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As I Saw It - Tuia 20 Reviews

4.7 Rating 410 Reviews
How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? The children really enjoyed the first activity where they wrote down their perspective of the scenario we set up about a teachers missing lunchbox. This helped them to see that everyone can see things from multiple ways. They enjoyed marking the people ou
How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? It made teaching New Zealand history a lot easier, especially with younger children. I really liked the 'Cook's Cook' book too and the links between this and Tuia 250. I learnt a lot myself about New Zealand's history so it has also made me more confident
I have a Year 3/4 class and when we signed up to the kit it was Year 4-8 but then I think it got changed to a higher year level. There were a lot of big ideas for the children to think about and a lot of information for them to analyse. I ended up rewriting the cards so they were easier for the children to understand and that worked really well. This was my first experience with SchoolKit and I was really impressed. So many cool resources and a well planned out unit. The children were really engaged and it was great to mix up our reading and writing sessions for a few weeks. They loved receiving the artefacts in the mail too!
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How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? This kit alongside what was occuring in the media and the conversations being had challenged my cultural capital, and made me consider that I had a very one sided view and understanding. By using the kit and unpacking this with our classes I have found my
This was an exciting kit made authentic by the commemorations occurring in Gisborne for Tuia 250. We were really able to challenge our learners to consider the 'two sides to the story' idea but also how everyone sees things differently. We also used our local stories to acknowledge the voyagers who came to this area. As we work collaboratively within our school we had a great trip to our local beach where we were able to view significant landmarks for our area, and bring to life the stories. We visited monuments along our foreshore that pay tribute to Cook but also we were able to reiterate that this first encounter was in fact seen differently by different people and how a lack of understanding of each other can lead to conflict.
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How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? It has helped develop my knowledge on New Zealand history and made me more confident on how to teach it, and to include different perspectives to make sure my students get the full story.
The kit had lots of great resources that could be shaped and moulded to how my classroom works. However, I believe that the content on the character cards was too difficult for my students to fully understand, even after editing them and presenting the information in a different way. This made teaching the rest of the unit difficult; and we also had many things come up during the term that prevented us for finishing it.
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How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? I never thought to teach NZ History, as I didn’t grow up learning about it when I was at school nor truly felt confident that I knew enough to teach it to year 7’s who can see straight through any facade. If I’m honest, I was also embarrassed to be so naï
This kit was a wonderful platform for teaching history, geography, and understanding different perspectives. The Guess Who game tied in well with our reo Māori, being able to ask questions about characters based on their physical appearance.
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Posted 5 years ago
Thank you for a fabulous kit that can be used again and again!
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Posted 5 years ago
Wow School Kit, you have out done yourselves with this one. We have loved learning about New Zealand history through the Tuia 250 kit. Our next step is to extend our learning to learn about Ngāi Tūāhuriri and our local Ngāi Tahu history. Ngā mihi nui School Kit!!
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Posted 5 years ago
#Tuia250 Communication is Key! A fantastic project. It was interesting learning about the relationships between the English and Maori and how they would trade/communicate with one another. The Tauira had interesting discussions about the importance of understanding other cultures, languages and perspectives. Our current event with Ihumātao was also discussed and reflected upon. Well done School Kit team.
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Posted 5 years ago
My tamariki have been writing from the perspective of the items present on the day of the first encounter in Aotearoa - they have loved it, am sharing a range with you - some of them are from capable writers some who have struggles - all loved the process
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