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Kiwiana Super Integrated Thematic Unit

 

Kiwiana is made up of the objects, symbols, language, cultural views that make up the special identity that New Zealanders have. Different groups of New Zealanders will identify more strongly with various kiwiana. The interesting thoughts are what are the ones held most strongly by more people and people groups.

It will be interesting to explore ideas of how new immigramts to NewZea;and view Kiwiana, and what are the 'ana" that could be identified in the country they come from.

Each section has a range of starting ideas with them. These include online interactive activities, Mindmaps, printables, banner as well as a full range of internet links for further resources. They are designed to give the "Big Picture" from which pupils or teachers can investigate specifics. For a unit like this TIME is important. It can have so much curriculum coverage that you can spend many weeks on it! Pupils could research an area of interest to report back on. Take them through the learning/information process, and open them up to life-long learner skills and other essential skills in the unit through matching ideas to the curriculum areas.

 

Inspiration Mindmaps Inspiration Mindmap to get your ideas going. This is available in JPEG and original Inspiration file format (Note: not fully laid out so you can use it with pupils who need more support). You can get pupils to compete it.. move around ideas, even delete some if you wish to make it more difficult. Kiwi Experience Mindmap
Kiwiana NZ Information What are these Icons of New Zealand? Find out for yourself what Kiwiana is or isn't! Available as Word file (zipped)
Kiwiana Online Activities Geological and Early Maori online cloze exercises
Kiwiana Online links Series of screened links from the Internet. Links covering and range of information, integrated unit plans and other sub-topics within this theme.Links to other thematic units that can also integrate with the topic. NZ History, Maori Culture in NZ, Kiwi Clipart, Samoans In New Zealand: NZ Statistics, Australiana (compare the two)
Kiwiana Early NZ Unit Integrated unit for Early Canterbury study
Kiwiana Banner Check out our banner for this topic.
Kiwiana Science Celebrate Kiwi scientists (to come)
Kiwiana Social Studies Put together Powerpoint presentations, digital camera pictures and Video with other display items from your unit.. voile.. a show!
Kiwiana Health & P.E

Still Coming

Kiwiana Technology Celebrate Kiwi Technologists and become one yourself  (to come)
Kiwiana Maths Measurement: Practical graphing, measuring, weighing, volume will all be covered in such a unit.
Statistical analysis of information. See database above.
Kiwiana Gallery Icons as contributed by schools and other individuals. (See also Kiwiana Information). Send us digital pictures of your experiences, with a short descriptive paragraph, and we will put them on line
Kiwiana Art Looking at art across the "Kiwi" cultures. Check out the stamps in the art section of Kiwiana, and the Maori Cultural links. Use Timeframes, National Library of New Zealand Home Collection to look for further images and text.
Kiwiana English/Language Ideas & links Take some common words and look at the many ways they can be said in celebrating the cultures of New Zealand  (to come)
Kiwiana Music/Drama/Dance See integrated unit. Summarise aspects of knowledge learned in a drama/video re-enactment See Kiwi Kid Songs 1-9 (Learning Media Resource in each school). Invitation to a Kiwiana Show
Kiwiana Daily Activities Still Coming
Kiwiana Teacher/ Learning Resources Community Links: any business involved in any of the areas above. Video: Locate this video in your local library- Kiwiana : Kiwi as! [NZ popular culture] Shirley Horrocks 1996 97/4 (MFA) CL

National Library: Use Timeframes, National Library of New Zealand Home Collection to look for further images and text.

Kiwiana Clipart Kiwiana history is found within the actual items that have become 'Kiwiana' themselves. Each item as its own piece of history and together they bring colour, flavour and memories to our mind today.
Kiwiana Banner A range of clipart to use (icons and kowhaiwhai).
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