Ko au te taiao: Recognising that we are nature through mātauranga Māori values and the collections at Te Papa
Recognising we are nature through mātauranga Māori and Te Papa’s Collections Online.
Teaching resourcesNgā rauemi mā te pouako
Bring the national museum into your classroom with our free, cross-curricular range of educational resources.
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Kia hiwa rā! Resistance, persistence, and defiance in Aotearoa
Explore protest in Aotearoa through our Collections Online. You can delve into why people protest, explore activism in your own community, and grow your own skills as a changemaker.
Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers
Delve into a selection of teaching and learning activities which uncover the meaning and stories of Matariki, the values that relate to this special time of the year, and the ways in which you can celebrate it with your ākonga in your setting.
From the Past, for Tomorrow teaching resource: reimagining local history through art
From the Past, for Tomorrow uses contemporary art as a launchpad for examining identity and representation, considering the impact of colonisation, and exploring the power of storytelling in art.
Surreal activities teaching resource
Primary, Secondary
This resource is full of activities that will help you to explore surrealism with your students. The activities are playful and sometimes irrational, a bit like surrealism itself.
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He rauemi kaiako: Te waihanga i te apōpō, rū ana, takatū ana
Primary, Secondary
Mā te tūkanga o te whakaaro hoahoa a Stanford, ka taea ngā ākonga kia hanga putanga hei āwhina i ngā uauatanga mō te hāpori kua pā atu ki a rātou i muri tata mai i te rū whenua – ā-tāngata nei, ā-hanganga nei.
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Teaching resource: First Collisions
Primary, Secondary
This resource is designed to place the arrival of Cook within a wider context of Pacific navigation as well as placing a larger focus on Tupaia, without whose superior navigation skills Cook would have struggled to arrive at the shores of Aotearoa at all.
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Learn to animate teaching resource: The children of Tangaroa
Learn about creatures of the ocean, te reo Māori, animation, and video production in this four-part resource for years 3–8.
Teaching resource: Building an earthquake ready future
Primary, Secondary
Using the Stanford design process, teach students to create resilient communities that can deal with the effects of earthquakes when they happen – both social and structural.
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Virtual reality classroom resource
Primary, Secondary
Creating virtual reality (VR) in your classroom is easier than you think. With free online tools your students can do it for themselves.
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Maramataka: The Māori calendar learning resource
Early childhood, Primary
Teach the Maramataka and the Māori months in your classroom with the help of our teaching resource and classroom poster.
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It’s a Bug’s Life science resource for ECE and Primary
Early childhood, Primary
Teaching scientific skills, knowledge, and practices in ECE settings and primary schools is made easy with this hands-on resource.
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Tongan Language Week resource
Early childhood, Primary, Secondary
Download our resource and learn Tongan words, phrases, and pronunciation, and explore aspects of Tongan culture.
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Cook Islands Language Week resource
Early childhood, Primary, Secondary
Learn Cook Islands Māori words, phrases, and pronunciation, and explore aspects of Cook Islands Māori culture.
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Sāmoan Language Week resource
Early childhood, Primary, Secondary
Practise Sāmoan words and phrases, and explore the Sāmoan culture for Sāmoan Language Week.
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World War I teaching resource
Primary, Secondary
Use material from Gallipoli: The scale of our war to explore World War I themes with students.
Please note: Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War is temporarily closed from 21 July to 12 September for essential maintenance and upgrades. It will open to the public again on Saturday 13 September.
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Art study cards
Secondary
Prompt your students to analyse art works in new ways, using key art terms from eight topics.
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Art in Context teaching resource
Secondary
Study the relationships between sculpture and context – with inspiration from artist Bill Culbert.
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Experiments with light teaching resource
Primary
Investigate and manipulate light – with inspiration from artist Bill Culbert.
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