How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? I think the activities and resources helped my students to be more understanding of each other. Because from completing this Kit we each went back and researched our own familiy histories and shared back to the class.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? The use of this kit made the teaching of NZ history fun and hands on. I believe that all teachers would benefit by introducing these lessons and activities to their students

“Thank you SchoolKit for this amazing resource. Students across 2 year 8 classes were able to learn more about NZ History and how it shaped our country today.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? It was excellent - using the scenario at the beginning of the stolen lunch was equally as fascinating - even that in itself made children aware of how we can all be in the same place but see completely different things.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? It was fascinating to read about all the different perspectives on each character card. I never once thought about the language differences in those times and how this would effect any version of history recording

“Thank you very much for this kit. The class absolutely loved it. The highlights was the character cards and the story behind each character. They loved being able to make connections with each character and researching what life was like (mostly on the Endeavour). We took it a bit further by researching life in 1769.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? ";There is never only one point of view and we need to find out for our selves what other people might be thinking. ";You need think about why or how you are getting your information - if some people have written records and others don't we only can see

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? It has been really amazing to have NZ history resources. It is something that I have always valued and wanted to do more of but having the resources to be able to teach quality and accurate history is always amazing!

“This year has been my first year teaching Year 4-6 and being able to have access to some of the kits available to more senior classes has been so enjoyable. My class has spent the end of last term and then this term working on this school kit. The children have been so fascinated with the stories that are involved in this event. Being able to make connections to places and some of the people (our school is in Porirua, so many recognised some of the names from street names in Whitby) and understanding why you sometimes only get to hear from one perspective and being to see situations more deeply. They loved working on a timeline of events and they were so proud of how they managed to break down the different events and how they related to each other that they decided that it needed to be put on display for everyone to see. They have created their exhibition and loved being able to display these items. They have spoken to the school librarian and it is now on display for other classes to see.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? We made a physical timeline and the students saw how each character heard about the same event in a different way, either directly or indirectly. We then talked about times when this has happened at school and this increased their understanding of the he

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? This kit has not changed my perspective, but supports my current approach to teaching our history across the curriculum.

“This kit provided a fantastic opportunity for learners to explore the idea of how stories are seen from different perspectives and how different parties are represented by others point of view. It was fascinating to listen to them reading the different character cards and stories, they were so engaged with who did what and why. The unfamiliar kupu allowed the opportunity for us to continue learning new te reo, which has been a class and school focus of late.”

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“We started the kit as part of our reading and linked to our Social Science Inquiry. Have read Captain Cook: Charting our Island by Melanie Lovell-Smith - School Journal May 2016, and other stories and articles related to NZ history my students had a reasonable level of prior knowledge and learning. Instead of setting up a situation where something was taken, I used the initial Lockdown practise we had as a school as the conversation starter. We had all attended an assembly telling us what would happen and moved back to class. What happened and what we were told would happen varied and this helped the students understand that each of their own perspectives was correct and everyone was able to contribute to build a timeline of events, how they felt and reacted to it. Researching about what life was like on board The Endeavour and on land was interesting. Some students struggled with this; they found it hard to think beyond what life is like for them today but the wakahui clip on Youtube - Maori pā in pre-European times certainly helped, one of my students had visited The Endeavour replica when it came to Auckland and her experience was also helpful for the students. We also found another youtube clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJnzP0Dp3t8 that gave the students insight into life on board The Endeavour. Playing Guess who was well received and we spent several happy sessions on this. It was a great way to familiarize ourselves with all the people involved and to start to understand their similarities and differences and key understandings of the different perspectives of the event. At this point in time we are up to the 'Produce' aspect of the unit and still have a way to go. We have looked at the objects and started discussing where they came from, why they were included, what they were made from and how they were used. We are yet to use the videos in the produce section of the unit. The curation will be really useful as once completed we are moving into a Steampunk narrative writing unit . My students are making steampunk items which have to be included in their narrative. The end product for this is a display of both the item and writing. Each of the items has to be curated for our display so this next aspect of the unit will set my students up for some great learning. Thank you for the opportunity to use this excellent resource. It has fitted in well with our units of work and has been an superb way of helping the students gain an excellent understanding of events in our history and that there is more than one perspective related to any event.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? The 'guess who' game was inspired and the map was essential to the children understanding the different perspectives and of the characters.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? Understanding the history, the human errors and decisions that were made which are still relevant today was illuminating.

“The students were blown away by the detail of the artifacts and the stories behind the kit. The video links to the curators and workers at the museum opened the eyes of our students and gave them a greater understanding of how to tell a historical story through the use of displays.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? The children recognised that there is not one 'correct' or 'right' perspective. Each person brings their own understanding and knowledge to a situation and this will determine their response and what they remember.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? It really made me think about including different voices and valuing each person's point of view. I learnt about the objects that were traded and what things held particular value to Maori e.g. the iron nail.

“We based our entire Inquiry and a lot of our literacy learning around this kit in Term 2. Our Inquiry topic for the term was New Zealand history anyway, so this was very fortuitous timing. The kids enjoyed learning the stories about early European settlers to New Zealand and the effects of this on Maori. The objects were the best part because it provided so many discussions around what is precious and why, the materials available at the time to Maori and European's, the way different people communicate when there is not a shared language. We ended the inquiry with holding our own exhibition in the school hall. We invited other classes, families and senior leaders in our school. The students brought in a precious object of their own to show and did a piece of writing to go with it. We also had interactive activities available like charcoal drawing, tasting marmade and colouring in. It was very successful.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? The biggest recognition for them was the fact that there really is no 'true' recount of an event as every person brings their own perspectives to the circumstance.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? Thanks school kit, you gave our very 'traditional' country kids some new perspectives on early Maori/European contact.

“This kit was fantastic for our students. We loved the drama involved to set up the learning!!”

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