DAY 4 ACTIVITY 1

Day 4: Hitting a High Note…

Activity 1: The Waiata - A Song in Your Heart

In the past, Māori would often use song as a way of sharing information or communicating emotions.  A waiata is the name given to a traditional Māori song. One of my all-time favourite waiata is Kia Paimarie. What about you?

Use Google to research traditional Māori Waiata. Listen to a number of Waiata and read the lyrics. On your blog tell us which one of the waiata you found you like the most. Why do you like it?

ACTIVITY 2

Activity 2: Acknowledging Ancestry

All of us are members of a family.
Some of us have large families and
some of us have very small families.

When I have the opportunity to talk about my family and my ancestry

I sometimes choose to use a pepeha.

It is a very special way of identifying
who I am and where I come from.

There are many different versions of

pepeha but most provide people with information

about who you are and where you come from (

i.e. your whakapapa).

Use the template provided below
to prepare your own unique pepeha.

If you need help please watch this
short movie clip on preparing a pepeha.

SAMPLE PEPEHA

Ko Mt wellington te maunga    

The mountain that I affiliate* to is…

Ko ( I don’t understand?)  

te awa - The river that I affiliate to is….

Ko (I don’t understand?)

 te waka The waka that I affiliate to is…

Ko Sosefo tōku tīpuna  

My founding ancestor is…

Ko Ha'ateiho  tōku iwi My tribe is…

Ko tōku hapu My sub-tribe is…

(I don’t understand?)   

Ko New Zealand (Auckland)

 tōku marae My marae is…

Ko New Zealand (Auckland)

ahau I am from…

Ko________ rāua ko ___________ōku mātua

 My parents are … and …

Ko Meki tōku ingoa. My name is …

*affiliate means to associate with, or be close to.

When you have completed your pepeha,

post it on your blog.

You could even post a video of you reading out your pepeha.

DAY 3 ACTIVITY 1

Day 3: It’s All in the Family

Activity 1: The More, the Merrier?

In the 1800s, most families were pretty big. In fact,

many parents had an average of seven to nine children.  

Imagine that you were a child in the 1800s and you had nine siblings.

On your blog, please tell us how you would feel.

Would you enjoy being a member of such a large family?

Why or why not?

I would feel happy because

you might not know that one of your

siblings might become famous in the future.

Having a large family is good for me because

they can protect &

take care of you whenever you get hurt or bullied in school.

2 BONUS ACTIVITY'S

Bonus Activity: Waka Ama

To this day, the people of New Zealand still use waka.
Instead of using their waka to transport them from one place to another,
they sometimes use waka in special events and in
sporting competitions such as Waka Ama.
Both boys and girls compete in Waka Ama boat races.

Watch this short video of a Waka Ama race.
On your blog tell us whether you would like to be in a Waka Ama race one day.
Why or why not?

I think I would like to be in a Waka ama race one day because
it’s good exercise & It’s good for arm working.

Bonus Activity: Special Meals

Back in the 1800s,
most Māori ate a simple diet.
They ate foods that they could catch in the water (eg. fish)
or grow on the land (eg. kumara).
They did not have access to a supermarket to buy food for their meals!
Speaking of meals, what is your favourite meal?
Mine is wood-fired pizza. Yum!

On your blog, post a picture of your favourite meal.
Be sure to tell us what it is and why it is your favourite.
You could also include the recipe if you have it so that we can all try it!

BONUS POINTS: 8

My favourite meal is a “Panini sandwich”
because it has chicken ,
tomato, avocado, Lettuce,
Cheese & last but not least bread.
I like this sandwich because it has vegetables in it
so that makes it healthy.
My mum makes me the Panini sandwich at her Cafe.
When she makes the sandwich she puts  it in the toaster to make it hot.

ACTIVITY 2

Activity 2: The Rules of Engagement

During the early years in New Zealand,
men and women would often marry at a young age.
Women were expected to have babies and
remain in the home caring for their children.
Few, if any, left home in search of work.
Men, on the other hand,
were expected to work outside of the home.

These days, we don’t have the same strict expectations about work.
Girls and boys can choose their own path in life.
In fact,
I was lucky enough to go to university and
to follow my dream of becoming a teacher!

