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This curriculum guide is designed to support teachers in delivering an integrated learning experience utilising the Origin stories virtual field trip as a key learning experience.
This guide incorporates achievement objectives from multiple learning areas related to the New Zealand Curriculum. This provides a holistic approach to understanding the pathways of ancestors and the significance of their journeys and stories. The goal is to foster historical understanding, cultural awareness, and a strong connection to place and identity.
Social Sciences and Aotearoa New Zealand Histories
Achievement objectives
Students will:
- understand how people remember and record the past in different ways
- recognise the significance of Māori oral traditions, including pūrākau, whakataukī, and waiata, in preserving histories
- understand how people’s experiences shape their identities and relationship to places
- investigate past events, their causes and consequences, and how they shape communities and societies
- understand the relationship between people and places, examining the ways in which tūpuna shaped and were shaped by the land.
Key learning outcomes
Students will:
- Learn about the history of Raukawa, including significant locations and narratives passed down by iwi.
- Experience storytelling as a means to preserve and share history, exploring how these narratives shape identity and contemporary relationships to the land.
- Investigate the journeys of tūpuna, recognising their influence on identity and cultural belonging.
- Develop an appreciation for different perspectives of history, particularly those of iwi and hapū.
- Engage in learning to explore personal and collective connections to historical events and places.
Virtual field trip as a key learning experience
Pre-field trip activities
Kōrero & whakapapa: Introduce ākonga to key concepts of whakapapa, tūpuna stories, and connection to whenua. Discuss their own family histories and connections to place. Encourage students to document their reflections and insights through journals or digital storytelling.
Discover more: Read and/or listen to the virtual field trip Discover more pages. Look through the Glossary. Participate in group discussions related to this information and summarise key ideas. Record questions prompted from new learning.
Mapping and navigation: Explore maps of historical migration routes. Discuss how natural landmarks and kōrero were used for navigation.
Storytelling workshop: Learn about oral storytelling traditions and create short narratives about personal or local histories.
Virtual field trip experience
Exploration of significant sites: Visit locations of historical importance through the Google Earth tour. Listen to iwi narratives and reflect on key themes.
Interactive discussions: Facilitate group discussions on the importance of these locations and the stories associated with them.
Formulate questions: Encourage students to ask questions about the places and people involved in these histories. Use these questions to take part in the field trip web conference.
Post-field trip activities
Reflective journaling: Students write reflections on what they learned and how it connects to their own sense of identity.
Creative expression: Use art, drama, or music to depict key stories from the field trip.
Student-led projects: Students choose an aspect of their learning to research further and present their findings.
Community engagement: Connect with local iwi or elders to learn more about regional histories and deepen cultural understanding.
Place-based learning and local histories
- Organise visits to local historical sites or invite iwi representatives to share kōrero with students.
- Guide students in researching local pūrākau and how they relate to their own identities and communities.
Student-led projects
- Encourage students to develop their own research questions about people, places, and traditions that interest them.
- Support students in exploring oral histories, archival materials, and digital resources.
- Provide opportunities for students to present their findings through creative formats such as visual art, storytelling, drama, or multimedia presentations.
Integration across learning areas
Achievement objectives
English (literacy focus)
- Develop skills in reading and interpreting oral, written, and visual texts to understand historical narratives.
- Create and share historical narratives using various formats (written, spoken, or digital storytelling).
- Engage in discussion, listening to and respecting different perspectives on historical events and identities.
Science
- Explore the natural features of significant historical locations and understand how they influenced human settlement and migration.
- Investigate the role of the environment in shaping the journeys of tūpuna.
- Understand how ancestral knowledge of the land and natural resources influenced survival and settlement patterns.
The Arts
- Explore traditional Māori visual and performing arts related to origin stories.
- Use drama and visual arts to retell and represent historical narratives.
- Engage in traditional Māori storytelling techniques such as waiata, haka, and carving to express historical knowledge.
Health and Physical Education
- Explore personal identity and belonging through connections to place and ancestry.
- Engage in discussions about wellbeing and resilience through understanding historical journeys and challenges faced by ancestors.
- Strengthen social connections by sharing and reflecting on personal and collective histories.
Assessment and reflection
- Formative assessment: Ongoing discussions, student reflection journals, and observation of engagement with their learning and the virtual field trip.
- Summative assessment: Student projects, presentations, written narratives or creative storytelling pieces, and written reflections demonstrating understanding of key themes, local histories and cultural perspectives.
- Self and peer assessment: Encourage students to reflect on their learning journey, share any completed work such as projects, and offer feedback to each other.
Resources, links, support
- Te Takanga o te Wā
Māori history resource for teachers, providing a framework to support teachers to teach Māori history with their students. - Tūhura: Where we came from – Aotearoa NZ's Histories
This Tūhura collection explores the context of Whakapapa me te Whanaungatanga through the theme of where we came from. - New Zealand Gazetteer
Search for place names in New Zealand, its continental shelf, and Antarctica. This resource provides detailed information about the names, their locations, and other relevant data. - New Zealand Geographic Features
Search for images and descriptions of New Zealand’s geographical features. This resource allows you to explore the diverse landscapes, such as mountains, rivers, lakes, and more, providing visual and descriptive information. - Place name maps and publications
Maps and publications about New Zealand place names created by the New Zealand Geographic Board. These resources provide valuable information about traditional and current place naming practices in New Zealand. - Oral History Atlas
A collection of oral histories that revolve around New Zealand's place names. These firsthand accounts and stories offer a unique perspective on the cultural and historical significance of various place names. - Interactive map of Māori place names
Engage with an interactive map that highlights Māori place names throughout New Zealand. This resource allows for an interactive exploration of the Māori language and its connection to the naming of specific locations.
Raukawa specific
- Raukawa Charitable Trust
- Unit 16: He kōrero aroha – A love story
- Pūrakau mapping
Mapping the narratives and stories of our landscape. - Story: Ngāti Raukawa
Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand
