John Walker: Running with Belief Values Resource
🇳🇿 NEW VALUES-BASED TEACHING RESOURCE 🇳🇿
✨ NO PREP | EDITABLE | CLASSROOM READY ✨
📘 John Walker: Running with Belief
Looking for an inspiring way to teach values, perseverance, and goal setting through literacy?
Our latest Reading Responders resource shares the powerful true story of Sir John Walker, the first New Zealander to run a mile in under four minutes — showing students how belief, discipline, and courage can turn dreams into reality.
🏃♂️ What’s included (25 editable slides):
✔️ A beautifully written values-based story
✔️ Discussion questions linked to key values
✔️ 8 multiple choice comprehension questions (with answers)
✔️ A bonus drawing task
✔️ NO PREP REQUIRED — just open and teach!
Perfect for:
📖 Literacy lessons
🌟 Values education
🇳🇿 NZ sporting heroes
🧠 Growth mindset discussions
💡 Big goals start with belief.
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🇳🇿 New Zealand Curriculum Alignment
📘 English – Listening, Reading & Viewing
Levels 2–4
Students will:
- Understand and respond to ideas within and beyond texts
- Identify key ideas and messages in a biographical narrative
- Make connections between a text and personal experiences
🗣️ English – Speaking, Writing & Presenting
Levels 2–4
Students will:
- Share ideas and opinions through structured discussion
- Respond to texts through oral and written tasks
- Organise ideas clearly when explaining events and values
🌱 Social Sciences – Identity, Culture, and Organisation
Levels 2–4
Students will:
- Understand how individual achievements can influence communities
- Explore how sporting role models shape national identity
💛 Health & Physical Education – Personal Growth and Development
Levels 1–3
Students will:
- Identify values such as perseverance, goal setting, and self-belief
- Understand how effort and discipline contribute to personal success
🧠 Key Competencies (NZC)
This resource supports:
- Thinking – goal setting, reflection, growth mindset
- Managing Self – perseverance, discipline, resilience
- Relating to Others – discussion and shared learning
- Participating and Contributing – recognising national role models