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What made you decide to undertake a tax based programme and specifically the Part of something bigger kit for your students? Wanted to see if in term 4 we could do something a bit different with them. Unfortunately we ran out of time to give this a good go and not sure if timing is right so will reassess if and when we try something like this again.
If you were to re use this resource in the future, how would you see yourself doing this? (Eg, as a full unit, separately in other units of work, integrating into cross curricular lesson plans) Integrate it with other work picking out some sections works better.
How effective was the Melani interactive in increasing your students' understanding of tax?
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How would you rate the change in your own understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
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Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? Only used a couple of things but it gave ideas on how to make it more simple.
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
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Which part/s of the kit grabbed the attention of your students and engaged them the most? Puzzle type activities
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
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“Thank you for providing the school kit. I appreciate the effort that has gone into developing this resource. While I found a couple of the items useful, overall, the kit didn’t fully align with what I was looking for to support my current program. At this stage, I’ve decided not to incorporate it into my plans. Additionally, I found the volume of emails regarding the kit to be a bit overwhelming. Streamlining communication might make it easier for to engage with the materials.”
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Posted 4 days ago
Anonymous
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What made you decide to undertake a tax based programme and specifically the Part of something bigger kit for your students? We wanted to create a meaningful end of year programme and build numeracy skills.
If you were to re use this resource in the future, how would you see yourself doing this? (Eg, as a full unit, separately in other units of work, integrating into cross curricular lesson plans) Integrate into Social Studies - World of Work programme.
How effective was the Melani interactive in increasing your students' understanding of tax?
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How would you rate the change in your own understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
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Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? The physical hands on resources were so good to work with and the students really liked being able to use these.
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
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Which part/s of the kit grabbed the attention of your students and engaged them the most? The physical resources - these worked really well!
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
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“This was a fabulous kit that allowed the students to see the importance of tax along with the benefits of paying tax. The resources were next level amazing! Thank you!!”
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Posted 5 days ago
Jo W
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What made you decide to undertake a tax based programme and specifically the Part of something bigger kit for your students? As part of my numeracy class we have been looking into understanding 'maths' in the real world.
If you were to re use this resource in the future, how would you see yourself doing this? (Eg, as a full unit, separately in other units of work, integrating into cross curricular lesson plans) Integrating it into cross curricular lessons as that how I teach my classes.
How effective was the Melani interactive in increasing your students' understanding of tax?
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Somewhat effective
Very effective
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? Being able to see the real life relevance of tax.
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
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Understand a lot more
Which part/s of the kit grabbed the attention of your students and engaged them the most? The physical activities.
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
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“It was great to give the students a better understanding on what tax is!”
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Posted 5 days ago
Tarryn L
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What made you decide to undertake a tax based programme and specifically the Part of something bigger kit for your students? Learning about financial literacy
If you were to re use this resource in the future, how would you see yourself doing this? (Eg, as a full unit, separately in other units of work, integrating into cross curricular lesson plans) I would use it as part of a bigger unit, the kit would not last a full term, My year 10's got through it in just a few weeks.
How effective was the Melani interactive in increasing your students' understanding of tax?
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Very effective
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
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Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? The tax sheets that the students got to fill out.
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
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Which part/s of the kit grabbed the attention of your students and engaged them the most? Getting to feel like they had a job at the super saver and creating their character profiles
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
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“Great resorces, engagingh for the students. Simple and easy plan to follow.”
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Posted 6 days ago
Amy F
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What made you decide to undertake a tax based programme and specifically the Part of something bigger kit for your students? I have had a focus on Financial Capabilities in the curriculum, and this worked very well alongside our online learning platforms, such as Moneytime.
If you were to re use this resource in the future, how would you see yourself doing this? (Eg, as a full unit, separately in other units of work, integrating into cross curricular lesson plans) I would teach this unit across the whole year. Doing certain areas throughout, such as Tax and payslips.
How effective was the Melani interactive in increasing your students' understanding of tax?
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Very effective
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
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Understand a lot more
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? The resources on the SchoolKit website, such as links to Sorted in schools and advice on how to teach it.
