This geography article, ‘Auckland Diwali Festival’ features this ancient Indian festival, which is known as the Festival of Lights. It provides factual background information and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness in an engaging manner.
This writing prompt, ‘Celebration’ helps students to write about their favourite celebration. It encourages students to think about what makes a celebration so special and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This history article, ‘Chinese Zodiac’ features the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. It provides factual background information and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness in an engaging manner.
This history article, ‘Festival Food’ features some traditional foods served at Chinese New Year and the special meanings behind them. It provides factual background information and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness in an engaging manner.
This history article, ‘House Cleaning’ features the traditional spring clean that is part of the lead up to Chinese New Year. It provides factual background information and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness in an engaging manner.
This history article, ‘Lantern Festival’ features the traditional festival of lanterns held at the end of Chinese New Year. It provides factual background information and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness in an engaging manner.
This history article, ‘Loud Fireworks’ features fireworks and how the display of noise and colour frightens away the mythical beast Nian. It provides factual background information and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness in an engaging manner.
This history article, ‘New Year Greetings’ features traditional Mandarin and Cantonese greetings for Chinese New Year, as well as special hand gestures. It provides factual background information and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness in an engaging manner.
This history article, ‘Red Envelopes’ features the lucky tradition of giving red envelopes containing money to children. It provides factual background information and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness in an engaging manner.
The paired texts, ‘Second Best’ and ‘Charros’ give the stories of an American and a Mexican cowboy competing in different rodeos. They provide opportunities for students to practise vocabulary and comprehension skills. Answer sheet provided with file download.
This writing prompt, ‘Special Occasions’ helps students to write about their favourite holiday celebration. It encourages students to think about a special occasion and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This history article, ‘Spring Decorations’ features the traditional red and gold decorations that people hang up on their doors and windows during Chinese New Year. It provides factual background information and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness in an engaging manner.
This writing prompt, ‘Tasty Holidays’ helps students to write about choosing a particular food to celebrate a special holiday. It encourages students to think about foods for special occasions and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This history article, ‘Temple Time’ features the tradition of visiting a temple at the start of Chinese New Year to pray for good fortune for your family. It provides factual background information and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness in an engaging manner.
This writing prompt, ‘The Children’s Table’ helps students to write about sitting at the children’s table during a family gathering. It encourages students to think about reasons why they should not sit at the children’s table and is aimed at broadening students’ writing and language skills.
This history article, ‘Lion Dance’ features the traditional dance performed during Chinese New Year in which a lion brings good luck for the upcoming year. It provides factual background information and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural and historical awareness in an engaging manner.
The learning activity, ‘Tukutuku Patterns’ shows how M?ori in New Zealand weave patterns with flax to tell stories about their history. Students can replicate patterns and create their own, identifying the way elements are repeated and extended in different patterns. An answer sheet is provided and includes accompanying teaching notes with suggestions for supporting learning …More
This geography article, ‘Waitangi Treaty Grounds’ features the special place in which the Treaty of Waitangi was signed in 1840. It provides factual background information and is aimed at broadening students’ cultural, geographical and historical awareness in an engaging manner.