Junior social studies and history

Disasters

Disasters

A broad range of ideas and activities for teaching social studies students of all levels about New Zealand disasters more...

Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year

How to look at Chinese New Year in the classroom, including a more general discussion of time and links to topics on the history of Chinese people in New Zealand more...

Cricket in New Zealand

Cricket in New Zealand

Some activities for social studies associated with cricket in New Zealand more...

Human Rights Day

Human Rights Day

These activities, developed to cover Levels 4 and 5 of the social studies curriculum, relate to New Zealand's response to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. more...