ECE and Primary Teachers/Educators

Maori and Samoan Design Resource Kits
(Scroll down for Ideas for Using Kits)

Early-Learning:
Maori Design Resource Kit, Samoan Design Resource Kit
- suitable for Year 0-1 Primary/Pre-School/Kindergarten/Home Educators/Aoga Amata/Kohanga Reo.

Middle-Senior:
Maori Design Resource Kit, Samoan Design Resource Kit
- suitable for Year 2-8 Primary/Intermediate.

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Maori and Samoan Design Resource Kits: Ideas for Use

Pre-Literacy Skills/Colouring -in:
Exercising fine-motor skills for holding a pencil; manipulating writing materials; following and drawing within lines; building the foundations for eye-tracking, hand-eye co-ordination which are essentials for reading.

Visual Art:
Exploring design elements in the Pacific, where they come from and how they have developed within the NZ setting; playing with colour, (complementary / hues / monochrome); creating the 'stained-glass-window' look (using Maori and Samoan design); learning how to discern, participate in, and celebrate their own and others’ visual worlds; learning begins with children’s curiosity and delight in their senses and stories and extends to communication of complex ideas and concepts.

Social Sciences: Identity, Culture and Organisation:
Looking at different cultures and how they communicate visually; learning about society and communities and how they function; learning about the diverse cultures and identities of people within those communities through their designs, artwork and crafts.
Learning Languages : Cultural Knowledge Strand:
Learning about culture and the interrelationship between culture and language;  comparing and contrasting different beliefs and cultural practices.

Mathematics : Number and Algebra/Geometry and Measurement:
Algebra: generalising and representing the patterns and relationships found in numbers, shapes, and measures; Geometry: recognising and using the properties and symmetries of shapes and describing position and movement.

Principles:

Treaty of Waitangi :  Acknowledging the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the bicultural foundations of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Cultural Diversity : Reflecting New Zealand’s cultural diversity and valuing the histories and traditions of all its people.

Inclusion : Ensuring that students’ identities, languages and talents are recognised and affirmed and that their learning needs are addressed.

Useful Links:

http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/artist-paints/colour-mixing-tips.htm

http://www.education.com/activity/article/Stained_Glass_Drawings/

http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/art/elements.htm

http://www.siapo.com/aboutsiapo.html

http://esolonline.tki.org.nz/ESOL-Online/Teacher-needs/Teaching-and-learning-sequences/Siapo

http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/68/teacher-resources

http://www.artgallery.org.nz/files/artgallery/cont_maori_design.pdf

http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/site_resources/library/Education/Teachers_Guide/Teacher_Resources_Library/Maori_Education_Kits/Maori_02Kowhaiwhai_1_.pdf