New Zealand Curriculum
Official Learning Requirements and Achievement Objectives
Official Implementation: Requirements effective from 1 January 2025 | Status: Current Ministry of Education curriculum statements
Te Ao Māori & NZ Curriculum Integration
"Whaowhia te kete mātauranga"
Fill the basket of knowledge
Te Kete Ako integrates mātauranga Māori with contemporary educational frameworks, ensuring all learning experiences honor both traditional knowledge systems and modern curriculum requirements. Our resources reflect the bicultural foundation of Aotearoa New Zealand education.
NZ Curriculum Learning Framework
🧠 UNDERSTAND
Big ideas, concepts, and enduring understandings that transcend specific topics and connect to life beyond school
- Conceptual frameworks
- Essential understandings
- Transferable insights
📚 KNOW
Essential knowledge including facts, vocabulary, principles, and information that students need to know and recall
- Key terminology
- Important facts
- Fundamental principles
⚡ DO
Skills, capabilities, and actions that students should be able to perform, including thinking skills and practical abilities
- Practical skills
- Thinking processes
- Performance capabilities
Curriculum Areas & Achievement Objectives
🔬 Science
Core Purpose: Science develops students' understanding of the natural world through inquiry, investigation, and understanding of scientific concepts. Students learn to think scientifically about phenomena and make evidence-based decisions.
Te Ao Māori Integration: Science learning incorporates mātauranga Māori perspectives on the natural world, traditional ecological knowledge, and Indigenous approaches to understanding natural phenomena.
Science Strands
Living World
Understanding life processes, ecology, evolution, and how living things interact with their environment.
Physical World
Understanding forces, energy, matter, and the physical phenomena that govern our universe.
Material World
Understanding the properties and interactions of materials and chemical processes.
Planet Earth and Beyond
Understanding Earth systems, astronomy, and our place in the universe.
Levels 4-5 (Years 7-10) - Scientific Inquiry & Understanding
Living World - AO 4.1
Achievement Objective: "Understand that living things are suited to their particular habitat and have evolved over time in response to environmental factors."
📚 KNOW
- Basic principles of adaptation and evolution
- Habitat requirements for different organisms
- Environmental factors affecting living things
- Examples of adaptation in native NZ species
- Traditional Māori ecological knowledge
🧠 UNDERSTAND
- Evolution is an ongoing process driven by environmental pressures
- Organisms and environments are interconnected systems
- Adaptation helps organisms survive in their environments
- Human activities can disrupt natural evolutionary processes
- Indigenous knowledge provides valuable ecological insights
⚡ DO
- Investigate adaptations in local ecosystems
- Compare organisms from different habitats
- Analyze human impacts on native species
- Research traditional Māori conservation practices
- Design conservation strategies for local species
🎯 Te Kete Ako Resources Aligned:
- Traditional Ecological Indicators - Māori environmental science
- Climate Science & Traditional Knowledge - Integrated scientific perspectives
- Microplastics & Mātauranga Integration - Environmental impact studies
Physical World - AO 4.1
Achievement Objective: "Understand that energy can be transformed from one form to another but cannot be created or destroyed."
📚 KNOW
- Forms of energy: kinetic, potential, heat, light, sound, electrical
- Energy transformation examples in everyday life
- Conservation of energy principle
- Energy sources: renewable and non-renewable
- Traditional Māori understanding of natural forces
🧠 UNDERSTAND
- Energy is fundamental to all physical processes
- Energy transformations occur continuously in natural systems
- Understanding energy helps us make sustainable choices
- Traditional technologies often use energy efficiently
- Energy systems connect local and global phenomena
⚡ DO
- Investigate energy transformations in simple devices
- Calculate energy efficiency in different systems
- Design experiments to demonstrate energy conservation
- Research traditional and modern energy technologies
- Evaluate sustainability of different energy sources
🎯 Te Kete Ako Resources Aligned:
- Plate Tectonics - Earth's energy and geological processes
- Science of Sleep - Biological energy systems
- Māori Astronomy & Navigation - Traditional understanding of celestial energy
Scientific Investigation - AO 4.1
Achievement Objective: "Use a scientific approach to extend their own and others' thinking and to investigate phenomena, events, and problems."
