In Tiwai West, we celebrated Maori language week last week by integrating Maori language into our classroom activities.
We began the week on Monday by looking at different Maori myths and legends in small groups for reading. Each group read the story and then had to act it out in the group.
For PE we looked at traditional Maori games such as rakau, poi and taiaha. We learnt about the tikanga surrounding these activities and had a go at doing them.
For writing each class read one of the Maori myths and legends and then had to retell the story in their own words and change one part of the story.
Room 18 read Maui and the big fish.
Here is Lucy's story where she has changed the ending of the original myth...
Once upon a time there was a strong Maori warrior called Maui. He had 4 foster brothers, thery were all jealous of him. One night while Maui was sleeping his 4 brothers planned to go fishing the next morning. Little did they know that Maui could hear them. Maui woke up early the next morning and went to hide in the waka and waited for his brothers. The brothers set off to go and find a nice fishing spot. Once they had found one Maui wasn't satisfied so he jumped up and startled his brothers. Maui grabbed a paddle and started rowing. The brothers started to get tired and begged Maui to stop. Maui being Maui, he rowed through the night following the light that the moon provided in search for the best fishing spot. The next morning the brothers weren't happy so as revenge they did not give Maui any bait, so Maui cut his nose with his fish hook and smeared blood all over it. Flinging the hook around his head like a helicopter he chucked it as far as he could. The hook had caught onto something big. Maui yanked and yanked his rope in hope that it would float to the top. He used all his strength to pull it up but the boat started to go on a lean. Maui gave it one last pull and the boat tipped over and the land rose. It caught the brothers, but they had no way of getting home. Today we know that land as the North Island.
We enjoyed celebrating Maori Language week and exploring different Maori activities within our programme.
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