
The supporting lesson plan and activities explore the topic of misinformation and fake news, and present strategies for applying critical thinking when going online.
The lesson plan can be spaced out over several sessions or could be used to create a topic focus for one full day.
By the end of the lesson, ākonga will be able to:
- Explain the importance of being kind and respectful online.
- Describe how our words and actions online might make other people feel
- Identify how to get and give help if something unkind is happening online.
The lesson plan includes class activities and discussion topics, plus the option to share the 'Take It Home' resource that supports the episode.
(Individual resources have a reference code that correlate with the details in the lesson plan.)
Take-It-Home: Recipe For Success (TR_46_6.2)
- 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.
Episode 6 - English and Te Reo Māori available now on You Tube(www.youtube.com/@HectorsWorld.)
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Te Reo Māori
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Episode 7 "Class Acts" with supporting lesson plan and classroom activities for Years 4-6.
Hector's World is an animated series of 7 episodes created for ākonga is Year 0 - 6. Throughout the series we follow Hector and his friends as they navigate the digital seas, discover online spaces and learn valuable lessons along the way. The series will be supported by a range of materials including lesson plans, classroom activities and take-home activity sheets. The Planning Pack is designed to support you in planning how to integrate Hector's World into your classroom.