📚 KNOW
- Scientific method steps and processes
- Types of scientific investigations: fair testing, pattern seeking, exploring
- Variables: independent, dependent, controlled
- Data collection and analysis techniques
- Traditional Māori inquiry approaches
🧠 UNDERSTAND
- Scientific thinking helps us understand the world systematically
- Evidence-based reasoning leads to reliable knowledge
- Scientific knowledge builds on previous discoveries
- Different cultures contribute valuable ways of knowing
- Scientific literacy is essential for informed citizenship
⚡ DO
- Design and conduct fair test investigations
- Collect, analyze, and interpret scientific data
- Communicate scientific findings clearly
- Evaluate the reliability of scientific claims
- Apply scientific thinking to everyday problems
🎯 Te Kete Ako Resources Aligned:
- Scientific Method Process - Systematic inquiry skills
- Genetic Modification Analysis - Evaluating scientific evidence
- Climate Science Integration - Multiple ways of knowing
📚 English
Core Purpose: English develops students' language and literacy capabilities to communicate effectively, think critically, and engage with diverse texts and ideas. Students learn to express themselves creatively and analytically.
Te Ao Māori Integration: English learning incorporates Te Reo Māori perspectives, oral traditions, and diverse voices including Indigenous authors and storytelling traditions.
English Strands
Speaking, Listening, and Presenting
Developing oral communication skills, active listening, and effective presentation abilities.
Reading and Viewing
Understanding and responding to written, visual, and multimedia texts across diverse contexts.
Writing
Creating coherent, effective texts for different purposes, audiences, and contexts.
Levels 4-5 (Years 7-10) - Advanced Literacy & Communication
Speaking, Listening, and Presenting - AO 4.1
Achievement Objective: "Uses a range of oral, written, and visual features to create meaning and effect and engage interest when presenting to different audiences."
📚 KNOW
- Oral presentation techniques and structures
- Visual aids and multimedia integration
- Voice, pace, gesture, and body language
- Audience awareness and adaptation strategies
- Traditional Māori oratory and storytelling forms
🧠 UNDERSTAND
- Effective communication adapts to purpose and audience
- Oral traditions carry cultural knowledge and values
- Multimodal presentations can enhance meaning-making
- Active listening is essential for meaningful dialogue
- Communication styles reflect cultural backgrounds
⚡ DO
- Create engaging presentations for different audiences
- Use voice and gesture effectively to convey meaning
- Integrate visual and digital elements in presentations
- Listen actively and respond thoughtfully to others
- Present information and arguments persuasively
🎯 Te Kete Ako Resources Aligned:
- Speech Analysis Framework - Analyzing effective oral communication
- Haka Cultural Analysis - Traditional Māori oral expression
- Rhetorical Devices Toolkit - Persuasive communication techniques
Reading and Viewing - AO 4.1
Achievement Objective: "Shows understanding of how language features are used for effect within and across texts from a range of contexts."
📚 KNOW
- Language features: metaphor, symbolism, tone, mood
- Text structures and organizational patterns
- Genre conventions and characteristics
- Literary devices and their effects
- Cultural contexts and perspectives in texts
🧠 UNDERSTAND
- Authors make deliberate choices to create meaning and effect
- Texts reflect and shape cultural values and perspectives
- Readers bring their own experiences to text interpretation
- Literary analysis reveals deeper layers of meaning
- Diverse voices and perspectives enrich understanding
⚡ DO
- Analyze how authors use language for effect
- Compare texts from different cultural contexts
- Evaluate the reliability and bias in texts
- Make connections between texts and personal experiences
- Respond critically and creatively to literature
🎯 Te Kete Ako Resources Aligned:
- Author's Purpose Analysis - Understanding writer's intentions
- Figurative Language Guide - Literary device identification and analysis
- Shakespeare Analysis - Classic literature interpretation
- Film Scene Analysis - Visual text interpretation
Writing - AO 4.1
Achievement Objective: "Creates texts that show understanding of the connections between purpose, audience, and language features."