What is your dream job? Draw a picture
of yourself doing your dream job and post it on your blog.
You could be a doctor,
an actor or even a zookeeper!
I have drawn myself taking a picture
of a beautiful castle in Poland because
I would love to become a travel blogger and photographer one day.

DAY 2 ACTIVITY 1

Day 2: It’s All in a Day’s Work

Activity 1: A House or a Home?

In the 1800s, most Māori lived in villages called pa. Each village had many buildings
– kauta where people cooked,
pataka where they stored goods and wharepuni where the Māori slept.
A traditional wharepuni had a thatched roof and walls made of timber,
fern, rushes, and bark. Look at the picture below of a traditional wharepuni.
Does it look like your house?

On your blog, compare the wharepuni to your own home.
What are two similarities and two differences between a wharepuni and your house?

Similarities - It’s a house

You can keep warm in a house & sleep inside it.

You can eat in a house.

Differences -

There are patterns in /on the house

There are statues in/on the house

It's made out of different things.

ACTIVITY 2

Activity 2: Setting Sail

The first settlers to come to New Zealand must have been really brave!
They had to leave their original homes and sail thousands
of miles across the ocean on a special boat called a ‘waka’ to reach New Zealand.

Imagine that you were on board one of the wakas. On your blog,
write a short letter to a friend telling them about your voyage to New Zealand.
In the letter be sure to tell them how you feel about moving to a new country.
If it was me, I would have felt really nervous…

Hi friend,

I’m very excited & nervous at the same time to come see/visit you in New Zealand.
I’m gonna miss being in my house, I might get homesick from coming to New Zealand.
I would be looking forward seeing creatures & other things.
I will also be coming on a voyage.

DAY 1 ACTIVITY 1

Day 1 : Arriving in New Zealand.

Activity 1: The first settlers.

It is widely believed that the first people to arrive in New Zealand came from Polynesia.
Most historians believe that they landed in New Zealand over 700 years ago.
Although they were originally from many different countries,
these settlers learned to live together and, eventually,
formed their own distinct culture known as ‘Māori.’  
Māori have their own language, traditions, and culture.

Follow this link to read a short story about a famous man in Māori mythology – Maui.
On your blog, post three facts that you learned about this interesting man.
What other stories have you heard about Maui?

Facts:

1. He has elder brothers that care for him.

    2.  Maui’s name in english is “The valley isle”.

   3.  He was the first man to catch the biggest fish.

1 story I heard about “Maui”

Legends say that the DemiGod “Maui” Pull the Hawaiian islands from the sea & lassoed the sun over Haleakala.

BONUS ACTIVITY

Bonus Activity

Choose a family member and conduct a short interview. In the interview ask them five questions about themselves:

My cousin Maris Stella

1. What is your name?
2. Where were you born?
3. How many siblings do you have?
4. What is your favourite thing about living in New Zealand?
5. If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would you go? Why?

1.Maris Stella

2.Auckland Middlemore Hospital

3.9 siblings

4.She loves the yummy food in New Zealand

5.She would go to Hawaii because she wants to do some researches on the active volcanos.

DAY 9 ACTIVITY 2

Activity 2

Some families are very large and some are very small. Some of the smallest families are found in China where parents are allowed, by law, to have only one child. This is quite different from countries like America (U.S.A.) where some families have as many as 19 or 20 children. It is rare but it does happen!

In America, there is actually a family with 19 children who have their own television show called ’19 Kids and Counting.’ All 19 children have the same two parents (Jim Bob and Michelle) and every single one of the children has a name starting with the letter ‘J.’ The oldest children is a boy named Josh and the youngest is a girl named Josie. Amazing!

If you’d like to see a small clip from the show, follow this link: 19 Kids and Counting

Imagine that you were one of the Duggar children and you had 18 brothers and sisters. What do you think it would be like to have so many sisters and brothers living with you in one house? On your blog please tell us what you would like and what you wouldn’t like about living in such a large family.

If I had 18 brothers and sisters it will be cool because we could all play dodge ball,rugby,tag.

But the thing that I don’t like about having 18 brothers and sisters is that we will always argue about clothes,food,devices.