Episode 2: Yrs 4-6
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Time to read
Estimated Time: 1.5 - 1.75 hours
The supporting lesson plan and activities are designed to explore the importance of balancing online and offline time and activities to maintain wellbeing (hauora).
The lesson plan can be spaced out over several sessions or could be used to create a topic focus for one full day.
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Te Reo Māori
By the end of the lesson, ākonga will be able to:
- Explain the 4 dimensions of hauora.
- Explain how being online can affect us differently.
- Identify who to go to if you think you’re feeling the signs for a break.
- Recognise some of the signs that indicate it might be time for an offline break.
The lesson plan includes a variety of activities. some of which are provided as individual resources, providing flexibility for you to 'pick and mix' the resources best suited to your needs. A summary of the individual resources is provided below.
(Individual resources have a reference code that correlate with the details in the lesson plan.)
Worksheet: Balancing Your Hauora (TR_46_2.2)
- Designed to encourage ākonga to think about the four dimensions of hauora and how online and offline activities may impact wellbeing.
Teacher Notes: Hauora In Hector's World (TR_46_2.3)
- Notes to accompany the activity in the lesson plan, in which students need to identify the four dimensions of hauora in the storyline of the episode.
PowerPoint Slides: The Tech Effect (TR_46_2.4)
- Slides and teacher notes to open a conversation about being in control of time spent online. The slides introduce brain chemistry and the reward chemical dopamine, which helps explain why Felix found it difficult to turn off his online game.
Worksheet: Dear Felix (TR_46_2.5)
- A template for ākonga to write a letter to Felix sharing what they've learned about balancing time online.
Puzzle: Hector's Balance (TR_46_2.6)
- Ākonga will need to put their maths skills to work, to figure out how Hector should balance his online time. Each activity has a different balance score based on the type of activity and time spent doing it - and ākonga should also consider the penalty scores for not completing certain activities! A teacher exemplar is available to show how a finished worksheet might present.
Take-It-Home: I am Balanced (TR_46_2.7)
- Designed to connect the classroom learning with the home environment; this resource can be printed for ākonga to take home and complete with friends and whānau.
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