📚 KNOW
- Text types: narrative, argument, report, explanation
- Writing process: planning, drafting, revising, editing
- Grammar, punctuation, and spelling conventions
- Paragraph and essay structures
- Digital writing tools and formats
🧠 UNDERSTAND
- Effective writing matches purpose, audience, and context
- Writing is a recursive process requiring revision
- Voice and style develop through practice and choice
- Digital tools expand writing possibilities
- Writing can advocate for change and express identity
⚡ DO
- Write for different purposes and audiences
- Use appropriate text structures and features
- Craft compelling arguments with evidence
- Edit and proofread for clarity and accuracy
- Integrate digital tools to enhance writing
🎯 Te Kete Ako Resources Aligned:
- PEEL Argument Structure - Persuasive writing framework
- Conclusion Writing Guide - Effective endings
- Word Choice Toolkit - Vocabulary and style
- Revision Strategies - Improving drafts
- Show Don't Tell - Creative writing techniques
💻 Digital Technologies
Core Purpose: Digital Technologies develops students' understanding of digital systems, computational thinking, and the role of technology in society. Students learn to design digital solutions and understand technology's impact on people and communities.
Te Ao Māori Integration: Digital Technologies offers opportunities to explore how technology can support or threaten cultural values, and how mātauranga Māori can inform ethical technology design.
Digital Technologies Strands
Computational Thinking for Digital Technologies
Breaking down problems, recognizing patterns, and creating algorithms to solve problems systematically.
Designing and Developing Digital Outcomes
Creating digital solutions that meet people's needs and solve real-world problems.
Digital Systems
Understanding how digital technologies work and their components, networks, and data representation.
Levels 4-5 (Years 7-10) - Advanced Digital Literacy & Ethics
Computational Thinking - AO 4.1
Achievement Objective: "Understand that digital systems represent data using number codes and can be programmed to make decisions by following algorithms."
📚 KNOW
- Binary number systems and data representation
- Algorithm components: sequence, selection, iteration
- Input, processing, and output in digital systems
- Basic programming concepts and logic
- Data types and structures
🧠 UNDERSTAND
- Digital systems use patterns to represent information
- Algorithms can automate decision-making processes
- Computational thinking applies to many areas beyond computers
- Programming is a form of creative problem-solving
- Digital systems can reflect human biases and values
⚡ DO
- Create algorithms to solve authentic problems
- Convert between binary and decimal number systems
- Debug and refine digital solutions
- Trace through algorithms step-by-step
- Design user-friendly interfaces
🎯 Te Kete Ako Resources Aligned:
- Prompt Engineering 101 - Algorithm design for AI systems
- Countdown Letters Game - Computational thinking through word algorithms
- Unit 7: Digital Technologies & AI Ethics - Comprehensive computational thinking
Digital Systems & Society - AO 5.1
Achievement Objective: "Understand how digital systems impact on people and society and are shaped by people and society."
📚 KNOW
- Examples of digital system impacts on society
- Privacy, security, and ethical considerations
- Digital divide and accessibility issues
- Environmental impacts of digital technologies
- Cultural protocols in digital spaces
🧠 UNDERSTAND
- Technology is not neutral - it reflects human values
- Digital systems can amplify existing inequalities
- Society shapes technology as much as technology shapes society
- Digital citizenship requires active participation
- Cultural values should guide technology development
⚡ DO
- Evaluate digital systems for bias and fairness
- Research technology impacts on different communities
- Design inclusive and culturally responsive digital solutions
- Advocate for ethical technology practices
- Apply privacy and security best practices
🎯 Te Kete Ako Resources Aligned:
- AI Ethics and Bias - Technology impact analysis
- Digital Citizenship - Ethical technology use
- Unit 7 Lesson 2: AI Bias & Algorithmic Justice - Society-technology interaction
- Data Sovereignty Māori - Cultural protocols in digital systems
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning - Extended AO
Te Kete Ako Extension: "Understand how artificial intelligence systems learn, make decisions, and impact society, and how cultural values can guide AI development."
