Te Tiriti o Waitangi in a Year 3 Classroom
Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi engari he toa takimano. My strength is not that of an individual but that of the collective. A fun and effective plan for introducing young students to Te Tiriti that sits within their scope of personal experience. The Treaty Treehouse was a fantastic story that explained in very simple terms the problems faced over ownership and entitlement. The Tree Hut Treaty Lesson Plan Other Links: NZ Histories Topic Plan-Treaty of Waitangi https://aotearoahistories.education.govt.nz/custom-resource/nelly-aotearoa https://topteachingtasks.com/treaty-of-waitangi-teaching-ideas/ Treaty Vocab Slideshow The Hahana Kid's Video is wonderful. My year 5 class retold this story as a play for assembly in 2022. This gets the simple message about the misunderstandings around the Treaty content and it's signings.