Tuakana-Teina Resources Full Pack

Description

Support children to learn together and grow through relationships with this meaningful Tuakana–Teina Full Resource Pack.

Featuring downloadable resource cards, posters, and banners, this collection helps tamariki understand how to support, guide, and learn from one another. Grounded in the concept of tuakana–teina, these resources encourage peer learning, leadership, empathy, and shared responsibility in everyday moments.

Designed for Early Childhood and Primary learners, this pack fosters a strong sense of belonging, confidence, and collaboration—creating inclusive environments where every child can both teach and learn.

• Tuakana–teina & peer learning
• Leadership, empathy & responsibility
• Belonging, confidence & collaboration

Ways to Use at Home

Sibling Support & Learning

Encourage older children to support younger siblings through everyday tasks.

Shared Learning Moments

Promote learning together through play, routines, and conversations.

Build Confidence

Celebrate both helping and learning roles at home.

Talk About Roles

Discuss what it means to be a helper and a learner.

Ways to Use in the Classroom

Tuakana–Teina Pairing

Pair older or more confident learners with younger or developing learners.

Peer Learning Activities

Encourage children to teach, guide, and support one another.

Group Work & Collaboration

Use in group tasks to promote shared responsibility and teamwork.

Role Modelling

Highlight examples of positive leadership and support.

Classroom Discussions

Explore what it means to be a tuakana and a teina.

Visual Displays

Use posters and cards to reinforce expectations and values.

Inclusive Learning Ideas (Special Education Support)

Peer Support Pairing

Pair learners to support communication, understanding, and participation.

Visual Supports & Communication

Use cards to model helping behaviours and interactions.

Structured Interaction Activities

Guide learners through simple helping roles (e.g. “help pass”, “help show”).

Repetition & Routine Practice

Use regularly to build confidence in social interactions.

Small Group / One-to-One Support

Model supportive behaviours and scaffold interactions.

Celebrate Strengths

Recognise each learner’s strengths as both a helper and a learner.

Simple. Connected. Learning together.

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