Dalvanius and the Song That Brought People Together

🎶🇳🇿 NEW VALUES-BASED NZ RESOURCE: Dalvanius & “Poi E” 🇳🇿🎶

Bring music, culture, and pride into your classroom with this beautiful values-based reading resource about Dalvanius Prime and the Pātea Māori Club.

✨ Celebrates Māori culture and identity

✨ Highlights community, creativity, and hope

✨ Perfect for literacy, social sciences, and the arts

This NO-PREP Reading Responders resource includes:

✔️ A child-friendly values tale

✔️ Thoughtful discussion questions

✔️ An 8-question comprehension quiz

✔️ Clear NZ Curriculum alignment

📚 Ideal for NZ history, cultural studies, Matariki, and values learning.

🎧 Inspire your students with the story behind one of New Zealand’s most loved songs — “Poi E.”

👉 Available now from Reading Responders

🇳🇿 NZ Curriculum Alignment

English (Levels 2–4)

• Reading for meaning and identifying themes and values
• Making personal connections to texts
• Discussing characters’ motivations and messages

Social Sciences

• Learning about a significant New Zealand figure
• Understanding culture, identity, and community
• Exploring how people respond to change and challenges

The Arts – Music

• Understanding how music expresses identity and culture
• Exploring how the arts bring people together

Key Competencies

• Thinking: Reflecting on values and cultural identity
• Relating to Others: Empathy, encouragement, inclusion
• Participating and Contributing: Community involvement
• Managing Self: Confidence and pride in identity