How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? Some students found it slightly difficult but the majority found it very interesting

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? I think we need to do more we never seem to delve into the history that often

“A very thought provoking unit that provided a lot of discussion. Some very interesting aspects into the History of New Zealand and a very well put together unit that I wish we had spent more time on but due to the lockdown it made things slightly difficult.”

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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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Posted 4 years ago

How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? Led to great discussions about how everyday actions can be viewed from different perspectives. Students learned the importance of acknowledging that their view of a situation is only one view.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? Great way for the students to think about how/why things are recorded they way that they are/were. Great timing with living through the historical event of Covid-19 and how our perspective in NZ is very different to other countries around the world.

“A great way to introduce some of the interactions and miscommunications around history, especially between Māori and Pakeha. Interesting way for students to look at perspective and it's connection to history.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? Opened up the opportunities for then to be more aware of how the history happened and who was involved.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? I'm excited to be sahring this with out learners.

“Amazing kitthat taught mw as much as the class”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? There was just so much talking throughout. The students really engaged with the activities and materials. We swapped around the cards a lot so they got to explain others views in their own words too

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? This kit has helped me to support children to delve deeper into NZ history and look at things from various viewpoints in a really interesting way.

“Loved this kit! Lots of excitement and interesting conversations stirred up in the class. As usual, the contents were fabulously prepared and have given me a lot of ideas to make future teaching fun. Thanks so much.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? I gave the cards out randomly so kids felt affiliated with their person. Then when we came to discuss the event they started to see other points of view and started to question their own point of view.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? It has given me ways to make it more real for the students and make them understand history on a personal level.

“This kit was amazing. We had already looked at Nelson history, and the different experiences giving different perceptions, so it complemented what we had been doing. It really made the kids think beyond the history to the actual people and made it come to life for them.”

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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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