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Classroom ideas

Learning Resources

Short easy ideas that explore each week’s theme on the benefits of active travel during March

Active Travel Action

The Active Travel Action curriculum resource has been developed by Greater Wellington Regional Council and Enviroschools - Te Upoko o te Ika a Maui.

The resource provides a process for schools to implement sustainable active travel practices in their school through student inquiry - and an opportunity for students to take action in response to climate change.

Active Travel Action Resource

Exercising Kaitiakitanga and Manaakitanga - Developing Your Citizenship Muscles.

Together making a difference for you, your community and the planet - now and in the future! Kotahi tātou nga tāngata kaieke… Read more here

Published 28 Sep 2021

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Active Travel Action - Activity One

Active travel is good for us, our community, and our planet. Every person can make a difference by taking action either individually or implementing a change for many. Read more here

Published 28 Sep 2021

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Active Travel Action - Activity Two

Active travel is good for us, our community, and our planet. Every person can make a difference by taking action either individually or implementing a change for many. Read more here

Published 28 Sep 2021

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Active Travel Action - Activity Three

Active travel is a practice we encourage all year round. Every person can make a difference by taking action either individually or implementing a change for many. Read more here

Published 28 Sep 2021

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Tamariki Tool

Active Travel Action Curriculum Resource

Active Travel Action

Art templates and Te Reo colouring posters

Actions for Active Travel

Group think possible actions for active travel for your school community Read more here

Published 18 Nov 2022

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Walkability checklist

How walkable is your community? Take a walk with your class and use this checklist to rate your walking routes to school! Read more here

Published 28 Sep 2021

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Carbon calculator

The purpose of this activity is to measure individual carbon dioxide output for the school week to give baseline data to be able to compare before and after affects of… Read more here

Published 28 Sep 2021

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Map My Journey

The Map My Journey Activity teaches your students about choosing safer routes to and from school. Use it in class or send it home as an activity for students to… Read more here

Published 28 Sep 2021

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Lesson plans

School Travel Lesson Plans - All

This is a compilation of all our School Travel lesson plans:

Visual Arts
Science
Health and Physical Education
Literacy (Poetry)
Science (Physical World)
Social Studies and Health
Numeracy (Statistics)
Literacy (Persuasive Writing) Read more here

Published 03 Nov 2021

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