How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? We had just finished persuasive writing where the children were writing their own viewpoint. This linked nicely to get the children to think of others viewpoints. They were able to make the connections and write from the characters viewpoint. They really

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? I really enjoyed how this kit focused on the early arrival of the European and the interactions with the Maori. It was easy for the children to understand. Great resources and a fun way to teach it.

“Irirangi 3 throughly enjoyed working through the character scenarios and piecing the information together. Writing the story of the day about the objects was one of the highlights. Initially the children found this challenging but the end stories turned out well and they were all keen to share. We only had a few children who were ready to present for the Exhibition before the cut off for feedback to other school commitments.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? They understand (but we are still learning to do this as well) to look at the whole picture and know that opinions differ as people see things differently and often reactions are a result of ones perspective. This has helped as I am class top heavy with b

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? It has allowed myself and my tamariki to look at events through a variety of lenses as opposed to our Māori only lens. Having tangible items also made the learning more authentic - in a sense that through touch - they were transported through time.

“Apologies for the late response. This kit has been amazing and helpful. The tangible items are a game changer and make the learning more authentic.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? By realising although we may all be looking at the same object we each have our own bias that we bring with us on how it is viewed.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? Was already interested but seeing it in action with students made me realise how important it is to teach NZ History.

“Greated great discussion about our history and how things are seen from different perspectives”

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How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? It was great looking at all the different people and the roles they played in our history.

“Students enjoyed researching and finding out individual stories and background on prominent figures in our history. Loved the cards.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? As they delved into their characters they soon saw that different perspective and viewpoints were coming into play, within the story. There were some very interesting discussions, and a lot of careful listening to others' points of view.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? It is so important that both sides (or more) of a story are represented in any study of New Zealand history. The idea of under and over representation was one that the students hadn't really considered important, prior to this study. It has reminded me of

“The girls became engaged very quickly in the whole subject of NZ history, and looking at things from several points of view. We have not quite finished the topic yet due to me being away ill for several weeks, but they are enjoying learning about this period of time in New Zealand's history. It is a story that many of them were unaware of in any great detail, especially when thinking of BOTH sides of the story involved in New Zealand's history.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? The cards and the learning experiences carefully provided opportunities for the students to discuss and sequence the event, considering what each person might have seen, and use evidence to support their ideas.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? The way that the participants in the event became accessible by becoming accessible characters made the event more engaging for the students. It really provided an opportunity for the students to be able to think through an event from different perspectiv

“This kit was a thoroughly enjoyable and learning experience for the students in my class. They were challenged and engaged with having to make inferences in order to create a timeline and understand the sequence of events. This was developed further by the high interest objects associated with each of the characters. I will definitely re-use the content of this kit in the future - it was a highly engaging and motivational set of experiences that introduced different perspectives linked to a developing critical thinking in history.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? Being able to use the cards and mapping out the story were a key part to understanding that everyone had multiple versions of the event. Once they physically placed the characters on the map we were able to discuss why they heard or saw what they did and

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? It brought history to life in the classroom in a way that really engaged the kids. I am pro NZ History and so love teaching it but the way this pack was made and the little surprise elements of it really made it special. We are such a small school and we

“All we can say is WOW!! We absoloutley loved it and we were also fortunate enough to be part of the event here in Whitianga last year. So it brought everything back out again and brought history to life in the classroom. The cards were a little hard to read and digest for year 6's and needed a bit of scaffolding. They were quite wordy. Which is understandable but perhaps you might want to consider looking into having different levels for the different years. Particularly for year 5-6. However, I can say with absoluteness that we enjoyed it! The videos that came with the kit and the suggestions around creating suspense in the way we received it was awesome. It made the kit more real for the kids and they felt like the pack was sent especially for them. Especially when they were sent to the office after watching the video. Honestly it was one of the highlights to see their faces when they went to pick it up. Such a delight. Our museum exhibition was a hit! The classes that came through enjoyed it and we were able to visit the local museum and talk with a curator about all the different aspects of putting an exhibition together. The video that came with the pack around curating and creating an exhibition was great. Really helped to inspire thought and the kids themselves thought of going to our local museum and interviewing the curators there. This included asking them for ideas on casing, lighting, information to include with the exhibition and colour. They wanted to make sure their artefacts were looked after and shown off. We also created real life characters with our cards, dressed up and created our version of events as part of the museum exhibition. They loved this and enjoyed taking on the key roles. We had so much fun, and we are really grateful for having received this kit.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? This kit allowed students have share their ideas and thoughts, from this it then created an understanding of how different our ideas can be and how we must learn and respect each others perspectives and the choices they make.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? It was engaging, great to have objects to start the conversations and spark ideas. Students were engaged and wanted to know more.

“A fantastic resource that was thoroughly enjoyed by my Year 7 class. It was engaging and promoted inquiry further.”

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