Aotearoa NZ Histories 22 Reviews

4.5 Rating 1,232 Reviews

Company Reviews

Product Reviews

35,220

Visit Product Page

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? After using the resources in this kit, we have already used this model to look at our local area.

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? NZ On Screen, National Library, RNZ

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It provided a hands-on oppurtunity to deliver the curriculum the way it should be done. It has given me a lot of confidence to deliver this well going into 2023.

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? Yes

How effective was the student facing website (somethinghappenedhere.co.nz) for your learners?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Highly Effective

How effective were the Teacher Support Materials in the School Kit Squad website?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Highly Effective

What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? When the information you a delivering is directly from the source, it provides great confidence to be able to teach it.

How significant was the impact of this kit on your confidence in delivering the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content?

Not Significant At All

Neutral

Very Significant

How would you rate your knowledge of the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum content prior to using this kit?

None At All

Neutral

Very High

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

“This kit is absolutely fantastic. I really like how there were so many engaging, interesting stories about what had happened in such a wide variety of places throughout New Zealand. The places acted as fantastic prompts for critical thinking about the events that had occurred and allowed many students to apply this thinking to other places in our local area.”

Helpful Report

Posted 2 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We started to look into local histories as a class and look at what shaped the Waikato. I would look at using the same model for this next year.

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? NZ On Screen, National Library, RNZ

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It has given me the confidence to know I can use this resource each year and build on my knowledge of Aotearoa history. It has helped me as a teacher to know what direction I want to take my class in. Thanks so much.

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? Yes

How effective was the student facing website (somethinghappenedhere.co.nz) for your learners?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Highly Effective

How effective were the Teacher Support Materials in the School Kit Squad website?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Highly Effective

What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? It meant that the stories were more of an accurate recount of the past and that helped when teaching my class. It gave me the confidence to know I was sharing actual events.

How significant was the impact of this kit on your confidence in delivering the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content?

Not Significant At All

Neutral

Very Significant

How would you rate your knowledge of the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum content prior to using this kit?

None At All

Neutral

Very High

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

“This was a fantastic resource to use and filled with many photos, artifacts, and information that made it enjoyable during our inquiry about Aotearoa Histories. This is a resource we will be able to continue using each year. Thanks so much for taking the time to put together such a great resource.”

Helpful Report

Posted 2 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? We were able to use a lot of it to connect with our area.

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? National Library, RNZ

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? The hardest thing about delivering NZ Aotearoa History is the availability to resources and resources which you can connect key ideas. The accessibility and relevance of these resources enabled me to provide key information to my students'. The variety of

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? Yes

How effective was the student facing website (somethinghappenedhere.co.nz) for your learners?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Highly Effective

How effective were the Teacher Support Materials in the School Kit Squad website?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Highly Effective

What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? That it was relevant, reliable and current.

How significant was the impact of this kit on your confidence in delivering the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content?

Not Significant At All

Neutral

Very Significant

How would you rate your knowledge of the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum content prior to using this kit?

None At All

Neutral

Very High

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

“This Kit was amazing! We didn't completely finish it but we picked aspects which fit into what we were already covering in class so our students' could make connections. The online resources were fantastic! I loved the mixture of audio, photos and readings as these were very engaging. The students' loved using clues from the post cards to work out the locations. The added physical resources were also engaging!”

Helpful Report

Posted 2 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? lots of interest in local areas

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? Digital NZ, NZ On Screen, RNZ

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? good framework to work from

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? Yes

How effective was the student facing website (somethinghappenedhere.co.nz) for your learners?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Highly Effective

How effective were the Teacher Support Materials in the School Kit Squad website?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Highly Effective

What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? Good local knowledge and seeing things differently

How significant was the impact of this kit on your confidence in delivering the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content?

Not Significant At All

Neutral

Very Significant

How would you rate your knowledge of the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum content prior to using this kit?

None At All

Neutral

Very High

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

“great resource, very engaging and heaps of investigative inquiry”

Helpful Report

Posted 2 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes we could use this as a model for our own local curriculum.

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? National Library

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? It’s improved significantly.

