Emotional literacy

A special ngahuru (autumn) advent calendar where each day, tamariki peel back a pou from Te Whare Tapa Whā to reveal a wellbeing supporting activity

A simple and creative activity inspired by The Invisible String pukapuka by Patrice Karst. Perfect for any tamariki who are struggling to settle away from whānau

An activity all about taking a moment to ourselves while colouring and reflecting on the past and our goals for the future

Supporting tamariki to practice and learn strategies to support us in finding calm when experiencing feelings of panic, anxiousness, or dreed

An activity all about taking a moment to ourselves while colouring and learning a little more about our native manu (birds)

An activity all about those around us who are special and thinking about what we can do to acknowledge them

Blending coloring with gratitude this activity creates an opportunity to think and reflect on all the good in our lives

Using the concept of an advent calendar, your tamariki open a window each day to reveal a small and simple way to boost hauora

We've got a whole wiki of activities lined up that support the learning of how we can care for our hauora. Each activity links to an aspect of the Five Ways to Wellbeing.

We've got a whole wiki of activities to inspire your ākonga to grow and develop their te Reo Māori while continuing their hauora learning with Te Whare Tapa Whā.

A whole wiki of activities based around noticing the beauty around us, sprinkled with a good dose of gratitude.

Using the concept of an advent calendar, your tamariki open a window of Te Whare Tapa Whā boosting activities each day to support their hauora!

Sometimes we just need something simple and mindful to re-fill our cup. Kōanga (Spring) colouring can be where it's at with the added extra of some te taiao time!

Spend time with tamariki thinking about what they can do with whānau over the holidays to boost they Hauora and oranga together.

Posters and colouring in one! All to support calm time.

Sometimes we just need something simple and mindful to re-fill our cup. Ngahuru (Autumn) colouring can be where it's at!

A fun favourite for kaiako and tamariki for setting or re-setting our ngoi (energy) as moana waves.

A fun wellbeing boost which supports tamariki emotional literacy and kanikani moves!

An emotions check-in activity to support tamariki emotional literacy and their day at school or kura.

Supporting tamariki to calm using variations of puku breathing.