There’s never been a better time to explore the amazing history of New Zealand Politics with your class! This booklet has been designed to work with our Timeline of Politics & Voting in New Zealand, but could work equally as well supported by other forms of reference/research materials.
This ‘Let’s Vote!’ mini booklet is packed full of fun facts and a wide variety of activities. It includes a 26 page student booklet designed to support your teaching and learning around the topic of the up and coming general election and the history of voting rights and politics in NZ.
Topics covered include:
• NZ Government – some basic facts about our parliament and how things are run in NZ!
• Where is your electorate? What’s it called? Who are some of your local MPs? Find out and mark them on the map
• Election eye spy – how many of these can you find? (e.g Watch an election debate on TV; Find a picture of an MP in a newspaper; How many election billboards can you count on your drive to/from School?)
• Add the vowels to complete the election themed words
• A leader can/has/is writing template
• Politics the year I was born (who was the PM? Who was in opposition? Use the timeline for reference)
• What do your kaumatua remember about the very 1st time they voted? Was it very different from today? Interview a family member
• If you were the Prime Minister of New Zealand, what are the top 3 issues you would tackle?
• Match the election themed words with their word shapes (+ answers)
• Election themed word search (+ answers)
• A selection of voting themed blank writing pages
• NZ voting history colouring page
• Māori names from the early days of NZ political history that you should know! Choose name from the list to research further
• Women’s names from the early days of NZ political history that you should know! Choose name from the list to research further
• There are some very special moments on NZs Political timeline. Choose one of the moments listed to research further
• Patterns on the timeline – noticing some of these patterns can help you to think more deeply about NZs Political history…
• Read through a selection of infamous quotes from NZ MPs – how many of these quotes have you heard before? Where could you go to find out more? Choose one of these quotes to research further
• What was the significance of the white camellia in politics? What did someone wearing a RED one mean?
• Pick a country to compare & contrast with NZ. What is similar about the way that country is run? What’s different? Does everyone get the right to vote? How long have they had that right?
• How many years until you are able to vote? How do you think voting will happen in the future? With a pencil & paper or….?
• Design an election billboard featuring yourself as an MP. What issues will you tackle? Will you belong to a major political party or be independent? What are your party colours?
• ‘Tē tōia tē haumatia’ (Nothing can be achieved without a plan, a workforce and a way of doing things) When we vote, we choose the people & parties that have the plans & pathways to achieve the goals we think are important. What is one goal you’re working on? What’s your planned pathway to reach it?
• 10 election themed challenges (e.g. Find out what colours match each Political party. Can you find some pictures of MPs wearing their party colour? What are the slogans of some of the major political parties? Rank them in order of your favourite to least favourite.
• Beehive themed acrostic poem template
