Learning Story Exemplars
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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.
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...
A Tale about a Tail. By Melissa Osmond
It was Pyjama day today, a day of cozy, relaxed fun. I was dressed in my coral red fox onesie, complete with ears, a nose and a very long tail...
Huirama and the Dominoes. By Cathy Tombleson
Instil within the student also the belief that they too can celebrate themselves.
A Sense of Belonging. By Jo Colbert
Every day when you come into kindergarten you always make a point of greeting me by name, you introduced me to your Mum which I thought was a very kind...
My Feelings. By Rachael Maiden & Amanda Jack
You were very reluctant for Mummy to leave this morning and needed lots of cuddles and reassurance. When the time finally came for Mummy to go, I have to say...
Poppy’s Butterfly. By Gavin Kerr
Today I noticed Poppy, sitting at the workbench tinkering with, what looked to be, an ordinary hinge.
Still a Kaiāwhina. By Sue Fahey
There was a BIG basket of clean washing that needed folding, and I asked if anyone wanted to help.
Breeze the Kaiāwhina. By Sue Fahey
E iti noa ana, na te aroha. Something given with love, no matter how insignificant, is priceless.
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