Learning Story Exemplars
He tauira Kōrero Ako
On this page you will find Learning Stories from Aotearoa/New Zealand, and from all over the world. Some of these stories come from previous Celebrating Learning Stories conferences, others have been written and shared with ELP as part of teachers’s learning journeys. We hope that you can enjoy these stories, and find inspiration in writing your own!
Please also take a look at our ELP Learning Story Assessment Facebook Group. This group has been created by ELP as a place for teachers to share Learning Stories. Important: please remember to seek parental permission if the learning story has a photo or alternatively take out or blur the photo before uploading.
Browse through the stories below. To find a topic you are intersted in select from the options below on the right.
Photographic Learning Story. By Marianne MacPherson
This morning as you arrived at Kindergarten your good friend Emma was busy taking photos. After she took your photo I asked if you would like to take some photos...
Engineering the perfect goal. By Catalina Thompson
Ordinary objects have the potential to come to life in the hands of extraordinary minds. I witnessed this in action today as James and Mason teamed up to engineer the...
My Mum and I. By Kellie Warren and Lisa Watkins
Summer, I could see you having a kōrero with Autumn and just had to video the lovely interaction between you both.
The Atua with MY Dad! By Kellie Warren and Lisa Watkins
At the beginning of the week Moko, I watched you quietly sitting on your Dad's lap, fascinated as he told you the karakia of the Atua. A father passing his knowledge down...
Rory the Superstar. By Michela Homer
Rory my name is Michela Homer and I work as a Professional Services Manager for BestStart. Every month I come and visit your wonderful centre to work alongside your teachers and to...
Nau Mai, Haere Mai Rebecca. By Denise Durban
Rebecca it is so nice to meet you, your mum Danielle and your little brother Joseph. Mum has decided she would like to you come to kindergarten.
Sand! Sand! By Wendy Xiao
Qin Qin when you came to kindy on the very first week you were attracted by the sandpit. "Play with sand! Play with sand!" you kept on shouting.
Looking after Grace. By Wendy Xiao
Today when Grace’s mum left Grace looked sad and she was in tears. Ana at first you were happy to see Grace coming but then you saw her sad face.
Pheobe has a sore finger. By Wendy Xiao
This morning Phoebe came inside crying. Olivia you immediately went to her and asked “what’s happened?”
A shark story. By Carol Hartley
There was great amusement at the dough table today Rigby when you started to tell your shark story. You made a shark and then an Ironman,, changed Ironman to a...
