Pēhea tōku whakawhitiwhiti kōrero - How I communicate
Explore the ways you like to give and receive information. We communicate in many different ways. Using the My language cards and How I communicate activity sheet, explore how you like to give and receive information and think or talk to yourself.
About this resource
This planning and teaching resource activity (years 4–10) is part of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL): Oho resource collection. Teachers can adapt and develop it to meet the identified learning needs of ākonga.
Timeframe: 1-2 lessons
Years: 4-10
Format: Individual or groups
Pēhea tōku whakawhitiwhiti kōrero - How I communicate
Oho: Resource collection
This activity is part of the Oho resource collection. See the carousel below for more.
Learners will
- explore the personal and wider cultural connections between place, language, time, events, people, and identity
- express and listen to ideas confidently
- describe themselves in relation to the groups within their class and to the whole class
- explore and discuss similarities and differences and how they contribute to the unique whānau, culture, and identities of each class member
- identify personal strengths of theirs and others
- develop a deeper understanding of their whānau and personal histories
- investigate the factors that shape our identities and how
- identify different ways identities, languages, cultures, and values are and could be represented in learning communities.
Ways to use the resource
- Connect this activity to Enriching Local Curriculum (ELC) by exploring the names of the places you visit.
- Centre these activities around relevant global, national, or community places, events or themes.
- Try the activities as an individual, a small group, and a whole class.
- Use the resources at home to get a deeper understanding of whānau culture.
- Capture outputs in a format of your choice.
- Use insights from these conversations in your learning design.
- Identify aspects of language and communication that students want to learn more about.
- Take a selection of My languages cards and place them on a scale of your choice.
- Discuss the reasons why the cards (forms of communication) sit where they do. Why is one better or worse than the other in a particular context?
Shown here: The How I communicate activity sheet with three My languages cards placed on it.
Instructions
What you will need:
- My languages cards
- How I communicate activity sheet: One per person or group
Activity
- Prepare cards
Add or remove My languages cards to suit the context of your classroom. - Prepare activity sheets
Print or photocopy one How I communicate activity sheet for each person or group. - Choose languages
Each learner selects three My languages cards that represent how they:
- like to receive information
- like to give information
- think or talk to themselves. - Spread the cards out on the table face-up and let the learner(s) select.
Discuss and compare
Explore the different perspectives and ideas around languages and communication. Then, discuss and compare your findings with the group or classroom.
Downloads
See Materials that come with this resource to download:
- Oho How I communicate activity sheet (.pdf)
- Oho How I communicate teacher support material (.pdf)
- Oho My languages cards (.zip)
- Oho blank cards printable (.pdf)
Next steps
Discuss Identity, language, culture, and values as part of the My unique whānau, My whānau in my place of learning, and My culture in my place of learning activities.
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