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Shining the Light on Storytelling
Room 11 has been learning about Māori narratives and how knowledge and history are passed on through the art of storytelling. When Māori first arrived…
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Timelines in Action
Room 14 has been using drama to step into the shoes of others. This has fostered an understanding of Taupō’s history from pre-colonised times to the…
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Learn by Doing
The objective was to use the Stop Motion App to create a short movie retelling a local Maori narrative. Stop Motion is a free app that makes short an…
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Kowaiwhai Transformations
Every student in Room 2 designed their own kowhawhai patterns, in a project which combined artistic expression with mathematical concepts, cultural ap…
Jumping Cows and Laughing Dogs
When strolling past our classroom,
You’ll hear a pleasant sound,
Of students singing poems,
There is learning to be found.
You’ll hear a pleasant sound,
Of students singing poems,
There is learning to be found.
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Get Sketching
What is sketchnoting? Sketchnoting is visual note taking - using doodles and text to improve memory, recall, and comprehension.
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Connecting with Taupō History and Culture
Education is not confined to the four walls of a classroom. Poihipi students experienced this on a field trip to the Taupō Museum, Library, and Pou on…
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Art skills a plenty
Room 12 wanted to take a slightly different look at the popular self portrait Visual Arts activity.
We decided to use the 19th century Italian artis…
We decided to use the 19th century Italian artis…
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Monsters and Robots
Students in Room 16 have been learning about shapes, focusing on identifying and describing them. The students created a Shape Monster and a Shape Rob…
