Primary Education Programmes
Ka tuu te ihiihi, ka tuu te wehiwehi
Art that speaks, art that awes
Primary Education
Looking at artworks and toi Maaori from our current exhibitions, we break down the barriers to enjoying art via sense-based, no-judgment exploration & contextual discussion. Gallery based.
Curriculum Links
- Visual Arts | Ngā Toi
Suggest Learning Outcomes:
- Learn some sensory observation techniques for art viewing
- Practise articulating what you see and drawing likenesses
- Learn to contextualise, looking for artists, dates, cultural information, art movements and narratives
Te taiwhanga ringatoi
The artist’s studio
Primary Education
Students will respond to our exhibitions, and explore the significance and value of our arts and toi Maaori, by creating their own unique artwork. Classroom based.
Curriculum Links
- Visual Arts | Ngā Toi
Suggested Learning Outcomes
- Respond to artworks and exhibition themes, develop skills in interpreting and conveying meaning using the language of art
- Investigate art making, artists and the discipline of art
- Draw on a variety of sources of motivation to develop ideas and make art
- Explore and use the elements, conventions, processes, techniques, and technologies of visual art
Complements Ka tuu te ihiihi, ka tuu te wehiwehi / Art that speaks, art that awes for a double Education experience!
Huringa Kirikiriroa
Shaping Hamilton
Primary Education
This programme supports the new Aotearoa NZ Histories curriculum by telling the narratives of our region. Students will explore our objects and taonga, hear some of the puuraakau of our local area, and understand changes over time.
Audience
- Years 3 to 8
Curriculum Links
- Social Sciences |Tikanga-ā-iwi
- Aotearoa New Zealand’s Histories
Suggested Learning Outcomes
- Understand that Maaori are tangata whenua, explore narratives of the Tainui waka’s migration, arrival and influence on this region
- Explore the local area, including puuraakau, important Maaori sites, historical places, buildings and streets, and the significance of naming
- Examine how Kirikiriroa has changed over time through successive settlements, exploring narratives through objects and taonga
He waipuna, he waihanga
Te awa o Waikato: our wellspring of creation
Primary Education
Focusing on the Kirikiriroa whenua of Te Whare Taonga o Waikato (Waikato Museum), we consider past, current and future meanings and uses of our awa. We also touch on the significance of the gullies and repo restoration.
Curriculum Links
- Science | Pūtaiao
- Social Sciences | Tikanga-ā-iwi
Suggested Learning Outcomes
- Understand our awa’s geographical origins via puuraakau
- Learn about Maaori settlements and paa sites
- Explore changes to the awa during the Waikato Wars and colonisation
- Understand historic and cultural uses of the awa and their impact
Complements Whakatoomene i te ara hihiko / It’s electrifying: Exploring electrical circuits (Years 3-8).
Whakatoomene i te ara hihiko
It’s electrifying: Exploring electrical circuits
Primary Education
Hands-on programme exploring parts of an atom and looking at how electrons generate energy, discover the difference between current and static electricity, how atoms travel, what insulators and conductors are, and how circuits work
Audience
- Years 3 to 8
Curriculum Links
- Science | Pūtaiao
Suggested Learning Outcomes
- Understand what electricity is and the distinguish between current and static electricity - explaining how atoms move
- Use terminology such as electrons, electrical charge, electrical potential, resistance, current, power, conductor, insulator etc.
- Identify the elements of an electrical circuit and materials that conduct or insulate electricity