Miss Allan’s Profile 

 
 
 
Hello my name is Miss Allan; I am a new and young teacher at Mountainview High School. I 
was also a student at Mountainview High School 10 years ago. I teach Technology and English 
for Second Language students. I have a passion for soft materials and design. I love 
travelling! I have travelled around Europe, Scandinavia, Australia, Japan, Thailand, Rarotonga 
and lived in Dublin, Ireland and Brisbane, Australia. I have a cat called Hobbs and he is the 
love of my life. I look forward to meeting you all! 
 
Planning: 
 
55 minute lessons 
 
 
Lesson Number  Task/Topic  Resources 
One  ● Introduction to Me (Background, travel  Ball 
etc) Games, Goals, Where do you come  Worksheet 
from? Me, Myself and I (sheet) 
● Where would you find this in the 
school?- Orientation/ Amazing Race.  
Two  ● Introduction to Timaru  New Zealand Maps 
Map of Timaru, where to buy things, bus  Timaru Maps 
system, international market, Where is  Pictures 
school? Where is your house? Where is  New Zealand Money Sheet 
the hospital? Emergency Numbers and   
contacts.  
Pictures of the bay, main street, main 
places 
New Zealand Culture 
● New Zealand Money activity? 
● Lead into New Zealand Places 
Three  ● New Zealand attractions  New Zealand attraction 
● Places- own research  books 
● New Zealand Places matching activity  New Zealand Places sheet 
● Places Bingo  Prizes for the Bingo 
New Zealand Place books 
Four  ● The shape of New Zealand-link to Maori  Aotearoa book 
Legend. 
 ● The cultures in New Zealand  How Maui fished up New 
● Maori culture-watch the haka, learn a  Zealand book 
New Zealand song, koru, symbols, tribes  YouTube 
etc.   Song lyrics-written on 
sheet 
Five  ● Treaty of Waitangi or creating Mihi?   
 
 
Six  ● New Zealand Food- learning about the  L&P, pineapple lumps, 
food, taste testing, discussing texture  jaffas, vegemite, 
etc  lamingtons. 
Seven  ● New Zealand Food-Make some  Ingredients 
traditional kiwi food- Cheese Rolls, Kiwi 
dip, lolly cake, Pavlova or Hokey Pokey 
Eight  New Zealand Birds   
● Investigating and Researching New 
Zealand birds.  
● Why have some birds become 
endangered? 
● Reading “The Kea” 
Nine  New Zealand Birds Art activity   
● Create some artwork based on New 
Zealand birds 
Ten  ● Finish off artwork   
● Frame Artwork 
● New Zealand Quiz 
 
Testing:  
Spelling:  
Presentation: 
● Sing New Zealand song 
● Show New Zealand Places Powerpoints 
● New Zealand Birds artwork to be displayed 
Suggestions:  
● Learning how to play some Rippa Rugby (Link to New Zealand Rugby)