He aha rā a Māehe Manawa Ora? What is Movin'March?

Get an overview of all the Movin'March topics, see how resources link to achievement objectives and get started with an introductory lesson to set the scene in your classroom.

Lesson information

Curriculum level: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4

Year level: 0-3, 4-6, 7-8

Class time: 45-60 minutes

Learning area: Mathematics, English, Social Science

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Akoranga takamua Before you begin

Get an overview of all the Movin'March topics and see how resources link to achievement objectives.

About this resource

Introduce the concept of active travel (walking or wheeling) to your class and explore the benefits of active travel. Learning experiences include:

Set the scene for Movin'March 
Comparing past, present and future ways of travelling
How to use Te Haerenga o ngā Tamariki during Movin'March.

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See related Movin’March resources for the following topics:

Supporting resources and links

Te Haerenga o ngā Tamariki (new site): https://tamariki.gw.govt.nz/open_in_new
Te Haerenga o ngā Tamariki classroom resource and guide available hereopen_in_new.
All Movin'March classroom resources: https://schooltravel.gw.govt.nz/resources-and-activities/classroom-ideas/open_in_new
Active Travel Action resources: https://schooltravel.gw.govt.nz/resources-and-activities/classroom-ideas/active-travel-action/open_in_new

A holistic model of health from a Māori world view. It encompasses more than just physical health as the pinnacle to wellbeing.

Based on a whare (house model) the taha (sides) of the whare (house) are; taha tinana (physical wellbeing), taha hinengaro (mental wellbeing), taha wairua (spiritual wellbeing) and taha whānau (family wellbeing).

You can incorporate these into the Movin’March Learning Experiences. For information, go to Hauoraopen_in_newopen_in_new. This also shows the Fonofale model of wellbeing from a Pacific perspective.

See how children who live in a remote fishing village in the Philippines travel to school.

Video has some subtitles (both over English and other languages) and titles without audio.

Sensitive content warning: It contains descriptions of poverty, injury and difficulty in getting to school. Some younger students may find this difficult to watch.

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Documentary trailer – see how children travel to school from Kenya to Morocco.

Note: this video has some subtitles over spoken dialogue (several languages spoken). It has titles without audio.

Sensitive content warning: Content includes children in difficulty, danger to children (from wild animals, riding horses without helmets and cars without seatbelts) and poverty.