How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? Students were intrigued at the fact that these resources “still exist”! They definitely showed interest in evaluating, generalising &; skimming / scanning through information to find what is relevant and reliable. They undertook independent projects too t

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? I think it puts things into perspective for me as an educator - to always teach the different perspectives in historical events.

“Variety of relevant resources here! Loved the way it was separated so students could be grouped &; focus on one aspect at a time.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? By having hands on things to look at, touch, and talk about.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? It hasn't changed, it has just given me more information

“My class really enjoyed learning about aspects of our history that they weren't aware of. Most of them had no idea about what Tuia250 meant or even about the events that occurred. It was great that it was a current event, had videos, live streaming and was talked about on the news so it added a lot of relevance to their learning and understanding. Having topics like this are a great way to look at NZ history in a way that is more than just google or books in the library. Thanks for putting it all together and giving my students a new learning opportunity”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? Started with a setup, a teacher they know likes to ";borrow"; snacks from my lunch and went from there. from outrage to ambivalence, from ";I was there but saw nothing"; to eagle-eyed and noted everything. To then see it applied to history and realise o

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? I have always wanted to see a truly kid-friendly version of the Michael king History of New Zealand so that our Tamariki can immerse themselves in their own history and its stories. This kit and others this year have started to make this desire come true.

“When you pack a kit away to revisit next year, with a group of students who engaged with the kit this year, you know there is depth to it. We will use it again next year in our learning circles as a prompt to begin discussions around ";incidents"; where there are multiple eyewitnesses and points of view. The kids loved the factoids and the way the history the ";sort-of"; knew was in fact quite different to that which they could find by digging deeper. We searched out https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/books/childrens/The-Adventures-of-Tupaia-Courtney-Sina-Meredith-and-Mat-Tait-9781988547145 and that took the learning even further (another book i will revisit) as well as the fantastic Curiousity Cards https://natlib.govt.nz/schools/teaching-and-learning-resources/teaching-tools-resource-guides/curiosity-cards-for-inquiry”

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How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? This resource consolidates my thinking about interactive teaching.

“Another awesome resource the kids loved. So worthwhile. Every school should have them.”

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“The kit was great for drawing in the students to link them to the stories of what had happened and they could bring their own stories to link and go alongside them. Highly enjoyed this piece of mahi”

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“Thank you school kit. My class really got engaged with learning about the story of as I saw it. We made our own ship biscuits too with mix responses.”

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How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? I think it has changed my perspective as well as my classes perspective - that what is happening today and in our generation is just as important as when Captain Cook was around.

“We really loved looking at this kit as a class. It generated some powerful class discussion.”

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How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? It was such a fun and exciting way to learn about New Zealand History and with the different items and the relevance to the events on the news this made it all the more authentic for the class. I was able to observe another teacher during this with her cl

“Once again it was thoroughly engaging for the class. We are in the process of putting up the display in our corridor with the first encounter. The class loved the Guess Who and the different items - although somewhere the paintbrush appears to have got lost! Thank you as always School Kit for your fantastic resources and original and engaging way to help teachers to bring to life the stories.”

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