives and ideas around people of inspiration and connections. Then, discuss and compare your findings with the group or classroom.
Downloads
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Oho I inspire activity sheet
The A3-size Oho I inspire activity sheet in pdf format.
Pdf, 93 KB
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Oho I inspire teacher support material
Teacher support material for the Oho I inspire activity.
Pdf, 285 KB
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Oho I inspire cards jpgs
The Oho I inspire cards in jpg format.
8.8 MB
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Oho I inspire cards Printable
The Oho I inspire cards on print-friendly A3-size pages. Files are in pdf format.
1.4 MB
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Oho Blank Cards Printable
Blank Oho cards in an A3-size printable format. Use for capturing ideas and customising the resource.
Pdf, 385 KB
Next steps
Explore other aspects of whānau and identity with activities such as My place in time, My people of inspiration, My unique whānau, and My whānau in my place of learning.