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
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Which part/s of the kit grabbed the attention of your students and engaged them the most? Creating a character who works at the SS Supermarket! They loved this creative task and really took on the persona of their character.
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
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“I have enjoyed teaching this kit alongside the Financial Capabilities in mathematics. This hands on kit has ensured my students can relate to their 'worker' who they created, and use them as a way to learn about tax in the real world.”
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Posted 6 days ago
Brent O
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What made you decide to undertake a tax based programme and specifically the Part of something bigger kit for your students? I wanted to introduce Financial Literacy in a meaningful way for my students who have learning differences.
If you were to re use this resource in the future, how would you see yourself doing this? (Eg, as a full unit, separately in other units of work, integrating into cross curricular lesson plans) As a result of trialing it this year, I have built an entire unit using this as the starting resource.
How effective was the Melani interactive in increasing your students' understanding of tax?
Not at all effective
Somewhat effective
Very effective
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? The Employee cards and pay slips were fantastic resources and I have now developed an entire unit based around these resouces.
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
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Which part/s of the kit grabbed the attention of your students and engaged them the most? The pay slips and their wage information helped my students to engage really well with discussions around IRD numbers, Kiwisaver etc
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
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“This resource was fundamental to my developement of a Financial Literacy programme for my Year 10 Learning Support Class. The jobs titles, their payslips and their hourly rate/salary led to soo many rich discussions with my class.”
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Posted 6 days ago
Anonymous
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What made you decide to undertake a tax based programme and specifically the Part of something bigger kit for your students? My Social Studies class were predominantly students that I hadn't seen in my commerce classes this year. They hadn't received this type of knowledge and would benefit from it.
If you were to re use this resource in the future, how would you see yourself doing this? (Eg, as a full unit, separately in other units of work, integrating into cross curricular lesson plans) I would make it a main focus. This was an addition to the program normally taught and so squeezing it in was to the detriment of the kit. We only got partway through hence me not being able to answer the next two questions accurately.
How effective was the Melani interactive in increasing your students' understanding of tax?
Not at all effective
Somewhat effective
Very effective
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? I didn't get to finish the kit because of a variety of distractions at the end of the year. The class hours were taken for Junior exams (unexpectedly) which dropped three hours off our time, then they added a couple of teacher only days into the mix.
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
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Understand a lot more
Which part/s of the kit grabbed the attention of your students and engaged them the most? the randomized issuing of job and the excitement of who got what job and how much the salary/wages would be.
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
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“A great way to let the students see that different job opportunities affect payroll and their ability to finance their life. They see how their payslip could look and identify all the components that detract from their take home pay.”
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Posted 1 week ago
Lucy G
Verified Reviewer
What made you decide to undertake a tax based programme and specifically the Part of something bigger kit for your students? I was approached by a friend who was involved in the creation of the kit. We had already done some lessons on tax earlier in the year and my students were really engaged with the topic so I was keen to take the opportunity to dive deeper into tax with them.
If you were to re use this resource in the future, how would you see yourself doing this? (Eg, as a full unit, separately in other units of work, integrating into cross curricular lesson plans) I think interacting it in with other units of work would be good. I do find sometimes that students loose interest after awhile if we are focusing on the same content for too long.
How effective was the Melani interactive in increasing your students' understanding of tax?
Not at all effective
Somewhat effective
Very effective
How would you rate the change in your own understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
Understand some more
Understand a lot more
Which part/s of the kit did you find the most useful in supporting you to teach financial literacy and why? The payslip was great for this! Supporting students to understand gross and net pay and where the deductions are going was great.
How would you rate the change in your students understanding of Tax systems and what it contributes to, prior to engaging with the kit?
No change
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Understand a lot more
Which part/s of the kit grabbed the attention of your students and engaged them the most? The ID pages, character profile and golden tickets.
How useful would you say the kit was at extending students overall financial literacy?
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“My students loved the interactive nature of the School Kit. They really enjoyed creating their charcter profiles - taking this very seriously with a lot of discussion around the difference in wages - which really supported them with understanding different perspectives towards the tax system. Unfortuantely, we rna out of time to complete all the tasks. I am hoping to do this again next year with another class.”
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Posted 1 week ago
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