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New Zealand Curriculum · Curriculum Level 1

21 curriculum codes

Year-based views use the mapped 2025 sequence; curriculum-level views retain the legacy framework.

Art

Communicating and interpreting

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Communicating and interpreting
Students will share the ideas, feelings, and stories communicated by their own and others’ objects and images.

8 resources

Art and Community - Foundation

Art Begins with Play - Foundation Visual Arts Unit Plan

Art Lives Here - Years 1–2

Elements Explorer Lab – Years 1–2

Ideas in Colour and Form - Foundation Art Unit Plan

Learning with First Nations Artists - Years 1–2

Make, Curate and Share - Years 1–2

Our First Gallery - Foundation Visual Arts Unit Plan

Developing ideas

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Developing ideas
Students will investigate visual ideas in response to a variety of motivations, observation, and imagination.

8 resources

Art and Community - Foundation

Art Begins with Play - Foundation Visual Arts Unit Plan

Art Lives Here - Years 1–2

Elements Explorer Lab – Years 1–2

Ideas in Colour and Form - Foundation Art Unit Plan

Learning with First Nations Artists - Years 1–2

Make, Curate and Share - Years 1–2

Our First Gallery - Foundation Visual Arts Unit Plan

Developing practical knowledge

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Developing practical knowledge
Students will explore a variety of materials and tools and discover elements and selected principles.

8 resources

Art and Community - Foundation

Art Begins with Play - Foundation Visual Arts Unit Plan

Art Lives Here - Years 1–2

Elements Explorer Lab – Years 1–2

Ideas in Colour and Form - Foundation Art Unit Plan

Learning with First Nations Artists - Years 1–2

Make, Curate and Share - Years 1–2

Our First Gallery - Foundation Visual Arts Unit Plan

Understanding the visual arts in context

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Understanding the visual arts in context
Students will share ideas about how and why their own and others’ works are made and their purpose, value, and context.

8 resources

Art and Community - Foundation

Art Begins with Play - Foundation Visual Arts Unit Plan

Art Lives Here - Years 1–2

Elements Explorer Lab – Years 1–2

Ideas in Colour and Form - Foundation Art Unit Plan

Learning with First Nations Artists - Years 1–2

Make, Curate and Share - Years 1–2

Our First Gallery - Foundation Visual Arts Unit Plan

Health

A1 Personal growth and development

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A1 Personal growth and development
Students will describe feelings and ask questions about their health, growth, development, and personal needs and wants.

6 resources

Emotions and Feelings Year 1 Unit

Empathy, Conflict and Repair — Year 2

Feelings and Friendship - Foundation

Friends, Feelings and Respect — Year 1

Growing Up and Belonging - Year 2 Health Unit Plan

My Qualities, My Identity - Year 1

A2 Regular physical activity

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A2 Regular physical activity
Students will participate in creative and regular physical activities and identify enjoyable experiences.

2 resources

Healthy Choices in Our Community – Year 2 Health Unit

Healthy Messages and Everyday Choices - Year 1