Children Of Heaven Product Description
Film runtime: 1 hour, 45 minutes
Film rating: PG-13. Common Sense Media rates this film as appropriate for ages 10+.
Reviews: Read the Video Librarian review of Whale Rider.
Grade levels: Resources available for Grades 5-9.
Whale Rider Curriculum Guide
Lesson 1: Who are the Māori (Social Studies)
Lesson 2: Viewing Whale Rider (Media Literacy)
Lesson 3: The World Outside, The Spirit Within (Social Studies)
Lesson 4: Māori Roles and Relationships (Language Arts / Visual Literacy)
Lesson 5: Insights Into Māori Culture (Film Specific Cross-Cultural Understanding)
Lesson 6: Culture and Gender (General Cross-Cultural Understanding)
Lesson 7: Special Effects and Music (Media Literacy)
Lesson 8: Echolocation (Science)
Lesson 9: Counting the Uncountable (Mathematics)
Lesson 10: Markings of the Māori (Visual Arts)
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