Best for
Years 7-11 health and hauora programmes, mentoring conversations, reflection after wellbeing learning, or portfolio evidence that needs a concrete next-step plan.
Health / Hauora • Years 7-11 • Planning template
Hauora Action Plan Template
Use this template after a hauora lesson, self-assessment, or pastoral check-in to help ākonga set realistic goals across Te Whare Tapa Whā, identify support, and plan next steps that are small enough to actually follow through.
Free planning scaffold, premium adaptation when useful
This template is ready to print and use immediately. The premium workflow becomes useful when you want a version built around your school's mentor system, house goals, pastoral language, or a lower-reading-level planning sequence.
- Generate simplified, senior, or bilingual planning prompts.
- Adapt the table for weekly mentoring or report-writing evidence.
- Save the localised version to My Kete for repeated school use.
Kaiako planning snapshot
- Use length: 20-30 minutes for drafting, plus follow-up check-ins later in the week or term.
- Grouping: Usually individual, with teacher or tuakana conferencing if available.
- Prep: Decide whether students will plan across all four walls or focus on one priority area first.
- Teaching move: Keep goals small, safe, and context-aware. The purpose is movement and agency, not perfection.
Resources already provided
- Four-wall goal-setting table
- Prompt for strengths, supports, and check-in dates
- Barrier and backup-plan scaffold
- Weekly reflection prompts
- Safe planning reminders
- Curriculum companion for planning and reporting
Teachers often end up inventing action-plan structure from scratch. This page already includes the core planning logic needed for a clear next step.
Ngā Whāinga Akoranga / Learning Intentions
- We are learning to identify one or more areas of hauora we want to strengthen.
- We are learning to set realistic goals and steps across Te Whare Tapa Whā.
- We are learning to plan support, review points, and backup options so the goal is more likely to happen.
Paearu Angitu / Success Criteria
- I can describe a realistic wellbeing goal rather than a vague wish.
- I can name the steps, support, and review point linked to my goal.
- I can explain one likely barrier and what I will do if it shows up.
Curriculum integration / Te Marautanga alignment
The curriculum companion makes the self-management, wellbeing-planning, and reflective-practice links explicit so this template can support classroom assessment, mentoring, and reporting without losing the hauora frame.
Plan for progress, not a perfect version of yourself
Strong hauora plans are realistic and mana-enhancing. They start from what is already working, acknowledge barriers honestly, and focus on consistent small moves rather than impossible transformation.
Students can complete the plan for themselves, for a fictional learner profile, or as part of a mentoring conversation if privacy is a concern.
Start with a quick stocktake
A wall that already has some strength
A wall that needs more attention
One thing that already helps me
One pressure or barrier I need to plan around
My hauora action plan
| Wall | Goal | What I will do | Who or what will help | Check-in date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taha Tinana | ||||
| Taha Hinengaro | ||||
| Taha Wairua | ||||
| Taha Whānau |
Make the plan workable
Check your plan against these questions
- Is my goal specific enough that I know what I am actually doing?
- Is it realistic for my time, context, and current support?
- Does it build hauora rather than punish me for struggling?
- Do I know who I can ask for tautoko if I get stuck?
Barrier and backup plan
A likely barrier
If that happens, my backup step is
The person I can check in with is
The time I will review my plan is
Weekly reflection
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1
What I tried
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2
What changed
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3
My next small step
Ngā Whāinga Akoranga · Learning Intentions
- Identify goals across all four pou of Te Whare Tapa Whā
- Design a realistic, personalised action plan for improving hauora
- Identify specific strategies, timelines, and support people for each goal
- Reflect on progress and adapt the plan as circumstances change
Paearu Angitu · Success Criteria
- My action plan addresses at least two pou of Te Whare Tapa Whā with specific strategies
- I have named at least one person who will support me in each goal area
- My strategies are realistic — things I can actually do in my current life
- I have a check-in date to review progress and adjust the plan
Hononga Marautanga · Curriculum Alignment
Health and Physical Education — Hauora
Level 3–4: Identify and describe the relationship between feelings, thoughts, and actions; develop strategies to maintain and enhance hauora across the four pou of Te Whare Tapa Whā; recognise the impact of connections and relationships on wellbeing.
Social Sciences — Tikanga ā-Iwi
Level 3–4: Understand how cultural practices and values shape identity and wellbeing; recognise the role of community and whānau in supporting individuals; explore how Indigenous frameworks offer ways of understanding health that are distinct from Western biomedical models.
Aronga Mātauranga Māori
Te Whare Tapa Whā was developed by Sir Mason Durie as a model of Māori health that understands hauora as a whole — not as a list of problems to solve but as a state of balance between taha tinana (physical), taha hinengaro (mental and emotional), taha wairua (spiritual), and taha whānau (family and community). A plan for action that draws only on one pou ignores the others. This template asks students to think across all four — because wellness is not a checklist, it is a way of being in relation to yourself, your people, and your place.
Ngā Rauemi Tautoko · Support Materials
- Unit 8 Regulation Plan (unit-8-regulation-plan.html) — what strategies will anchor the action plan
- Unit 8 Help-Seeking Plan (unit-8-help-seeking-plan.html) — where to go if the plan needs support
- Unit 8 Whānau Conversation Card (unit-8-whanau-conversation-card.html) — share the plan with whānau
- Unit 8 Grounding Cards (unit-8-grounding-cards.html) — immediate tools to use when distressed
Tuhia ōu whakaaro · Write Your Thoughts
Which pou feels most in need of attention right now? What is one small step you could take this week?