Ākona te Tau - Hine Raumati
Taumata 3

The units explore festivities, food and weather that are associated with Summer and each of these themes is supported by a “puna” of traditional Māori literary forms, from which the activities have been derived. Throughout the units there are links to existing resources, and other media that will be useful. Feel free to adapt the units to suit you and your students. There is a broad overview at the beginning of each unit and ideas for assessment are included throughout the units.

Kapa Haka
Summer Food – Kūmara
Summer Weather

Kapa Haka

Section	Lesson	Activities	Learning areas
He Atua! He Kōrero!	Hine Takurua rāua ko Hine Raumati	Listening to the story ‘Hine Takurua rāua ko Hine Raumati’. Retelling the story. Creating whakapapa charts. Working cooperatively to produce a play.	Te Reo Māori Tikanga ā-Iwi
	Te Whānau a Tamanuiterā	Listening to waiata and transcribing lyrics. Identifying key words; compiling word lists and meanings. Choreographing actions to waiata (ā-ringa, poi, tītī torea or tīrākau).	Te Reo Māori Ngā Toi
	Te Haka a Tānerore	Viewing Impressionist art. Creating a painting using Impressionist art techniques. Presenting, viewing and responding to artworks.	Te Reo Māori Ngā Toi
	I te rā i herea nei, ka herena e au ki te tenga o tōku korokoro	Gratitude blog or mini videos.	Te Reo Māori Hauora
Kapa Haka	Project Runway	Researching kapa haka uniforms. Kapa Haka uniform “challenge”. Stage a fashion show.	Te Reo Māori Ngā Toi Hangarau

Summer Food – Kūmara

Section	Lesson	Activities	Learning areas
He Atua! He Kōrero!	Pani Tinaku	Creating fact files.	Te Reo Māori Tikanga ā-Iwi
	Tūmatauenga rāua ko Rongomaraeroa	Read the story ‘A Tūmatauenga and Rongomaraeroa’. Sequencing story. Mini plays.	Te Reo Māori
	Pōpō	Learn the first three stanzas of Pōpō. Explore Pōpō using the resource– Ko Wai http://hana.co.nz/online/ko-wai/	Te Reo Māori Tikanga ā-Iwi
	Maie te Tupua	Learn the karakia, Maie te Tupua.	Te Reo Māori Tikanga ā-Iwi
	Iti noa ana, he pito mata	Write and present a speech based on this whakataukī.	Te Reo Māori
Delicious Kūmara	Sprouting Kūmara	Grow climbing kūmara vines. Trial different growing solutions. Make predictions and record observations.	Te Reo Māori Pūtaiao
	Roroi	Make traditional Māori dessert, Roroi.	Te Reo Māori Hangarau

Summer Weather

Section	Lesson	Activities	Learning areas
He Atua! He Kōrero!	Tāwhirimātea	Read story about the separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku. Create a play based on the story, but set in a different time e.g. the future, the present. Watch a video of Tāwhirimātea and transcribe dialogue; compile word lists; create storyboards of video; record an alternative dialogue. Class rap battle.	Te Reo Māori Pūtaiao Hangarau
	Whakataka te Hau	Learn Whakataka te Hau as a karakia and waiata. Make a “puff-mobile”.	Te Reo Māori Hangarau Pūtaiao
	Tūtū maiea Tāwhirimātea, whakatere ana Poupaka	Make and trial a jet propelled boat.	Te Reo Māori Hangarau Pūtaiao
Te Whānau Puhi	The Water Cycle	Research the water cycle in relation to the South Island glaciers. Produce a poster showing findings.	Te Reo Māori Pūtaiao
	Make a Hovercraft	Make a hovercraft, make predictions, trial and record observations.	Te Reo Māori Hangarau Pūtaiao