Modules
Year 6 to Year 13
Twenty-four modules, three per year. Each one builds on the last, from a name on a memorial at age 10 to an NCEA research inquiry at 18.
How it builds
Years 6 to 8: people, places and remembering. Simple cause and effect.
Years 9 and 10: sources, evidence, perspectives and significance.
Years 11 to 13: NCEA History Levels 1, 2 and 3, using the site's real data as evidence.
Numbered by year then step. Module 6.1 comes before 6.2. The five core lessons sit inside Years 7 and 8.
All modules
| No. | Module | Year | Ages | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | A name on our memorial | Year 6 | 10 to 11 | 2 x 40 minutes |
| 6.2 | Ships to the other side of the world | Year 6 | 10 to 11 | 2 x 40 minutes |
| 6.3 | The poppy and the Ode | Year 6 | 10 to 11 | 1 x 40 minutes |
| 7.1 | Why New Zealand went to war | Year 7 | 11 to 12 | 2 x 45 minutes |
| 7.2 | Life at Anzac Cove | Year 7 | 11 to 12 | 2 x 45 minutes |
| 7.3 | Our class roll of honour | Year 7 | 11 to 12 | 2 x 45 minutes |
| 8.1 | The landing and why it failed | Year 8 | 12 to 13 | 1 x 50 minutes |
| 8.2 | Reading a service record | Year 8 | 12 to 13 | 2 x 50 minutes |
| 8.3 | Cemetery field trip | Year 8 | 12 to 13 | Half day |
| 9.1 | Primary or secondary? | Year 9 | 13 to 14 | 1 x 50 minutes |
| 9.2 | How many went to Gallipoli? | Year 9 | 13 to 14 | 2 x 50 minutes |
| 9.3 | Who else served? | Year 9 | 13 to 14 | 2 x 50 minutes |
| 10.1 | Courage under fire: the VC stories | Year 10 | 14 to 15 | 2 x 50 minutes |
| 10.2 | Many views of one campaign | Year 10 | 14 to 15 | 2 x 50 minutes |
| 10.3 | From war to rowing: the Maadi Cup | Year 10 | 14 to 15 | 1 x 50 minutes |
| 11.1 | Working with primary sources | Year 11 | 15 to 16 | 3 x 60 minutes |
| 11.2 | Why Gallipoli matters to Aotearoa | Year 11 | 15 to 16 | 3 x 60 minutes |
| 11.3 | Concepts in context: cause and consequence | Year 11 | 15 to 16 | 2 x 60 minutes |
| 12.1 | The numbers inquiry | Year 12 | 16 to 17 | 4 x 60 minutes |
| 12.2 | Examine the sources | Year 12 | 16 to 17 | 2 x 60 minutes |
| 12.3 | Perspectives at Gallipoli | Year 12 | 16 to 17 | 3 x 60 minutes |
| 13.1 | Original research: one soldier, one draft | Year 13 | 17 to 18 | 5 x 60 minutes |
| 13.2 | Analyse the evidence | Year 13 | 17 to 18 | 3 x 60 minutes |
| 13.3 | A contested memory | Year 13 | 17 to 18 | 4 x 60 minutes |
Why we rebuilt it
What is good
Real records, not a textbook. Students search 105,872 NZEF records and build a class roll from their own families. Strong cause and effect spine. Careful age guide and death handling. Free, no sign-up, names stay on the school computer.
Gap: one age band only
The unit is pitched at Years 11 to 13, but the content and sheets read like Years 7 to 9. Seniors get too little challenge. Primary and intermediate classes, who do most Anzac Day learning, have nothing built for them.
Gap: no progression
Five lessons sit side by side. There is no path from a first look at a name on a memorial to an NCEA research inquiry.
Gap: the best material is unused
The Roll Call census of 22,479, the dual-source ship audit of 23,053, the DVA correction from about 8,500 to 16,000 to 18,000, the VC stories and Maadi sit outside the lessons, or in one extension line. These are ideal for teaching evidence and interpretation.
Gap: no curriculum map
Curriculum links are general. No link to Aotearoa NZ Histories big ideas, and no NCEA standards named for seniors.
Fix
Twenty-four modules, three per year from Year 6 to Year 13. Each year builds on the last: from people and places, to sources, to perspectives, to full NCEA inquiries. The existing five lessons stay as the core Anzac Day unit and slot in at Years 7 and 8.
Curriculum: Aotearoa New Zealand's Histories within Social Sciences for Years 6 to 10, and NCEA History for Years 11 to 13. Standard numbers are checked against NZQA for 2026. Check your own course outline before you assess.
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