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Welcome
Welcome
Te Tuhi
Learning Experiences Outside the Classrom
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2. A I NZ Te Tuhi Pre-visit lesson 2 For Year 1-8 students
I AM NZ pre visit lesson 1

3. Welcome to I AM NZ During this lesson we will explore…
Aotearoa NZ in black and white
But before we start, let’s recap on what we learnt during our last lesson…
Welcome to…
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4. During our last lesson we learnt that Aotearoa NZ…
Is a place where our family and friends live.
Is home to Māori and Māori culture. Over the years its become home to different cultures and is a great place to learn from one another.
During our last lesson we learnt that Aotearoa NZ…
During our last lesson…
Is a place with snowy mountains, calm lakes, sunny beaches, fun bush walks, parks and camp sites.
Is a place of festivals, museums, different theme parks, wildlife parks, national parks, and native plants and animals.

5. Lets start this lesson by exploring Aotearoa NZ in black and white.
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6. As an artist living in Aotearoa NZ there are many things to be inspired by to make art.
What is printmaking…

7. Lets explore art inspired by Aotearoa NZ…
Artists inspired by Aotearoa NZ…

8. Esther Remnant
Esther is an artist from Nelson. She is inspired by NZ native birds
Esther creates art of many native birds such as Pīwakawaka (Fantail), Kererū  (NZ pigeon), Tui and Tomtit.
Each artwork shows shows the unique features of these familiar friendly birds.
Tui
Tui
Kererū 
Esther’s artworks help remind us that these native birds are special and unique to Aotearoa NZ.
Esther Remant
Robin
Titipounamu
Pīwakawaka
Tomtit
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9. Jono More
Jono More is an artist who makes art that reflects love for the environment
Jono creates art showing native plants such as cabbage trees or Ti Kouka.
Ti Kouka is a native plant Jono grew up in the central South Island, where many Ti Kouka live.
Jono’s art help remind us that these trees and other native trees, are special to Aotearoa NZ and that we should take care of them.
Jono More

10. Dwain Aiolupotea
Dwain Aiolupotea is a Samoan artist who grew up in Wellington.
Dwain’s carefully carved print works reflect his culture, identity and childhood memories.
Many of Dwain’s artworks show angels, crosses, signs and symbols, and stars mixed with Polynesian patterns.
Dwain’s art expresses his identity through his faith, his culture or his childhood memories.
Dwain Aiolupotea

11. Sam Farquhar
Sam Farquahar is an artist of Scottish, English and Māori heritage (Ngāti Rāhiri) and lives in Auckland.
Sam using different materials to make her art. She has made art by printing, painting and using fabric and canvas.
Many of Sam’s print artworks have bold lines and colours to help show movement, emotion and feeling.
Sam Farquhar
Sam creates imagery that reflect a mixture of Māori myth and stories from Aotearoa NZ.

12. David Teata
David is a Cook Island artist who creates art about his Mangaian Cook Island heritage.
David became inspired by Mangaian adzes while visiting the Museum. Mangaian adzes were items only held by chiefs and were used during ceremonies.
In David’s art we can see he has used similar patterns and shapes inspired by Mangaian adzes.
David Teata
David includes many traditional pattern and motif to show the uniqueness of Aotearoa New Zealand.
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13. Let’s recap on what we have learnt so far…
As we have seen, there are many great things that make Aotearoa NZ such a great place to live in…
Let’s recap on what we have learnt so far…
Lets recap…

14. What have we learnt so far?
Artists in Aotearoa NZ…
Are creating art that reflects the many unique native birds we have.
Are making art that reminds us to take care of our native plants and animals.
Are inspired to make art that explores Māori myths and stories of Aotearoa NZ.
What have we learnt so far?
Are creating art that expresses their identity, culture and memories growing up in Aotearoa NZ.
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15. In the next lesson we will explore Aotearoa NZ, drawing home.
End of lesson.