Ku Kulu Pilina (Building Connections)
Students have the opportunity to connect with self and also a partner to cultivate a relationship with emotions of self and also trust with another person. This learning experience helps students build pilina (connection) through yoga. This unit of work was created by Kilihune Ka’aihue, Makalani Franco-Francis and Christy Chadwick at Maui Arts & Cultural…
Read MoreThe Home Within Me
This activity offers opportunities for children to rediscover their sense of place by connecting to self and community. This lesson offers a simple sharing circle to incorporate into daily practice to support children to rebuild their sense of place in response to losing their home/community due to natural disaster. There are options for how to…
Read MoreThe Giant Who Threw Tantrums
A drama about facing our fears From within the protection of a fantasy about a make-believe village threatened by a tantrum throwing giant, this drama gives young children the chance to consider how people respond when they are afraid. In particular, it explores what happens to a group of people living in a small village…
Read MoreTeaspoon of Light
This unit of work centres on the story of a little girl who finds that her cloth of dreams has been torn. Using drama, dance and visual arts approaches the children help the little girl restore her cloth of dreams and her hopes for a better world. The video link shows examples of the work…
Read MoreSettling Stones
Children will be introduced to a practice of settling themselves through selecting a stone with their teacher who guides them on how to take care of a special item. This activity is offering you the opportunity to set a daily ritual with your children to help them settle. This ritual can be particularly helpful when…
Read MoreMy Many Coloured Days
This dance unit explores the relationship between feelings and colours. Using a picture book as a starting place, students create and share original movement to describe an experience – perhaps the excitement of being back at school, having been in isolation, or perhaps about feelings about siblings. This unit of work was created by Ginnie…
Read MorePlaying with Anger
This is the first learning experience in the unit: Playing with Anger. This learning experience uses the picture book, Anger is like Armour, to help children explore anger. Children learn about the function anger can serve, how anger might feel in their bodies and healthy ways to express anger. This unit of work was created…
Read MoreMatariki for Tamariki
In this activity, the teacher provides provocations to prompt the children’s curiosity in exploring the influence of Matariki within their lives. This experience would ideally be offered after Matariki and the seven other stars have been introduced to the children, and is more suitable for a small group of maybe six children (maximum) at a…
Read MoreHello Again!
This dance work uses dance as a way of creating new forms of greetings. Due to physical distancing imposed during some crises, we sometimes have to find other ways of creating both formal and informal ways of saying hello. There is opportunity for students to have fun creating together while discussing the ways life may…
Read MoreDictionary of Emotions
This activity supports children through a variety of mediums to connect and explore as they build their emotional literacy in the creation of a dictionary of emotions. This unit of work was created by Claire Coleman, Katy Pérez, and Amanda Wallace. View Lesson PLan
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