Note: This extends beyond standard NZC to address contemporary AI literacy needs
📚 KNOW
- Basic machine learning concepts and processes
- Types of AI: supervised, unsupervised, reinforcement learning
- Training data and its role in AI decision-making
- AI applications in daily life and society
- AI ethics frameworks and principles
🧠 UNDERSTAND
- AI systems learn patterns from data, including biases
- AI decision-making can be opaque and unpredictable
- Human values must be embedded in AI system design
- AI amplifies both positive and negative human tendencies
- Cultural perspectives are essential for ethical AI
⚡ DO
- Train simple machine learning models
- Identify bias and limitations in AI systems
- Design AI ethics frameworks using cultural values
- Evaluate AI systems for fairness and transparency
- Propose improvements to make AI more ethical
🎯 Te Kete Ako Resources Aligned:
- Introduction to Large Language Models - AI fundamentals
- Unit 7 Lesson 1: AI Ethics Introduction - Ethical AI frameworks
- Unit 7 Lesson 3: AI Ethics in Practice - Practical AI ethics application
- AI Impact Comprehension - Societal AI implications
📊 Mathematics and Statistics
Core Purpose: Mathematics and statistics develop students' ability to think creatively, critically, strategically, and logically. Students learn to structure and organize, carry out procedures flexibly and accurately, communicate mathematically, and solve problems.
Te Ao Māori Integration: Mathematics connects with traditional Māori knowledge systems including navigation, patterns in nature, counting systems, and statistical understanding of community wellbeing.
Mathematics and Statistics Strands
Number and Algebra
Understanding number systems, patterns, relationships, and algebraic thinking for problem-solving.
Geometry and Measurement
Spatial reasoning, measurement concepts, and geometric relationships in 2D and 3D contexts.
Statistics
Collecting, displaying, analyzing, and interpreting data to make informed decisions.
Levels 4-5 (Years 7-10) - Advanced Mathematical Thinking
Number and Algebra - AO 4.1
Achievement Objective: "Use a range of multiplicative strategies when operating on whole numbers and fractions, including problems involving proportions."
📚 KNOW
- Multiplication and division strategies for whole numbers
- Fraction operations and equivalencies
- Ratio and proportion concepts
- Percentage calculations and applications
- Traditional Māori counting systems (tekau, rau, mano)
🧠 UNDERSTAND
- Mathematical strategies are tools for problem-solving
- Proportional relationships exist in many contexts
- Fractions, decimals, and percentages are different representations
- Mathematical thinking connects to real-world applications
- Different cultures have valuable mathematical approaches
⚡ DO
- Apply multiplicative strategies flexibly
- Solve proportion problems in authentic contexts
- Convert between fractions, decimals, and percentages
- Use mathematical reasoning to justify solutions
- Connect mathematical concepts to cultural practices
🎯 Te Kete Ako Resources Aligned:
- Traditional Navigation Mathematics - Proportional reasoning in navigation
- Probability & Mātauranga Integration - Cultural mathematics applications
- Māori Geometric Patterns - Number patterns and ratios
📝 Recommended Practice Resources:
- Math-Drills: Integer Operations - Comprehensive integer worksheets with answer keys
- Math-Drills: Basic Algebra - Introduction to algebraic thinking worksheets
- Math-Drills: Percentage Practice - Level 4 appropriate percentage calculations
Statistics - AO 4.1
Achievement Objective: "Plan and conduct investigations using the statistical enquiry cycle, gathering, sorting, and displaying multivariate category and whole-number data and simple time-series data."
