Te Whāriki Intentional Teaching Guides Bundle

Save with our complete Te Whāriki Intentional Teaching Guides Bundle—a practical collection of six guides designed to help kaiako confidently recognise learning, strengthen intentional teaching and extend children’s thinking through everyday play experiences.

Each guide is linked to Te Whāriki learning outcomes and provides practical intentional teaching strategies, rich vocabulary, open-ended questions, schema examples and ideas for extending children’s learning. Together, they provide a consistent framework that supports meaningful curriculum planning, learning stories and evaluation.

Whether children are constructing, creating, exploring outdoors, engaging in dramatic play, experimenting with sensory materials or investigating play dough, this bundle helps you intentionally respond to children’s interests while making learning visible.

Bundle includes:

Construction Play
Outdoor Play
Family / Dramatic Play
Sensory Play
Play Dough
Arts & Crafts

Every guide includes:

• Links to relevant Te Whāriki learning outcomes
• Practical intentional teaching strategies
• Rich vocabulary to extend children’s language
• Open-ended questions
• Schema examples
• Ideas for extending children’s thinking

Perfect for:

Everyday curriculum planning
Learning stories and assessment
Internal evaluation and curriculum evaluation
Professional learning and mentoring
Strengthening intentional teaching practice
Building consistency across teaching teams

Designed specifically for educators in Aotearoa New Zealand, these practical guides save planning time while supporting high-quality intentional teaching and meaningful curriculum decision-making.