Sharing stories about histories
This resource contains a video story about an early learning service that put together their own book to share with each other on the history of their local beach. This resource is part of the “Aotearoa New Zealand histories” set. See the resource carousel for more.
In this video, a kaiako from Imagine Childcare discusses their centre’s journey to discover more about the history of the area. They collaborated with whānau, tamariki, and mana whenua. Imagine Childcare captured and shaped an appropriate story of their local area into a book to read with tamariki.
The kaiako use the stories of the beach, its historical flora, fauna, and the waves of human settlement to inform local curriculum, kaiako practice and to explore Aotearoa New Zealand's histories (ANZH) in their setting.
Ideas to incorporate into your practice
In the video, Nichola said, "We didn't know what was here before. And we wanted to be able to speak about that in a way that was correct and respectful."
- What are the local stories and histories of your place?
- How can you collaborate with your community to explore histories in your setting?
Kua kite rānei koe?
About this resource
In this video, a kaiako from Imagine Childcare discusses how they discovered more about the history of the area, including stories of the local beach, its historical flora, fauna, and the waves of human settlement, to inform local curriculum design, kaiako practice, and to explore Aotearoa New Zealand's Histories (ANZH) in their setting. This resource is part of the “Aotearoa New Zealand histories” set. See the resource carousel for more.