:Special Days
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Approach: One to one Level: Year 4 and year 8
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Focus: Special holidays and their significance.
Resources: Picture of Anzac Day parade, picture of Waitangi Day gathering.

Questions/instructions:
In this activity we will be thinking about two special holidays that we have in New Zealand each year: Anzac Day and Waitangi Day.
Show picture 1: Anzac Day.
This picture shows a special ceremony being held on Anzac Day.

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y4
y8

1. Try to explain to me why we have Anzac Day.


(required elements in bold)

both “a” and “b” below
0
6
a. to remember people who died in wars
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71
b. to commemorate people who died in landing at Gallipoli (25 April 1915)
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12
2. Do you know of any other country that would commemorate Anzac Day  
 
Australia
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79
Show picture 2: Treaty of Waitangi.
This picture shows a special ceremony being held on Waitangi Day.
 
3. Try to explain to me why we have Waitangi Day.
both “a” and “b” below
3
33
a. to remember signing of Treaty
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25
b. treaty between Mäori and pakeha (Queen)
3
5
 
Total score:
4–5
2
29
2–3
33
55
0–1
65
16
Commentary
Year 8 students showed better knowledge than year 4 students who know quite a lot about Anzac Day but very little about Waitangi Day.
 
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