Section outline

  • Week 2 Learning Activities:

    Tuesday, Thursday (Movie Trip) and Friday

    EXPLORE / TŪHURA

    FOCUS / ARONGA


    We are     FOCUSING on Aotearoa’s environment by explaining Māori concepts of whakapapa, manaakitanga, mauri, & kaitiakitanga and the importance of the environment within Te Ao Māori (the Māori world view).

    We are EXPLORING [Māori connection to te taiao] by watching the movie The Mountain and recognising how Māori value and connect to the land (and land features).

    Paearu Angitu / Success Criteria: 

    • I can identify and explain key Māori terms connecting to Te Taiao (environment)
    • I can give examples of how Tuakiri (Identity and Belonging) are important to me and others 

    Hei Mahi / Activities:

    Tuesday:

    • Re-cap creation story (videos and class discussion)
    • Create comic strip and fact files
    • Extension Task: to find out about another Māori Pūrāku (myth/legend/story) and create an information poster or set of slides

    Thursday: The whānau trip to the movie "The Mountain"

    Friday:
    • Do Now activity - matching Māori terms with pictures and finding out the meaning of the words 
    • Class discussion about the movie and key themes
    Mild/Medium/ Spicy Tasks: these are on the Google Classroom "The Mountain" Slides
    • Mild Task (everyone to complete) Draw your family tree / whānau circle
    • Medium Task (after finished Mild): Connect and reflect activity - explaining when you feel your greatest sense of belonging and identity 
    • Spicy Task (after mild and medium): an informative poster about the ways in which we can care for Te Taiao (our environment)