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The following activities are designed to complement the Kidsline Poster Competition with the Social Organisation strand of the Social Studies curriculum. Key concepts in this part of the curriculum include beliefs, community, family, status, justice, human rights, responsibilities and co-operation – each of these areas often show up in powerful ways in the artwork of entrants.

In exploring how groups are formed and rights and responsibilities the issues of bullying, friendship, loneliness, peer pressure and many others can be examined by students. 

Year 1 - 4 Classes
Year 5 - 8 Classes
Year 9 - 10 Classes


Year 1 - Year 4 Classes

While children in their first years of school might not have the vocabulary or communication skills to call 0800 Kidsline, that doesn’t mean they don’t have things to express. Creating a poster is a useful way to get them thinking about how they express their feelings and to whom.

• Writing a story about a time when they have had one of the feelings listed on the new 0800 Kidsline poster.

• Making a Feelings Wall or continuum in one area of the classroom. Each child can write and illustrate a sentence that names a feeling experienced.

eg. “When my nana died, I felt sad” or “After school, I feel lonely”

The class may decide how they are arranged on the wall.

• Making a portrait, chart or mobile that lists ‘Who I Trust’. Teachers may be able to guide students to identify which of the people they trust they could talk to in a variety of situations.

eg. “If I had trouble with schoolwork”, “If I was being bullied” etc

We appreciate the comments and feedback of teachers, principals and other educators and look forward to hearing the creative ways you may have used the Poster Competition as a springboard for inspired learning and self expression in 2008.

Year 5 - Year 8 Classes

Children approaching intermediate school often identify most strongly with the issues 0800 Kidsline talks about. They are developing their interpersonal and language skills and are beginning to tackle difficult issues for themselves. They may need reminding that they don’t need to do this alone + that it helps to talk / he pai ake te korero.

• Write, create and perform a scene, song, rap or video about a kid who discovers that It Helps to Talk / He Pai Ake Te Korero. Several groups may be able to present to the class or a level-group assembly.

• Research and present information about what 0800 Kidsline or other services do. Our website www.kidsline.org.nz has a special section for school assignments.

• Create an ‘Intensity of Feelings’ graph or display in your classroom to help broaden students emotional vocabulary. Explore the difference between being ‘annoyed’ or ‘angry or ‘furious’. Try a variety of different feelings – there are no ‘bad’ feelings.

• Discuss what some key words (try respect, difference, values and listening) really mean to your students. What examples can they find in the newspaper, that show these ideas in action? Where do they want to see these concepts in their lives.

Year 9 - Year 10 Classes

Older children may be more ready and willing to engage with some of the issues 0800 Kidsline deals with from their own experience and in their own environment.

We appreciate the comments and feedback of teachers, principals and other educators and look forward to hearing the creative ways you may have used the Poster Competition as a springboard for inspired learning and self expression in 2008.