Events In History
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27 December 1987Death of Rewi AlleyThe former Cantabrian died in Beijing after living in China through six tumultuous decades. Read more...
Articles
Today in History
This feature of The Classroom provides students and teachers with quick and daily access to stories relating to New Zealand history from the big themes to the quirky and unusual.
- Page 1 - Today in HistoryThis feature of The Classroom provides students and teachers with quick and daily access to stories relating to New Zealand history from the big themes to the quirky and
Brain food
This regularly updated section showcases current thinking on best practice, research and ideas useful for teachers planning and teaching history.
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Page 2 – The role of school history
Caught up with the day-to-day realities of teaching, carrying out assessments and attending endless meetings, teachers rarely get the opportunity to think about what it is
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Page 3 – Teaching and learning history
'What are we trying to achieve as history teachers?
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Page 4 – Teaching emotive and controversial history
Teaching Emotive and Controversial History Martyn Davison from Pakuranga College has prepared an edited version of a report from the Historical Association in the UK which
Finding and evaluating information: LEGIT
Historical significance: Tales of significance
Kiwi of the Week
This feature of The Classroom provides students and teachers with quick and daily access to stories relating to New Zealand history from the big themes to the quirky and unusual.
- Page 1 - Kiwi of the WeekThis feature of The Classroom provides students and teachers with quick and daily access to stories relating to New Zealand history from the big themes to the quirky and
Communicating information: paragraph writing
Communicating information: writing focus questions
Analysing values, perspectives and decisions
Change and continuity: Analysis
Historical empathy
Cause and consequence: Analysis
Schools and the First World War
Schools and children were quickly called into action at the outset of the First World War in 1914. Developing patriotic, fit and healthy citizens was seen as important to the survival of the country and the Empire. Hundreds of teachers joined the NZEF, including many from sole-teacher schools. Almost 200 never returned.
- Page 7 - Teachers who servedWhether as school cadet officers or supporters of saluting the flag, teachers did much to set the moral tone of New Zealand schools before and during the war. Many hundreds were
Cause and consequence: Quote bank
Manatū Taonga websites
Biographies
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Alley, Rewi
In December 1926 Rewi Alley left New Zealand ‘to go and have a look at the Chinese revolution’. Alley stayed in China for 60 years, becoming one of its best-known and best-loved foreigners.
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Main image: Teachers take a tea break
