📚 Teacher Resource Notes

Purpose: Use this Frayer Model to help students build precise understanding of "system" through definition, characteristics, examples, and non-examples.

Ngā Whāinga Ako — Learning Intentions

Students will engage with this resource to build understanding of systems, governance, and civic action in Aotearoa New Zealand, connecting to Te Ao Māori principles.

Ngā Paearu Angitū — Success Criteria

• ✅ Students can complete a Frayer Model for "system" with accurate definition and at least two examples and non-examples.

📋 Teacher Planning Snapshot

Differentiation: Provide sentence starters or word banks for students who need scaffold support. Extend capable learners by asking them to find a real-world NZ example connected to this resource. Support ELL students with vocabulary pre-teaching. Adapt for neurodiverse learners by offering choice in how they record their thinking.

Prior knowledge: Best used after the relevant lesson or as an introductory hook. No specialist prior knowledge required.

Curriculum alignment

• Know: How different systems function in Aotearoa and globally.