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Whanaungatanga

Ngahuru (Autumn) Surprises

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

Tatai Whakapapa – Weaving Our Connections

This activity helps tamariki recognise their shared experiences. Creating a web of connections, reinforcing the idea that everyone is linked in different ways.

Same, Same

This simple, but super engaging activity designed to support our tamariki build empathy, celebrate their uniqueness, and strengthen connections with their peers.

Kindness missions

An activity all about acts of kindness with those around us, supporting tamariki to think about how their actions can affect others with a little mission each day

Ko au tēnei

A super simple activity to support tamariki to reflect on those people and things that make them who they are.

Expressions of whakawhetai (gratitude)

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

Space bubbles

An activity to support tamariki in developing social skills and beginning to understand personal space. Made in collaboration with a speech and language therapist

My point of view

Supporting tamariki to develop empathy and begin to understand that how they feel in a scenario can be entirely different to someone else

A wiki of play and Te Whare Tapa Whā

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

Strengths spotting

A beautiful opportunity for tamariki to consider the strengths of those around them, starting with famous people but also spotting the strengths of their classmates

Compliment circle

Exploring the power of a meaningful compliment and bringing tamariki together. An awesome way to start the day, or a nice end to the day (or both).

Hauora explorers

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.

Embracing Te Reo Māori with Te Whare Tapa Whā

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.

Random Acts of Kindness Bingo

Alongside some kind prompts, this little game played over a day or week should shift the focus and support the fact that kindness is cool!

Big and positive emotions with Te Whare Tapa Whā

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

Te Whare Tapa Whā a day at a time…

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!

Whare Tapa Whā through the holidays!

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

Manu of a feather

Think 'flocking' of manu, where tamariki work together to move 'as one' - a mindful, connected, slow-mo kanikani!

Compliment launchpad

This activity is all about looking for kind and good things, counteracting our negativity bias. Ending with tamariki making a paper aeroplane filled with the good.

Compliment musical freeze

Combining kanikani and kindness! Explore compliments, then tamariki kanikani, freeze and give a great compliment e noho to their nearest peer.

Let's take our time

Creating fun, connecting shared experiences and memories.

Whakarongo mai

From listening comes understanding. And that's what this activity is all about.

The whenua we share

This activity connects, and encourages exploration of the shared spaces around us.

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