📚 KNOW
- Statistical enquiry cycle: PPDAC (Problem, Plan, Data, Analysis, Conclusion)
- Types of data: categorical, numerical, time-series
- Data collection methods and sources
- Graph types: bar, line, pie charts, histograms
- Measures of center and spread
🧠 UNDERSTAND
- Statistics helps us make sense of complex information
- Data can be misleading if not collected or displayed carefully
- Statistical investigations require systematic thinking
- Data tells stories about communities and phenomena
- Statistical literacy is essential for citizenship
⚡ DO
- Design and conduct statistical investigations
- Collect data using appropriate methods
- Create effective data displays and graphs
- Analyze data to identify patterns and trends
- Draw evidence-based conclusions and recommendations
🎯 Te Kete Ako Resources Aligned:
- Statistical Investigation Process - PPDAC cycle application
- Misleading Graphs Analysis - Critical data literacy
- Bar Graph Construction - Data visualization skills
- Whakapapa & Mathematical Thinking - Cultural statistics applications
Geometry and Measurement - AO 4.1
Achievement Objective: "Use appropriate scales, devices, and metric units for length, area, volume and capacity, weight (mass), temperature, angle, and time."
📚 KNOW
- Metric units for all measurement types
- Appropriate measuring devices and techniques
- Scale drawing and map reading skills
- Area and perimeter formulas for basic shapes
- Traditional Māori measurement units and methods
🧠 UNDERSTAND
- Measurement is about comparison and precision
- Different contexts require different levels of accuracy
- Geometric relationships exist in natural and designed environments
- Cultural practices embed sophisticated measurement concepts
- Scale helps us understand proportional relationships
⚡ DO
- Select appropriate measuring tools and units
- Make accurate measurements in practical contexts
- Interpret scale drawings and maps
- Calculate area, perimeter, and volume
- Compare traditional and modern measurement systems
🎯 Te Kete Ako Resources Aligned:
- Māori Geometric Patterns - Traditional geometric understanding
- Traditional Navigation Mathematics - Practical measurement applications
- Māori Astronomy & Navigation - Angular measurement and celestial geometry
Extended Mathematical Connections
Levels 1-2 (Years 1-3)
Number and Algebra
AO: Use a range of counting, grouping, and equal-sharing strategies with whole numbers and fractions
Te Kete Ako Resources:
- Traditional Navigation Mathematics - Counting and measurement systems
- Countdown Letters Game - Number recognition and strategy
- Mātauranga Māori Connection: Traditional counting systems (tekau system)
Geometry and Measurement
AO: Create and use appropriate units and devices to measure length, area, volume and capacity, weight (mass), turn (angle), temperature, and time
Te Kete Ako Resources:
- Polynesian Navigation - Traditional measurement using body parts
- Cultural Context: Māori units of measurement and traditional tools
- Extension Activity: Star compass angle calculations
Levels 3-4 (Years 4-6)
Number and Algebra
AO: Use simple additive strategies to solve problems involving: ratios, proportions, percentages, rates, and time
Te Kete Ako Resources:
- Ocean Journey Calculations - Distance, time, speed problems
- Economic Justice Analysis - Ratios and percentages in wealth distribution
- Cultural Integration: Traditional resource distribution and sharing systems
Statistics
AO: Conduct investigations using the statistical enquiry cycle: gathering, sorting, and displaying category and whole-number data
Te Kete Ako Resources:
- Climate Data Analysis - Traditional and modern environmental monitoring
- Future Development: Community survey projects with cultural components
- Mātauranga Integration: Traditional knowledge as data collection method
Levels 5-6 (Years 7-10)
Advanced Number
AO: Use linear equations and inequalities, quadratic equations, and simultaneous equations
Te Kete Ako Resources:
- Wave Mathematics - Frequency and wavelength calculations
- Extension: Traditional navigation as applied mathematics
- Cultural Context: Mathematical thinking in traditional practices
🔬 Science
Science Achievement Objectives
Nature of Science
Understanding about Science (Levels 1-4)
AO: Appreciate that scientists ask questions about our world that lead to investigations and that open-mindedness is important because there may be more than one explanation
Te Kete Ako Resources:
- Climate Science & Traditional Knowledge - Multiple ways of knowing about environment
- Understanding AI Through Te Ao Māori - Different knowledge systems
- Bicultural Approach: Western science and mātauranga Māori as complementary knowledge systems
Investigating in Science
Investigating in Science (Levels 3-4)
AO: Build on prior experiences, working together to share and examine their own and others' knowledge
Te Kete Ako Resources:
- Traditional Environmental Indicators - Indigenous observation methods
- AI Bias Investigation - Collaborative scientific inquiry into technology
- Cultural Integration: Traditional ecological knowledge as scientific method
Living World
Ecology (Levels 3-4)
AO: Explain how living things are suited to their particular habitat and how they respond to environmental changes
Te Kete Ako Resources:
- Ecosystem Health Indicators - Traditional and scientific monitoring
- Kaitiakitanga Connection: Environmental guardianship as scientific practice
- Climate Change Focus: Local environmental changes through dual knowledge systems
Planet Earth and Beyond
Astronomy (Levels 3-4)
AO: Investigate the components of the solar system, developing an appreciation of the distances between them
Te Kete Ako Resources:
- Stellar Navigation Mathematics - Traditional astronomy and navigation
- Matariki Connection: Māori astronomical knowledge and seasonal indicators
- Cultural Integration: Traditional star knowledge alongside modern astronomy
💻 Technology
Digital Technologies Achievement Objectives
Technological Practice (Levels 1-4)
Planning for Practice
AO: Undertake planning to identify the key stages and resources required to complete a technological outcome
Te Kete Ako Resources:
- Te Reo Māori Wordle - Digital tool design and cultural integration
- Educational Games - Interactive technology development
- AI in Education Design Challenge - Technology solution design
Digital Technologies (Levels 1-8)
Designing and Developing Digital Outcomes (Levels 6-7)
AO: Understand that digital devices impact on humans and society and that both the devices and their impact change over time
Te Kete Ako Resources:
- Understanding AI Through Te Ao Māori - Technology impact analysis
- AI Bias & Algorithmic Justice - Technology and social equity
- AI vs Human Learning - Technology in education contexts
- Māori Data Sovereignty - Indigenous rights in digital spaces
Progress Outcomes
Computational Thinking (Levels 5-6)
PO: Students can decompose problems to create algorithms for digital devices, and understand that computers cannot solve problems without instructions
Te Kete Ako Resources:
- Algorithmic Bias Analysis - Understanding how algorithms work and fail
- Interactive Games Development - Logic and problem-solving in programming
- Future Development: Coding workshops with cultural themes
📚 English
English Achievement Objectives
Listening, Reading, and Viewing
Processing Information (Levels 3-4)
AO: Integrate sources of information, processes, and strategies with developing confidence to identify, form, and express ideas
Te Kete Ako Resources:
- Economic Justice Comprehension - Complex text analysis and critical reading
- Gig Economy Analysis - Contemporary issues reading comprehension
- Tourism Futures Reading - Environmental and social text analysis
Speaking, Writing, and Presenting
Creating Meaning (Levels 5-6)
AO: Create texts by using a range of language features and structural and processing aspects of literacy
Te Kete Ako Resources:
- Unit 7 Lessons: Discussion, reflection, and presentation activities
- Te Reo Māori Wordle - Vocabulary development and language play
- Cross-curricular Writing: All lessons include reflection and analytical writing components
⚡ Health and Physical Education
Health and PE Achievement Objectives
Personal Health and Physical Development
Personal Identity (Levels 3-4)
AO: Describe how social messages and stereotypes can affect feelings of self-worth
Te Kete Ako Resources:
- AI Bias Impact on Communities - Technology bias affecting identity and self-worth
- Digital Identity Formation - Online identity and cultural representation
- Cultural Safety Focus: Maintaining cultural identity in digital spaces
Societal Attitudes and Values
Societal Attitudes and Values (Levels 5-6)
AO: Analyse how social, cultural, economic, and environmental factors influence the health of individuals and communities
Te Kete Ako Resources:
- Wealth Inequality & Health - Economic factors affecting wellbeing
- Environmental Health - Traditional and modern approaches to environmental wellbeing
- Holistic Health: Te Ao Māori concepts of hauora (wellness) integrated throughout
🌿 Te Ao Māori Integration Framework
Whakatōhea (Relationships)
Curriculum Integration: All learning experiences emphasize collaborative inquiry, peer support, and teacher-student relationships as central to meaningful education.
