Mornings with Hine

At GAFE this year they talked about asking the students to think of a problem and come up with a solution. I have been pondering how this can look in my classroom. I thought about a whole class slot of time to allow them to work on a project, then I thought about giving them the problem, and I also thought about how it could work with what things are already happening in the class. At the end of it I could see that modelling the process means that when a problem arises naturally for the students in my class they will know the process to solve it. So I have let them follow ideas they have as much as I can, fitting it into our class program and allowing them to work on projects as they arise. For example Morris is wanting to raise awareness about the weeds on the nature trail so I am supporting him to do this by allowing him time to write a message and to put the weed busters website on QR codes and stick them on the path for others to access. Another example is below. This is a...

Basic Te Reo Māori resource for Primary Schools A snap shot of the contents included in the resource if you follow the link above. Some neat everyday phrases to use.

Interesting conversation starter around Māori and Māori achievement. Karakia a new one that Anaru introduced to us. Attempting to make connections via a version of a pepeha. Laid photos of ways to get to New Zealand- Ocean liner, tall ship, waka, aeroplane asked participants to take a stone and place it on a picture telling us a story of an ancestor. When parents are dropping their tamariki in to school as a 5 year old, they usually need to leave their culture behind to be in the school. They ask themselves- Can you see yourself in the school? Do you have the feeling of belonging. Link to  Māori land  ownership post. Interesting to watch. Hautū review.