“This was an excellent resource and one which I think should run throughout the whole year. It fitted extremely well with our Hauora inquiry especially when we were discussing and inquiring into the emotional and social areas of Te Whare Tapa Wha which are sometimes the hardest to find concrete materials to help with the teaching and learning. Through the use of this unit we were able to open discussion around a wide variety of issues and as a teacher I discovered so much more about the children. that I would probably never had learned without this resource. They loved role playing also as it is not something I have done much but will do this more often now.”
“We have loved using this kit. It has been a real catalyst for thoughtful and respectively discussion within our classroom. The students in my class have taken ownership and adapted the wall display to suit our room and the needs of our kids. It’s an incredible resource that we are going to continue to use next term as well. Thank you!”
“A great resource to use in the classroom. In collaboration with my colleagues at the Year 6 level we had identified that many students across the level needed work on resilience and gaining more strategies to help them bounce back in tricky situations.
Students really enjoyed the daily check-in and exploring the journal. The plan is to continue using the charging station throughout the rest of the year.
With many boys not wanting to confess things in front of others, the tokens allowed for a discreet way of sharing that something was bothering them and that they needed help.”
“Kit provided a platform for deeper discussions about emotions and wellbeing. Looking forward to linking this learning with our health units in Term 3. Provided students vocabulary and systems to communicate their points of view and emotions.”
“Was great to see students considering different perspectives and building confidence in themselves. Students really enjoyed being creative and filling in the information booklets about the portrait that spoke to them. This meant they were careful and thought before filling out their own later that week.”
“A really useful kit! Some of the activities took a long time... and were difficult to see the point of it. Students were pretty over it by the time we got through it... I think that we could have changed the way we delivered it to be fair.
Having all of the resources there was fab. We have just set up the self charge station and looking forward to seeing how that goes.
We have decided once students are familiar with the wall they will create their own cards that have a direct response to their feelings.”