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? Yes

How effective was the student facing website (somethinghappenedhere.co.nz) for your learners?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Highly Effective

How effective were the Teacher Support Materials in the School Kit Squad website?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Highly Effective

What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? Made the students realise that there are so many stories around them and history to be uncovered still.

How significant was the impact of this kit on your confidence in delivering the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content?

Not Significant At All

Neutral

Very Significant

How would you rate your knowledge of the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum content prior to using this kit?

None At All

Neutral

Very High

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

“We didn’t really get time to dabble in heaps of this kit. The kids got to look at different types of Pepehas and the events that tied in with them. The bonus was all of the amazing treasures that were included in the kit. They loved the mahi that went into making this kit: thank you.”

Helpful Report

Posted 2 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? Yes absolutely! In 2023 Term One, our school will focus on Turangawaewae and it will be here that we will continue exploring the history of our local area.

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? NZ On Screen, National Library

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? This definitely helped. It was easy to follow the NZAH curriculum progression sheet provided (numbered) and I used this alongside the Content Navigator in the kit.

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? Yes

How effective was the student facing website (somethinghappenedhere.co.nz) for your learners?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Highly Effective

How effective were the Teacher Support Materials in the School Kit Squad website?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Highly Effective

What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? It was important that they made the connection to the iwi/community. Students were able to connect the pēpēha on the card to their own pēpēha written earlier in the year.

How significant was the impact of this kit on your confidence in delivering the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content?

Not Significant At All

Neutral

Very Significant

How would you rate your knowledge of the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum content prior to using this kit?

None At All

Neutral

Very High

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

“This was quite an extensive resource kit! The online resource pages were amazing and there was so much to look at! It took a while to navigate through (I still haven't gone through many of the activities). It was super exciting to open the kit and to look at each artifact, each image and card. We only managed to look at one particular resource which was Ahunga. In here, were stories of Chinese New Zealanders and Polish refugees that we found really useful and could connect to the journal stories that we had been reading at the time. The Nga Taonga website was really interesting because students were able to hear recordings of women who had been Polish refugees”

Helpful Report

Posted 2 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? It supported our learning lots thanks

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? Digital NZ

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? I feel after using this kit, I am super confident to teach this new curriculum area in the future. Thanks so much

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? Yes

How effective was the student facing website (somethinghappenedhere.co.nz) for your learners?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Highly Effective

How effective were the Teacher Support Materials in the School Kit Squad website?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Highly Effective

What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? All the bits n pieces in the kit just were outstanding. The kids loved looking at the artefacts.

How significant was the impact of this kit on your confidence in delivering the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content?

Not Significant At All

Neutral

Very Significant

How would you rate your knowledge of the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum content prior to using this kit?

None At All

Neutral

Very High

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

“Fabulous resource, great ideas for classroom and it linked perfectly with our NZ histories unit we did in class. Top things in the kit that really were engaging for the kids”

Helpful Report

Posted 2 years ago

How has this kit motivated you to explore the history or your local area? Could you use this model? N/A

Which of the following archives were you aware of and using with your students prior to kit? National Library, RNZ

How has this kit impacted your confidence in delivering the new Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content? Not applicable

Did you Encounter Stories You Didn't Know Before? No

How effective was the student facing website (somethinghappenedhere.co.nz) for your learners?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Highly Effective

How effective were the Teacher Support Materials in the School Kit Squad website?

Not Effective At All

Neutral

Highly Effective

What was the impact of knowing the stories in this kit were developed in collaboration with their iwi/whānau/community? Not applicable as we were unable to use the kit.

How significant was the impact of this kit on your confidence in delivering the Aotearoa NZ's histories curriculum content?

Not Significant At All

Neutral

Very Significant

How would you rate your knowledge of the new Aotearoa NZ histories curriculum content prior to using this kit?

None At All

Neutral

Very High

How high was student engagement throughout this kit?

Very Low

Neutral

Very High

“Too complicated I am afraid we were unable to figure out how to use the kit. It looked very promising but we did not feel confident to use it for our Year 5/6 class.”

Helpful Report

Posted 2 years ago