Explore geography, te Ao Māori and Aotearoa New Zealand histories with our range of social studies resources. We cover popular and commonly taught social studies topics such as Waitangi Day, Anzac Day, and Matariki as well as themes such as New Zealand disasters and conservation. Our integrated activities combine social studies with reading and writing skills to save you time.
If you ask your students to name some of the major symbols in New Zealand or “Kiwiana” culture, most could rattle off a few: gumboots, kiwifruit, L&P, hokey pokey ice-cream, pavlova, number 8 wire… and the list goes on. Ask those same students to point to where they live on a map and the likelihood…
Go paperless with our New Zealand Explorers Digital WebQuest resource and dive deep into this important part of New Zealand’s collective history. Learn about Māui fishing up New Zealand, Pacific explorers such as Kupe, European explorers Tasman and Cook, the significance of navigator Tupaia, early meetings, violence and conflict between Māori and Europeans, and how…
Dive deep into this important part of New Zealand’s collective history with our New Zealand Explorers Scavenger Hunt WebQuest. Learn about Māui fishing up New Zealand, Pacific explorers such as Kupe, European explorers Tasman and Cook, the significance of navigator Tupaia, early meetings, violence and conflict between Māori and Europeans, and more. Save 25% with our…
Dive deep into New Zealand’s collective history with this discounted New Zealand Explorers Activities bundle. Learn about Māui fishing up New Zealand, Pacific explorers such as Kupe, European explorers Tasman and Cook, the significance of navigator Tupaia, early meetings, violence and conflict between Māori and Europeans, and the 2019 Tuia 250 commemorations. This New Zealand…
Let us save you time this Waitangi Day with our Treaty of Waitangi Activities: a bundle of fantastic Waitangi literacy resources featuring Reading, Writing, and other activities! Perfect for the NZ (New Zealand) classroom and your guided reading program! Ramp up your reading comprehension program! The Treaty of Waitangi is New Zealand’s founding document and…
Learn about the notable New Zealand heroes on our banknotes: Sir Edmund Hillary, Kate Sheppard, Sir Apirana Ngata and Ernest Rutherford with our Famous New Zealanders Reading Comprehension pack. Improve reading comprehension in your classroom with our differentiated close reading passages and questions. This pack includes FOUR Year Five and Six non-fiction passages with six pages…
Our This Week in New Zealand History resource explores key moments within Aotearoa New Zealand’s history. This resource serves as a bite-sized piece of Aotearoa’s history to stir discussion, pique interest, and get you started. In this set, our Discussion Google Slides and Posters explore 16 events from the month of August (see the…
Engage your students in Waitangi Day Commemorations and learn about New Zealand’s founding document with our interactive Treaty of Waitangi puzzle bundle. Your students will learn about the history of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the history and traditions of Waitangi Day, the Maori chief Hōne Heke, the impact of the treaty, and how Waitangi Day is observed now.
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