Description
Description
Support children to become kaitiaki iti—everyday helpers with this engaging Kaitiaki Iti Helpers Resource Pack.
Designed for Early Childhood and Primary learners, this collection of banners, posters, sorting cards, multilingual cards, and provocation cards helps tamariki recognise and take part in everyday sustainable tasks within their ECE centre, classroom, and school environment.
These supplementary resources support learners to identify and practise simple caring actions—such as cleaning up, saving resources, sorting food scraps, and caring for their environment. They encourage understanding, labelling, and positive decision-making while building responsibility and confidence. Ideal for visual learners, this pack also supports communication, routine-building, and inclusive learning in special education classrooms.
- Kaitiaki iti & everyday helping
- Sustainable actions & responsibility
- Real-life visual learning
- Inclusive & accessible for all learners
Ways to Use in the Classroom
Daily Classroom Jobs
Use cards to support and guide everyday helper roles (e.g. tidying, recycling, sorting food scraps, caring for materials).
Sorting & Categorising Activities
Sort actions into helping, caring for the environment, and looking after shared spaces.
Routine Building
Display cards to reinforce daily expectations and build independence.
Multilingual Learning
Use multilingual cards to connect language, culture, and everyday actions.
Group Discussions
Talk about how we can be kaitiaki in our classroom and school.
Action-Based Learning
Encourage children to practise real-life helping tasks throughout the day.
Inclusive Learning Ideas (Special Education Support)
Visual Supports & Communication
Use cards as visual prompts to support understanding and communication.
Choice-Making Activities
Offer simple choices (e.g. “Which job will you do?”).
Simple Sorting Tasks
Sort into “helping” and “not helping” to build understanding.
Repetition & Routine Practice
Use daily to support consistency and independence.
Hands-On Matching
Match cards with real classroom tasks and objects.
Small Group / One-to-One Support
Guide learners step-by-step through helper tasks with modelling and support.
Simple. Helpful. Kaitiaki in action.
