🎯 WALT (We Are Learning To)

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📖 Scenario: Aroha's Whānau Food Journey

Aroha lives in South Auckland with her whānau of six. Her grandmother, Nanny Mere, often talks about the traditional foods their tūpuna ate - kumara, fish, and native greens. However, with both parents working long hours and limited budget, the whānau often relies on takeaways and processed foods from the local dairy. Aroha notices her younger brother struggles with concentration at school, and her dad has been diagnosed with diabetes. The local marae has started a community garden project, and Aroha's school is promoting healthy lunch initiatives. Aroha wants to understand how food choices affect her whānau's well-being and what changes they could make. She begins to see how her food environment, cultural connections, and family circumstances all play a role in shaping their nutrition.

📝 Report Writing Task

Report Structure Template

• Define Hauora and its four dimensions

• Introduce the connection between nutrition and well-being

• State your main argument about food being more than fuel

• Individual food preferences, knowledge, and habits

• How personal choices impact Hauora dimensions

• Family influences, cultural traditions, peer pressure

• Role of whānau and community in food choices

• Economic factors, food accessibility, marketing

• Government policies, school programmes, community initiatives

• Summarise how nutrition connects to ancestors, community, and future

• Suggest realistic strategies for strengthening the "Whare" of well-being

🏆 Success Criteria

🎯 Differentiation Support

• Use the sentence starters provided by your teacher

• Work with a buddy to brainstorm ideas before writing

• Focus on 2-3 main factors per category rather than trying to cover everything

• Research and include statistics about nutrition in South Auckland communities

• Compare New Zealand's approach to nutrition with another country

• Interview a whānau member about traditional food practices and include their perspectives

• Create an action plan for your own whānau based on your findings