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Curriculum Alignment

Arts & Design Thinking

3
Curriculum Connections
2
Learning Areas
Phase 3
Curriculum Phase

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.

Core connection
"Generating a wide range of design ideas using brainstorming and sketching techniques, exploring different forms and functions, and iteratively refining concepts before selecting them for development."

Where this is taught

Technology Phase 3 Teaches
Core connection
"Respectful integration of whanaungatanga and manaakitanga are essential to creative practice."

Where this is taught

The Arts Phase 3 Teaches
Core connection
"Collaboration and co-design can strengthen design ideation (the process of developing and refining ideas) and making."

Where this is taught

Technology Phase 3 Teaches

How kaiako can use this mapping

Use the first statement to assess the breadth and refinement of ideas in Lesson 3. Use the Arts statements to notice whether collaboration and care are visible in how ākonga interview, co-design, critique, and test—not merely named in a final reflection. The linked lesson evidence shows where each connection is taught.

Sources | Puna Kōrero

The quotations are drawn from the Te Mātaiaho curriculum statements audited for this unit. See the Ministry of Education's New Zealand Curriculum portal for the national curriculum context.