Overview

This 10-week, one-hour-per-week business module is designed for Years 4-6 students in New Zealand, delivered in line with Te Marautanga o Aotearoa. It blends business concepts with Māori cultural values while addressing competencies and learning objectives from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa and the New Zealand Curriculum’s business, social sciences, and financial capability guidelines.

Each lesson is interactive, inclusive, and designed for a group of 12 students. Activities build on prior learning and engage students with authentic, culturally responsive tasks using oral language, group collaboration, and hands-on experiences, consistent with Te Mataiaho literacy support recommendations. Use bilingual resources (te reo Māori and English) to honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Māori perspectives.

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Alignment to Te Marautanga o Aotearoa

Curriculum Focus:

• Social Sciences – exploring society, economy, and community enterprises
• Business Studies – understanding enterprise, money, consumer choices, and innovation
• Key Competencies: Thinking, Using language, symbols and texts; Managing self; Relating to others; Participating and contributing
• Values: Innovation, Community, Sustainability, Responsibility (kaitiakitanga)
• Te Tiriti o Waitangi: Incorporating Māori worldviews, tikanga, and language

Learning Phases:
Targeting Phase 2 (Years 4-6) as per Te Mataiaho supporting reading, oral language, and collaborative skills development for understanding abstract ideas like enterprise, negotiation, and economic decision-making.

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Detailed 10-Week Plan

Week	Topic	Learning Objective(s)	Activities	Assessment/Success Criteria	Resources
1	What is an Enterprise?	Understand the basic idea of enterprise and its importance in communities.	- Group discussion: What is a business/enterprise? - Storytelling: Māori business and community examples - Draw and share own ideas for a simple micro-enterprise.	Students describe enterprise in own words and share ideas.	Story cards, drawing paper, markers
2	Enterprise in Whānau & Hapū	Recognise how enterprises support families and hapū; connect to Māori concepts of resourcefulness.	- Whānau/hapū example discussion - e.g. traditional Māori enterprises like weaving or food gathering - Create a group mural showing enterprise benefits for community.	Poster presentation showing understanding of enterprise roles.	Chart paper, images of Māori enterprises, art supplies
3	Products and Services	Identify products and services; understand exchange and trade concepts.	- Sorting activity: Classify items into 'products' or 'services' - Roleplay a marketplace buying and selling goods and services.	Can label and explain difference between product and service.	Product/service cards, play money
4	Money - Earning and Using	Explore money’s role in enterprise and personal life; understand earning, spending and saving.	- Money story: Te pāmu (the farm) and selling produce - Create simple budget for a pretend enterprise (e.g. lemonade stand).	Students create simple budget; explain earning/spending.	Budget worksheets, play money
5	Planning an Enterprise	Develop a simple plan for a basic product or service; set goals and identify resources.	- Use a ‘Business Plan’ template to outline idea - Draw and label materials needed and steps in production.	Students complete plan with teacher support.	Business Plan templates
6	Group Work & Collaboration	Build teamwork through shared enterprise tasks; practicing communication and role assignment.	- Form groups to create a small product or service (papier-mâché, craft) - Assign roles: maker, seller, planner, recorder.	Group presentation of plan and assigned roles.	Craft materials, group role cards
7	Marketing and Selling Ideas	Learn ways to promote and sell enterprise products; simple advertising concepts.	- Design and create posters or flyers for their group’s enterprise - Practice persuasive speaking to classmates.	Students create marketing material and pitch to class.	Poster boards, markers, template flyers
8	Customer Care and Negotiation	Understand importance of respecting customers and negotiating fairly.	- Roleplay scenarios: Customer and seller interactions with respectful communication - Discuss tikanga in business relationships.	Students demonstrate respectful negotiation skills.	Scenario cards, roleplay props
9	Enterprise in the Wider World	Examine how enterprises impact the environment and community wellbeing (kaitiakitanga focus).	- Discussion on sustainability and caring for environment in business - Reflect on how to make their enterprise environmentally friendly.	Group reflection and plan to minimise waste or harm.	Sustainability chart, video clips
10	Enterprise Showcase and Reflection	Present their group enterprise projects; reflect on learning and effort.	- Market day: Groups set up stalls showcasing product/service - Peer and teacher feedback - Group reflection on what worked, what to improve.	Quality of presentation, engagement, and reflection shared.	Stall set up materials, feedback forms

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Sample Lesson Breakdown: Week 1

Lesson Title: What is an Enterprise?

Time: 60 minutes
Group: 12 students (Years 4-6)

Learning Objective:
Students will understand the basic idea of an enterprise and why it is important to people and the community, including Māori perspectives of enterprise as part of whānau and hapū wellbeing.

Curriculum Links:

• Social Sciences / Business: Understand what enterprises are and how they serve people (Te Marautanga o Aotearoa Social Sciences strand).
• Key Competency: Using language, symbols, and texts; Relating to others; Participating and contributing.
• Supports oral language & storytelling skills per Te Mataiaho Phase 2 literacy.

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Materials Needed:

• Story cards with Māori and NZ enterprise examples
• Drawing paper and markers

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Lesson Outline:

Time	Activity	Description
0-10m	Whakawhanaungatanga & Tirohanga (Warm-up & Setting Purpose)	Kōrero (talk) about what an enterprise or business is. Ask: What do they think 'enterprise' means?
10-25m	Storytelling and Discussion	Teacher shares a brief story about a Māori business/hapū trade (e.g., weaving or fishing). Students discuss how this helps whānau/hapū.
25-40m	Drawing Their Own Enterprise	Students draw an idea for a small enterprise they might start themselves (e.g., selling lemonade, making jewellery).
40-55m	Sharing in Pairs/Small Groups	Students share their drawings and explain their idea to peers. Emphasise using correct oral language and turn-taking.
55-60m	Consolidation and Reflection	Discuss key points: What is an enterprise? How do enterprises help people? Relate to students’ experiences.

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Assessment:

• Observe student ability to explain in own words what an enterprise is.
• Anecdotal notes on oral participation and collaboration during sharing.
• Quality of drawing reflects grasp of basic enterprise idea.

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Resources Designed for Use Across Lessons

• Enterprise Story Cards: Short bilingual cards telling stories of Māori and NZ enterprises.
• Business Plan Template: Picture-based scaffold with sections like Idea, Materials, Steps, Selling Points.
• Role Cards: Define roles in groups (planner, maker, seller) to structure collaboration.
• Budget Worksheets: Simplified for learners with columns for income, costs, savings.
• Marketing Templates: Poster and flyer templates with spaces for images and text.
• Scenario Cards: For roleplays practising negotiation and customer relations.
• Reflection Journals: Simple template for students to record what they learned and enjoyed each week.

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Final Notes

This sequence embraces Te Marautanga o Aotearoa principles through grounding in Māori values and knowledge; enabling students to operate confidently within Te Ao Māori contexts and beyond. The plan scaffolds literacy and numeracy as essential supports for business learning, consistent with Te Mataiaho. Cultural responsiveness, inclusiveness, and active participation take centre stage — promoting positive identity, community connection, and real-world understanding suited to Year 4-6 learners.

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