Hakukuwa na wakati bora wa kuchunguza historia ya ajabu ya New Zealand Siasa na darasa lako! Kitabu hiki kimeundwa kufanya kazi na Timeline yetu ya Siasa na Kupiga Kura katika New Zealand, lakini inaweza kufanya kazi sawa na pia kuungwa mkono na aina nyingine za marejeo au vifaa vya utafiti. Hii <unk>Hebu kupiga kura!<unk> mini kijitabu ni packed kamili ya ukweli fun na shughuli mbalimbali mbalimbali. Kitabu hiki kina kurasa 26 na kinaonyesha jinsi ya kuendeleza elimu ya msingi na elimu ya msingi katika nchi za Ulaya na Ulaya, pamoja na historia ya haki za kupiga kura na siasa katika NZ. Mada zinazozungumziwa ni pamoja na: • Serikali ya NZ <unk> baadhi ya ukweli wa msingi kuhusu bunge letu na jinsi mambo yanavyoendeshwa katika NZ! • Wanachama wako wa uchaguzi wako wapi? Inaitwaje? Ni nani baadhi ya wabunge wako wa mitaa? Kupata na alama yao juu ya ramani • Uchaguzi macho mpelelezi <unk> ngapi ya haya unaweza kupata? (kwa mfano, angalia mjadala wa uchaguzi kwenye TV; Tafuta picha ya mbunge katika gazeti; Ni mabango mangapi ya uchaguzi unaweza kuhesabu unapoenda au kutoka shule?) • Ongeza vowels kukamilisha maneno ya uchaguzi mandhari • Kiongozi anaweza au ana kuandika template • Siasa mwaka mimi alizaliwa (ni nani alikuwa PM? Ni nani waliokuwa katika upinzani? "Kama unavyoona, ""Kama"" ni neno la kiingereza linalotumika kwa watu wengi, lakini kwa watu wengi, kama ""Kama"" ni neno la kiingereza linalotumika kwa watu wengi." Je, ilikuwa tofauti sana na leo? "Kama ungekuwa Waziri Mkuu wa New Zealand, ni masuala gani matatu ya kwanza unayopenda kushughulikia?""" • Kuunganisha maneno ya uchaguzi na maumbo yao ya maneno (+ majibu) • Utafutaji wa maneno ya uchaguzi (+ majibu) • Uchaguzi wa kurasa za maandishi tupu za kupiga kura za mandhari • Ukurasa wa rangi wa historia ya kupiga kura ya NZ • Majina ya Maori kutoka siku za mapema za historia ya kisiasa ya NZ ambayo unapaswa kujua! Chagua jina kutoka orodha ya utafiti zaidi • Majina ya wanawake kutoka siku za mapema za historia ya kisiasa ya NZ ambayo unapaswa kujua! Chagua jina kutoka orodha ya utafiti zaidi • Kuna baadhi ya wakati maalum sana juu ya NZs Timeline kisiasa. "Kuchunguza ""Mfano wa Mfano"" katika orodha ya ""Mfano wa Mfano"" unaweza kukusaidia kuelewa zaidi historia ya siasa za New Zealand na jinsi ya kuunda mfano wa mfano wa mfano wa mfano wa mfano wa mfano wa mfano wa mfano wa mfano wa mfano wa mfano wa mfano wa mfano wa mfano wa mfano." Unaweza kwenda wapi ili upate habari zaidi? Chagua moja ya nukuu hizi kwa utafiti zaidi • Ni nini umuhimu wa camellia nyeupe katika siasa? Mtu aliyevaa moja nyekundu alimaanisha nini? • Chagua nchi ya kulinganisha na kulinganisha na NZ. Ni nini kinachofanana kuhusu njia ambayo nchi hiyo inaendeshwa? Ni nini tofauti? Je, kila mtu anapata haki ya kupiga kura? Wamekuwa na haki hiyo kwa muda gani? • Ni miaka mingapi mpaka uweze kupiga kura? Unafikiri kupiga kura kutakuwaje katika siku zijazo? Kwa kalamu na karatasi au...? • Kubuni ubao wa matangazo ya uchaguzi unaoonyesha wewe mwenyewe kama Mbunge. Ni masuala gani utakayoshughulikia? Je, utashiriki katika chama kikubwa cha kisiasa au utakuwa huru? Rangi za chama chako ni zipi? """Hakuna kitu kinachoweza kufanywa bila mpango, nguvu ya kazi na njia ya kufanya mambo"" - wakati wa kupiga kura, tunachagua watu na vyama ambavyo vina mipango na njia za kufikia malengo tunayofikiri ni muhimu." Ni mradi gani mmoja unaofanya kazi juu yake? Ni njia gani unayopanga kutumia ili kufikia mradi huo? • Mipango 10 ya uchaguzi (kwa mfano: Tafuta rangi zinazolingana na kila chama cha kisiasa. Je, unaweza kupata picha za wabunge wakiwa wamevaa rangi ya chama chao? Ni nini kauli mbiu ya baadhi ya vyama vikubwa vya kisiasa? Weka orodha yao kulingana na jinsi unavyopenda na jinsi usivyopenda. • Beehive themed acrostic shairi template