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Curriculum Connections
3
Learning Areas
Phase 1 · Phase 2 · Phase 4
Curriculum Phases
⚠️ Check these before you plan from them. This unit teaches Years 7–8, which is Phase 3. Statements below tagged with another phase were drawn from the wrong band — they are quoted accurately but describe a different stage of learning, so do not cite them in a unit plan. The Phase 3 alignment has not been written yet; until it is, use the lesson bodies, which teach at the right level.
Each statement below is quoted verbatim from Te Mātaiaho (the New Zealand Curriculum). Connections are audited links between this unit's resources and the national curriculum — no paraphrasing, no generated alignment. This unit has 48 audited connections in total — the 5 strongest are shown below.
Core connection
"Te moana is a place of cultural identity for Māori."
Where this is taught
Core connection
"Performing a waiata or haka sequence with accurate rhythm, posture, and expression"
Where this is taught
Core connection
"Waiata and haka often include call and response and repetition for emphasis."
Where this is taught
Core connection
"Investigating how sound is produced by vibrating materials and how sounds can cause materials to vibrate and explaining how vibration affects frequency (pitch) and volume: using simple objects (e.g. elastic bands, string, rulers, slinky); using musical instruments, including examples from te ao Māori (e.g. conch shell (pūtātara), small flute (kōauau))"
Where this is taught
Core connection
"The war’s role in reconfiguring New Zealand’s identity."