How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? Having each person's story mapped out on the cards and allowing students to piece the story together, was a great process for them to be able to see the viewpoints of the different characters. Pretending that the objects were sent by the Auckland Museum a

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? It has shown me a new perspective to teach history, that is, to consider the story from everyone's angle.

“This was an amazing kit. It served so many purposes. Students were able to learn about facts and opinions, New Zealand history, insights into how people may have different viewpoints and perspectives on an event, New Zealand geography, New Zealand culture and job occupations. Students were completely engaged with the learning.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? This kit allowed students have share their ideas and thoughts, from this it then created an understanding of how different our ideas can be and how we must learn and respect each others perspectives and the choices they make.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? It was engaging, great to have objects to start the conversations and spark ideas. Students were engaged and wanted to know more.

“A fantastic resource that was thoroughly enjoyed by my Year 7 class. It was engaging and promoted inquiry further.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? Opened up the opportunities for then to be more aware of how the history happened and who was involved.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? I'm excited to be sahring this with out learners.

“Amazing kitthat taught mw as much as the class”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? They understand (but we are still learning to do this as well) to look at the whole picture and know that opinions differ as people see things differently and often reactions are a result of ones perspective. This has helped as I am class top heavy with b

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? It has allowed myself and my tamariki to look at events through a variety of lenses as opposed to our Māori only lens. Having tangible items also made the learning more authentic - in a sense that through touch - they were transported through time.

“Apologies for the late response. This kit has been amazing and helpful. The tangible items are a game changer and make the learning more authentic.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? There was just so much talking throughout. The students really engaged with the activities and materials. We swapped around the cards a lot so they got to explain others views in their own words too

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? This kit has helped me to support children to delve deeper into NZ history and look at things from various viewpoints in a really interesting way.

“Loved this kit! Lots of excitement and interesting conversations stirred up in the class. As usual, the contents were fabulously prepared and have given me a lot of ideas to make future teaching fun. Thanks so much.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? By realising although we may all be looking at the same object we each have our own bias that we bring with us on how it is viewed.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? Was already interested but seeing it in action with students made me realise how important it is to teach NZ History.

“Greated great discussion about our history and how things are seen from different perspectives”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? Led to great discussions about how everyday actions can be viewed from different perspectives. Students learned the importance of acknowledging that their view of a situation is only one view.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? Great way for the students to think about how/why things are recorded they way that they are/were. Great timing with living through the historical event of Covid-19 and how our perspective in NZ is very different to other countries around the world.

“A great way to introduce some of the interactions and miscommunications around history, especially between Māori and Pakeha. Interesting way for students to look at perspective and it's connection to history.”

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How did this kit help your students to discuss the idea of multiple perspectives? The cards and the learning experiences carefully provided opportunities for the students to discuss and sequence the event, considering what each person might have seen, and use evidence to support their ideas.

How has this kit changed your perspective on teaching NZ History? The way that the participants in the event became accessible by becoming accessible characters made the event more engaging for the students. It really provided an opportunity for the students to be able to think through an event from different perspectiv

“This kit was a thoroughly enjoyable and learning experience for the students in my class. They were challenged and engaged with having to make inferences in order to create a timeline and understand the sequence of events. This was developed further by the high interest objects associated with each of the characters. I will definitely re-use the content of this kit in the future - it was a highly engaging and motivational set of experiences that introduced different perspectives linked to a developing critical thinking in history.”

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