: Good Neighbours
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Approach: One to one Level: Year 4 and year 8 
Focus: Caring for other people
Resources: Picture

Questions/instructions:

In this activity you will be thinking about what it means to be a good neighbour.
Show picture.

This is Mrs Jackson. She’s 82 years old. Mrs Jackson has just moved into a new neighbourhood. She is hoping that she will have good neighbours because she lives on her own.

good Neighbours


% responses
2006 ('02)
y4
y8
1. What kinds of help might Mrs Jackson need so that she is happy living in her neighbourhood?    
Practical help:
helping her move in and around house
19 (20)
14 (20)
helping move property into/around house
8 (3)
8 (8)
transport to shops/events
10 (19)
11 (10)
doing shopping/other errands for her
17 (19)
23 (29)
cooking
22 (28)
20 (26)
cleaning/washing
14 (20)
17 (19)
gardening/mowing etc.
16 (12)
28 (27)
carpentry/painting etc.
2 (1)
1 (2)
help with personal hygiene, health problems, fitness issues
18 (20)
17 (18)
Social help:
people visiting her, listening to her, having fun with her etc.
56 (49)
59 (68)
people helping her to join other social groups
2 (0)
4 (3)
people welcoming her into their homes and their activities
(e.g. watching TV together, walking together, playing games)
15 (14)
15 (17)
people becoming close friends
23 (22)
15 (13)
2. If you lived next to Mrs Jackson, what could you do to be a good neighbour?
See if you can think of three things.
Categories included:
Practical help –
helping her move in and around house
22 (12)
19 (19)
helping move property into/around house
3 (1)
4 (3)
transport to shops/events
8 (9)
8 (6)
doing shopping/other errands for her
23 (26)
36 (32)
cooking
27 (26)
22 (27)
cleaning/washing
16 (24)
17 (19)
gardening/mowing/home maintenance/carpentry
19 (19)
36 (37)
help with personal hygiene, health problems, fitness issues
8 (6)
4 (1)
Social help –
people visiting her, listening to her, having fun with her
48 (39)
56 (56)
people helping her to join other social groups
2 (2)
1 (0)
people welcoming her into their homes and their activities
13 (10)
12 (8)
people becoming close friends
6 (10)
6 (3)
presents/gifts/flowers
18 (11)
8 (13)
Overall rating:
(understanding of needs and ways to help)
excellent/very good
12 (8)
14 (18)
good
38 (28)
44 (49)
moderately good
39 (45)
32 (26)
poor
11 (19)
10 (7)
Total score:
7–16
5 (6)
8 (9)
5–6
28 (21)
30 (39)
3–4
42 (46)
42 (43)
0–2
25 (27)
20 (9)
Subgroup Analysis:
Year 4

Year 8

Commentary:
There were only minor differences between year 4 and year 8 students on this task. Year 8 Pasifika students scored distinctly lower than the other groups. There was little change at either year level between 2002 and 2006.
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