Online Nature Classroom

Kids Greening Taupō have created the Online Nature Classroom to connect tamariki to nature and help them to understand the importance of biodiversity. It is our hope that they will learn about the unique flora and fauna of Aotearoa, and the important role that each species plays in the ecosystem.

Each conservation theme is broken down into five days of activities. Each unit contains hands-on activities, inquiry questions, informative videos, and a fantastic read aloud book with a follow up activity. These Nature Classroom units are planned to integrate the learning areas of the New Zealand Curriculum and to link to the values and key competencies.  They are also planned with the vision, mission, and values of Kids Greening Taupō in mind. 

Vision:
All Taupō children are learning and taking action for our native plants and animals.

Mission:
Kids Greening Taupō enables young people to participate in real life projects with opportunities to connect in a culturally responsive way to their local environment and community, increasing biodiversity, student leadership and educational outcomes, and shaping the future of our place, now.

Values:  
Connectedness | Kaitiakitanga  | Student-led   | Sustainability  | Tikanga  

Akomanga Taiao ā Ipurangi:

Kua whakaritea e Kids Greening Taupō he akoranga ā ipurangi  e pā ana ki te taiao me ōna tini āhuatanga hei ako mā ngā tamariki. Ko te tūmanako ia, ka ako rātou ki ngā toiora o te taiao o Aotearoa me te pānga nui o ia momo ki te oranga pāpori taiao. Kua wāwāhi i ngā kaupapa taiao ki ētahi ngohe. Ia wiki ka whakaritea he mahi mō ia rā e hāngai ana ki te taiao. He mahi i roto ake i te taiao, he uiuinga, he kiriata whakamārama me tētahi pukapuka kōrerorero.

Whāinga matua:

Ko tā Kids Greening Taupō he tūhono i te tamaiti ki te taiao mā ngā akoranga whai take, mā ngā akoranga ahurea kē anō. Mā konei e whanake ai te māramatanga o te tamaiti ki tōna taiao ake, ki tōna hāpori whānui anō hoki. He mea whakapakari te rerenga pāpori, te ārahitanga ākonga me ngā whainga ako.

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River Ecosystems

  • River/Stream health

  • Freshwater macro-invertebrates

  • Freshwater Art

  • Mapping rivers

  • Wellbeing and Connection to Place

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Climate Change

  • Climate Science & Weather

  • Mātauranga Māori

  • Planting Trees to combat Climate Change

  • Impacts on Flora & Fauna

  • Carbon Footprint Calculator and Pledge

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Exploring Soil

  • Explore Soil Layers

  • Learn about Decomposers

  • Investigate Biodegradability

  • Make a Biodegradability Garden

  • Set up a Compost or Worm Farm

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Matariki

  • Mātauranga Māori

  • Stargazing and Waiata

  • Matariki Skit/Play

  • Whetū Art

  • Make Manu Tukutuku

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Lizards and Tuatara of Aotearoa

  • Lizard Identification

  • Aotearoa’s Living Fossil- The Tuatara

  • Create a Lizard Friendly Garden

  • Advocate for Aotearoa’s Native Lizards

  • Learn about Biomimicry

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Kiwi Conservation

  • Go on a Nocturnal Adventure

  • NZ’s icon

  • Make a Papier-mâché Kiwi Egg

  • Create a Korowai

  • Kiwi Burrow Construction

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Funky Fungi of Aotearoa

  • Fungi and Lichen Scavenger Hunts

  • Learn about Zombie Fungi

  • Make Spore Prints

  • Learn about Fungi as Decomposers

  • Create a Fungus Time-Lapse

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Tipu/Plants of Aotearoa

  • Plant Dissection

  • Native and Introduced Plant Scavenger Hunts

  • Seed Propagation

  • Plant like a Ninja

  • Grow a Leaf-Litter Garden

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Manu/Birds of Aotearoa

  • Native and Introduced Bird Scavenger Hunts

  • Bird Call Identification

  • Five Minute Bird Count

  • What would NZ be like without Birds?

  • Shadow Puppets- How the Kiwi Lost its Wings

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The World of Minibeasts/Bugs

  • Go on a Minibeast Hunt

  • Investigate Invertebrates

  • Waggle Dance- Bee Communication

  • Become a Master of Camouflage

  • Identify Minibeasts by Sound

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Aotearoa and Conservation

  • Te Reo Māori in Nature

  • NZ Pest/Mammalian Predator Species

  • Make Tracking Tunnels

  • Where do NZ Pest Species come from?

  • Mapping your Place

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Hauora/Wellbeing and Nature

  • Connect with Nature

  • Create your own Nature Journal

  • Near, There, and Far - Still Observation Activity

  • Mindfulness Nature Colouring

  • Belly Breathing and Nature Moves

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