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.

Art project

 

I learned how to construct an animal head using paper mache. As you can see me & Opi is painting the horns of an French cow.

Character Study