Read the stories of new New Zealanders from this journal story link with a buddy and discuss after reading each story how these new New Zealanders felt accepted or not accepted in the new country they moved in. Talk about the difficulties they faced and the good things that happened to them that made them feel accepted.
You can ask Mrs Dhaliwal to share her experience of moving to New Zealand and her story of feeling accepted or not feeling accepted.
Watch this video clip on your left and find out about Mana:The power in knowing who you are...
We will watch this video clip together as a class and brainstorm ideas we understood about acceptance.
Read the article- Being Kiwi from the school journal part 4 number 2. This article is about how this group of students who are new the country feel unaccepted and then what in the end makes them feel accepted.
There are 6 hard copies of this journal in the class on top of the tote trays.
These videos are about how to be accepting of not only ourselves but others around us.
Explore some texts on your own now. See what you can find out more about the concept of acceptance.