My whānau in my place of learning Tōku whānau i tōku kura

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Mental health
Relationships and Sexuality Education
Personal health and physical development
Relationships With Other People
Healthy Communities and Environments
Hauora
Attitudes and values
Health promotion
Socio-ecological perspective
Social and Emotional Learning
Years 5–8
Years 9–10

Explore how your whānau and learning community come together. Using the Oho Idea cards and the My whānau in my place of learning activity sheet, explore the ways your whānau and culture are and could be represented in your place of learning.

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This activity is part of the Oho resource collection.

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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.
Use blank Oho cards to record new ideas that are not in the pack.
Capture outputs in a format of your choice.

OhoActivity sheet My whanau in my place of learning 1872px — Shown here: The My whānau in my place of learning activity sheet with eight Oho cards placed on it.

Instructions

What you will need

My places, My languages, My time, My events, My people and My identity cards.

My whānau in my place of learning activity sheet: One per person or group.

Set up

1. Prepare cards

Add or remove Oho Idea cards to suit the context of your classroom.

2. Prepare activity sheets

Print or photocopy one My whānau in my place of learning activity sheet for each person or group.

Using the Oho Idea cards and the My whānau in my place of learning activity sheet, explore the ways your whānau and culture are and could be represented in your place of learning.

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. Current ways

Think about how your whānau and culture are currently represented in your place of learning. If relevant select My people, My languages, My time, My events, My places and My identity cards.

2. Potential ways

Think about how your whānau and culture could be represented in your place of learning. If relevant select My people, My languages, My time, My events, My places and My identity cards.

Discuss and compare

Explore the different perspectives and ideas around how your whānau and culture are and could be represented in your place of learning. Then, discuss and compare your findings with the group or classroom.

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Next steps

Explore other aspects of whānau and identity with activities such as My place in time, My people of inspiration, I inspire, My unique whānau and My culture in my place of learning.