Section outline

  • Whakapapa

    In te ao Māori, whakapapa is important. It defines a person and his or her links within the whānau and to other groups. It governs the relationships between them. Whakapapa is a much broader concept than the concept of a family tree. Through whakapapa, each person may belong to different groups: whānau, hapū, iwi, and waka.

    Success Criteria

    Students will be able to:

    • draw a whakapapa chart accurately
    • extract information from a whakapapa chart 
    • introduce self and family members
    • describe relationship with members of immediate family

    Activities

    1. Using the whakapapa chart above complete the following passage

    Ko …………te matua. 

    Ko Aroha te …………

    Toko………..nga tamariki i te whanau. 

    Ko ………..te mātamua. 

    Ko Tai te tua…………..

    Ko Mihi te tua………...

    Ko Hiria te …………….


    2. Draw a family tree of your own family. Write sentences like the example above to describe your own family members. E.g.

    Ko ……… te matua

    ……….. is my father

    Ko………. te whaea

    ……….. is my mother

    Toko(number) tamariki i tōku whānau

    There are……….. children in my family

    Ko………. te mātāmua

    ……….. is the eldest child

    Ko………. te tuarua

    ……….. is the second child

    Ko………. te tuatoru

    ……….. is the third child

    Ko………. te pōtiki

    ……….. is the youngest child

    Kupu āwhina (helpful words)

    māhanga = twins

    huatahi = only child

    E.g. He māhanga māua We are twins

            Ko au te huatahi I am an only child

    FOCUS / ARONGA

    FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

    • We are FOCUSING on asking and answering questions about whānau
    • We are FOCUSING on introducing ourselves and our whānau
    • We are FOCUSING describing the relationship with members of immediate family
    • We are FOCUSING on creating our whakapapa