- Group activities and discussions in every lesson
- Cultural mentorship and kaumātua wisdom
- Community connections and whānau involvement
Whakapapa (Connections)
Curriculum Integration: Learning content connects to students' identity, place, and cultural heritage, making education personally relevant and culturally grounding.
- Local examples and place-based learning
- Cultural identity exploration and affirmation
- Connections between traditional and contemporary knowledge
Mātauranga (Deep Knowledge)
Curriculum Integration: Educational experiences go beyond surface learning to develop deep, interconnected understanding that includes emotional, spiritual, and practical dimensions.
- Holistic learning addressing multiple dimensions
- Integration of traditional ecological knowledge
- Wisdom traditions alongside contemporary knowledge
Kaitiakitanga (Guardianship)
Curriculum Integration: Students develop responsibility for their learning, their community, and their environment, understanding education as preparation for stewardship roles.
- Environmental responsibility and climate action
- Social justice and community advocacy
- Digital citizenship and ethical technology use
📊 Assessment and Evaluation Alignment
Formative Assessment Integration
Te Kete Ako resources include embedded formative assessment opportunities that align with both NZ Curriculum expectations and culturally responsive assessment practices:
- Peer Assessment: Students evaluate each other's work using cultural frameworks
- Self-Reflection: Regular reflection activities connect learning to personal growth
- Portfolio Development: Students collect evidence of learning across multiple domains
- Community Presentation: Students share learning with whānau and community
Achievement Standards Preparation
Resources support preparation for NCEA Achievement Standards through:
- Critical Analysis Skills: Developed through social justice and environmental topics
- Research and Investigation: Structured inquiry processes in science and social studies
- Creative Presentation: Multiple modes of showing learning and understanding
- Cultural Competency: Understanding of Te Ao Māori perspectives across subjects
🛠️ Implementation Guide for Teachers
Getting Started
- Review Unit Plans: Begin with comprehensive unit overviews
- Select Appropriate Level: Match resources to your students' NZ Curriculum levels
- Cultural Preparation: Engage with local Māori community for cultural guidance
- Resource Familiarization: Explore interactive games and digital tools
Adaptation Strategies
- Differentiation: Modify complexity level while maintaining cultural integrity
- Local Context: Adapt examples to reflect your community and region
- Cross-Curricular Links: Use multiple curriculum area connections in single lessons
- Technology Integration: Blend digital and traditional learning approaches
Professional Development
- Cultural Competency: Ongoing learning about Te Ao Māori perspectives
- Technology Skills: Familiarization with digital tools and platforms
- Collaborative Practice: Work with colleagues to share insights and improvements
- Community Engagement: Build relationships with local Māori educators and kaumātua
🌍 Social Sciences
Core Purpose: Social sciences develop students' understanding of themselves, others, and the world around them. Students learn how people interact with each other and the environment, and how societies work and change.
Te Ao Māori Integration: Social sciences provide natural opportunities to integrate Māori perspectives on identity, culture, place, and social organisation.
Social Sciences Strands
Identity, Culture, and Organisation
How people see themselves and others, and how they organise and express their beliefs, values, and practices.
Place and Environment
How people interact with and shape the places they live in, and how these places affect people.
Continuity and Change
How people, places, and societies change over time and the forces that drive these changes.
The Economic World
How people use resources and make decisions about production, distribution, and consumption.
Level 4 (Years 7-8) - Te Kete Ako Focus Levels
Identity, Culture, and Organisation - AO 4.1
Achievement Objective: "Understand how people participate individually and collectively in response to community challenges."
📚 KNOW
🧠 UNDERSTAND
⚡ DO
🎯 Te Kete Ako Resources Aligned:
Continuity and Change - AO 4.2
Achievement Objective: "Understand how people view and interpret events differently."
📚 KNOW
🧠 UNDERSTAND
⚡ DO
🎯 Te Kete Ako Resources Aligned:
Place and Environment - AO 4.3
Achievement Objective: "Understand how people view and use places differently."
📚 KNOW
🧠 UNDERSTAND
⚡ DO
🎯 Te Kete Ako Resources Aligned: