Ngā ahurea me te tuakiri kiritōpū | Culture and collective identity

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers focuses on the importance of the stories that contribute to collective and diverse identities. It explores the importance of our community practices, heritage, traditions, knowledge, and values.

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers examines how colonisation and the introduction of colonising practices, such as the Gregorian calendar, excluded mātauranga Māori. It explores how the revitalisation of Matariki is redressing this.

Relationships, language, and culture shape identity.

People express their culture through their daily lives and through stories about their past.

Within Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories:

Māori are tangata whenua. They were the first people of this land and have stories about their origins and arrival.

Te tūrangawaewae me te taiao | Place and environment

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers considers the interrelationship between people and the natural world, and the wellbeing of both. It explores the significance of te taiao for us all and how we can help the natural world to thrive.

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers explores place-based histories, maramataka and Matariki and how all of these contribute to our understanding of, and connection to, te taiao.

Places and environments are often significant for individuals and groups.

People express their connection to places in different ways.

Within Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories:

Tangata whenua are deeply connected to the local area. Naming places was key to establishing and maintaining mana and tūrangawaewae.

Many of the names of geographical features, towns, buildings, streets, and places tell stories. Sometimes there is more than one story.

Te ui pātai whaihua hei ārahi tūhuratanga whaitake | Asking rich questions to guide worthy investigations

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers provides opportunities for ākonga to pose rich questions about society to create inquiries that support meaningful and deep investigations.

I can generate questions that reflect my curiosity about people and communities and that can’t be answered by a simple yes or no.

Te whakaaro huatau | Thinking conceptually

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers explores ritual, festival and celebration across time and place to develop a richer understanding of concepts such as tradition, culture and identity, particularly as it relates to mātauranga Māori.

I can define some social science concepts and explain how they relate to an investigation.

Te kohikohi, te tātari, me te whakamahi mātāpuna | Collecting, analysing, and using sources

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers encourages ākonga to draw on a wide range of sources (with particular attention to mātauranga Māori), consider biases, and identify missing voices.

I can use at least two different types of information from a variety of sources.

I can use historical sources, giving deliberate attention to mātauranga Māori sources, to help answer my questions about the past.

I can use simple numeracy tools to count, sort, and group my findings.

Te tautohu uara me ngā tirohanga | Identifying values and perspectives

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers encourages ākonge to engage in a respectful way to understand why people think, feel, and act the way they do.

I can say what I think using kind words.

I can listen to other people’s stories and points of view.

I can talk about how people do things in different ways and understand that my way is not the only way.

Te whakapuaki i ngā tautohe me ngā whakaaro mā te whakamahi ritenga tikanga ā-iwi | Communicating arguments and ideas using social science conventions

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers provides activities that use evidence, logic, social science concepts and conventions, to enable ākonga to express and share their views.

I can communicate the information I have sorted about a topic or investigation to others and notice their reaction.

I can reflect on the communication process I have used and how effectively I have communicated.

Te tātari whakatau me te whakahaere mahi koringa pāpori | Analysing decisions and taking social action

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers uses creative, collaborative approaches to generate a range of solutions for social issues. Social decisions and actions are underpinned by an understanding of their impact on others.

I can work with others to create a social action plan and explain the actions we chose to take.

Ngā ahurea me te tuakiri kiritōpū | Culture and collective identity

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers focuses on the importance of the stories that contribute to collective and diverse identities. It explores the importance of our community practices, heritage, traditions, knowledge, and values.

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers examines how colonisation and the introduction of colonising practices, such as the Gregorian calendar, excluded mātauranga Māori. It explores how the revitalisation of Matariki is redressing this.

Culture shapes individual and collective identities and creates diversity within societies.

People’s cultural practices and relationships can vary but reflect similar purposes.

Te tūrangawaewae me te taiao | Place and environment

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers considers the interrelationship between people and the natural world, and the wellbeing of both. It explores the significance of te taiao for us all and how we can help the natural world to thrive.

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers explores place-based histories, maramataka and Matariki and how all of these contribute to our understanding of, and connection to, te taiao.

People’s actions can have long-term positive and negative environmental impacts on places, the people who live in them, and the wider world.

Te ui pātai whaihua hei ārahi tūhuratanga whaitake | Asking rich questions to guide worthy investigations

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers provides opportunities for ākonga to pose rich questions about society to create inquiries that support meaningful and deep investigations.

I can ask a range of appropriate questions to help focus an investigation on social issues and ideas.

Te whakaaro huatau | Thinking conceptually

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers explores ritual, festival and celebration across time and place to develop a richer understanding of concepts such as tradition, culture and identity, particularly as it relates to mātauranga Māori.

I can define and explain concepts that are relevant to what I am learning about, using relevant examples.

Te kohikohi, te tātari, me te whakamahi mātāpuna | Collecting, analysing, and using sources

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers encourages ākonga to draw on a wide range of sources (with particular attention to mātauranga Māori), consider biases, and identify missing voices.

I can use appropriate, relevant sources (e.g., oral stories and written research).

I can use historical sources, giving deliberate attention to mātauranga Māori sources, to gather evidence to answer my questions about the past.

I can use literacy and numeracy tools (e.g., graphic organisers) to sort and group findings.

Te tautohu uara me ngā tirohanga | Identifying values and perspectives

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers encourages ākonge to engage in a respectful way to understand why people think, feel, and act the way they do.

I can state my opinion, reflect on how I formed it, and acknowledge that it is one of many.

I am open to changing my opinion based on evidence.

I can discuss similarities and differences between people’s views and compare these views to my own.

Te whakapuaki i ngā tautohe me ngā whakaaro mā te whakamahi ritenga tikanga ā-iwi | Communicating arguments and ideas using social science conventions

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers provides activities that use evidence, logic, social science concepts and conventions, to enable ākonga to express and share their views.

I can communicate ideas I have sorted into key themes and present them logically, using examples as evidence and social science conventions.

I can reflect on the communication process I have used and how effectively I have communicated.

Te tātari whakatau me te whakahaere mahi koringa pāpori | Analysing decisions and taking social action

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers uses creative, collaborative approaches to generate a range of solutions for social issues. Social decisions and actions are underpinned by an understanding of their impact on others.

I can work with others to generate a range of ideas to solve a problem.

I can refer to actions others have taken, and the impact they have had, to help justify a social action plan.

I can evaluate the outcomes of the actions I have taken with others.

Ngā ahurea me te tuakiri kiritōpū | Culture and collective identity

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers focuses on the importance of the stories that contribute to collective and diverse identities. It explores the importance of our community practices, heritage, traditions, knowledge, and values.

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers examines how colonisation and the introduction of colonising practices, such as the Gregorian calendar, excluded mātauranga Māori. It explores how the revitalisation of Matariki is redressing this.

People use different ways to sustain and evolve their culture and identity.

Within Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories:

Mid-twentieth-century Māori migration to New Zealand cities occurred at an unprecedented pace and scale, disrupting the whakapapa of te reo and tikanga and depopulating papa kāinga. New approaches to being Māori and retaining iwi values and practices were created and debated. Movements to reassert Māori language, culture, and identity arose throughout the country.

Te tūrangawaewae me te taiao | Place and environment

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers considers the interrelationship between people and the natural world, and the wellbeing of both. It explores the significance of te taiao for us all and how we can help the natural world to thrive.

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers explores place-based histories, maramataka and Matariki and how all of these contribute to our understanding of, and connection to, te taiao.

People’s connections to places, resources, and environments can generate cooperation or lead to disputes over rights and responsibilities, with differing consequences.

Within Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories:

Māori cared for and transformed te taiao, and expressed their connection to place by naming the land and its features.

Te ui pātai whaihua hei ārahi tūhuratanga whaitake | Asking rich questions to guide worthy investigations

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers provides opportunities for ākonga to pose rich questions about society to create inquiries that support meaningful and deep investigations.

I can ask a range of questions that support meaningful investigations into social issues and ideas.

Te whakaaro huatau | Thinking conceptually

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers explores ritual, festival and celebration across time and place to develop a richer understanding of concepts such as tradition, culture and identity, particularly as it relates to mātauranga Māori.

I can make connections between concepts by exploring different contexts.

Te kohikohi, te tātari, me te whakamahi mātāpuna | Collecting, analysing, and using sources

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers encourages ākonga to draw on a wide range of sources (with particular attention to mātauranga Māori), consider biases, and identify missing voices.

I can gather information from primary and secondary sources, considering their reliability and identifying their limitations.

I can use historical sources with differing perspectives on the past, giving deliberate attention to mātauranga Māori sources. I can recognise that the sources may not fully answer my questions, and that my answers are themselves interpretations.

I use literacy and numeracy tools (e.g., graphic organisers) to sort and group findings.

Te tautohu uara me ngā tirohanga | Identifying values and perspectives

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers encourages ākonge to engage in a respectful way to understand why people think, feel, and act the way they do.

I can engage with people in respectful and ethical ways in order to understand their perspectives.

I can analyse and categorise people’s viewpoints and perspectives, including my own.

Te whakapuaki i ngā tautohe me ngā whakaaro mā te whakamahi ritenga tikanga ā-iwi | Communicating arguments and ideas using social science conventions

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers provides activities that use evidence, logic, social science concepts and conventions, to enable ākonga to express and share their views.

I can communicate information, using social science conventions (e.g., graphs and maps), synthesising ideas, making claims supported by evidence, and drawing conclusions.

I can communicate with an audience and purpose in mind.

I can reflect on the strengths and limitations of the communication process I have used and how effectively I have communicated.

Te tātari whakatau me te whakahaere mahi koringa pāpori | Analysing decisions and taking social action

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers uses creative, collaborative approaches to generate a range of solutions for social issues. Social decisions and actions are underpinned by an understanding of their impact on others.

I can generate ideas with others for possible social actions, using a range of decision making processes.

I can justify the social actions I take with others and consider their possible impact, after researching others’ actions and decisions .

I can evaluate the outcomes of the actions I take with others and the impact they have had.

Ngā ahurea me te tuakiri kiritōpū | Culture and collective identity

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers focuses on the importance of the stories that contribute to collective and diverse identities. It explores the importance of our community practices, heritage, traditions, knowledge, and values.

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers examines how colonisation and the introduction of colonising practices, such as the Gregorian calendar, excluded mātauranga Māori. It explores how the revitalisation of Matariki is redressing this.

People contest ideas about identity as they challenge injustices and social norms.

Within Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories:

Māori as tangata whenua were excluded from these cultural ideals, which they experienced as colonising and assimilating.

Te tūrangawaewae me te taiao | Place and environment

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers considers the interrelationship between people and the natural world, and the wellbeing of both. It explores the significance of te taiao for us all and how we can help the natural world to thrive.

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers explores place-based histories, maramataka and Matariki and how all of these contribute to our understanding of, and connection to, te taiao.

Climate change and environmental degradation are impacting inequitably on different communities. Groups are responding locally and internationally as they work towards environmental justice.

Within Aotearoa New Zealand’s histories:

Settlers transformed and later cared for the natural world, and renamed places and features to reflect their own cultural origins.

Widespread public awareness and collective action about damage to the environment became most strongly evident in the late twentieth century.

Te ui pātai whaihua hei ārahi tūhuratanga whaitake | Asking rich questions to guide worthy investigations

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers provides opportunities for ākonga to pose rich questions about society to create inquiries that support meaningful and deep investigations.

I can ask challenging or provocative questions about social issues and ideas that I can investigate with others.

Te whakaaro huatau | Thinking conceptually

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers explores ritual, festival and celebration across time and place to develop a richer understanding of concepts such as tradition, culture and identity, particularly as it relates to mātauranga Māori.

I can apply conceptual understandings across contexts and case studies in order to develop generalisations.

I can explain that concepts are contested and mean different things to different groups.

Te kohikohi, te tātari, me te whakamahi mātāpuna | Collecting, analysing, and using sources

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers encourages ākonga to draw on a wide range of sources (with particular attention to mātauranga Māori), consider biases, and identify missing voices.

I can consider whether my sources are valid and reliable, identify gaps in them, and reflect on limitations and biases in representing the people and groups involved.

I can engage with sources and people in the community ethically and with generosity and care.

I can use historical sources with differing perspectives and contrary views (including those that challenge my own interpretation), giving deliberate attention to mātauranga Māori sources. I can recognise that the sources available may not capture and fairly represent the diversity of people’s experiences.

I can process information, using social science conventions and literacy and numeracy tools to help organise my research.

Te tautohu uara me ngā tirohanga | Identifying values and perspectives

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers encourages ākonge to engage in a respectful way to understand why people think, feel, and act the way they do.

I can describe the values behind diverse perspectives within and between groups, and explain the implications of missing perspectives.

I can develop frameworks and criteria for analysing perspectives and considering why people think and act the way they do.

Te whakapuaki i ngā tautohe me ngā whakaaro mā te whakamahi ritenga tikanga ā-iwi | Communicating arguments and ideas using social science conventions

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers provides activities that use evidence, logic, social science concepts and conventions, to enable ākonga to express and share their views.

I can communicate information using social science conventions (e.g., graphs and maps, comparing and contrasting, sorting) to synthesise ideas, present a reasoned argument using evidence, and draw conclusions.

I can adapt my communication according to an audience.

I can use tools to reflect on the strengths and limitations of the communication process I have used and how effectively I have communicated.

Te tātari whakatau me te whakahaere mahi koringa pāpori | Analysing decisions and taking social action

Matariki Akonga Nui: Matariki for teachers uses creative, collaborative approaches to generate a range of solutions for social issues. Social decisions and actions are underpinned by an understanding of their impact on others.

I can generate a wide range of solutions for societal problems and use evidence and logic to justify why some courses of action are better than others.

I can recognise the strengths and limitations of social action campaigns.

I can evaluate the impact of social actions and their personal and social significance.