New Zealand Flags - Activity Templates

A variety of templates that can be used when learning about topics such as …
♦ Waitangi Day / The Treaty of Waitangi / Te Tiriti o Waitangi
♦ New Zealand
♦ New Zealand history
♦ Flags

The 4 Flags Included in this Resource:
♦ Flag of the United Tribes of NZ – the first national flag, adopted in 1834.
♦ Union Jack – NZ’s flag after the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
♦ New Zealand Flag – formally adopted in 1902.
♦ Tino Rangatiratanga (National Māori Flag) – launched shortly before Waitangi Day in 1990.

The Activity Templates:
♦ Large templates (on A4 size paper)
♦ Flag on a Stick – colour the flag on the front and write/draw on the back (or leave it blank). Attach to a stick (eg wooden skewer or drinking straw) by folding in half and gluing the front and back together.
♦ Flag Booklet – colour the flag on the cover and write on the 3 pages. Staple together.
♦ Trifold – colour the flags and write about them. Does not include the Union Jack.
♦ Diorama – colour the flag and write about it.
♦ Flip-Flap – colour the flags and heading, cut and fold, glue to a blank piece of A4 paper, lift the flag flaps and write underneath.
♦ Writing template – colour the flag and write about it.
♦ Graphic organiser – colour the flag and write about it.
♦ Blank templates – for the activities mentioned above but your students will draw the flag themselves. These templates could also be used for designing a new NZ flag or a flag for your classroom or school.

*** Each activity comes with templates for all 4 flags (except for the Trifold).


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