Summer Learning Journey Week 1 Day 3

Day 3: It’s All in the Family

Activity 1: The More, the Merrier?

In the 1800s, most families were pretty big. In fact, many parents had an average of seven to nine children.  Imagine that you were a child in the 1800s and you had nine siblings.

On your blog, please tell us how you would feel. Would you enjoy being a member of such a large family? Why or why not?

I would enjoy having a huge family because then the more people the more fun and the more older siblings you have and they can protect from people and because I always wanted a huge family.

Activity 2: Acknowledging Ancestry

All of us are members of a family. Some of us have large families and some of us have very small families. When I have the opportunity to talk about my family and my ancestry I sometimes choose to use a pepeha. It is a very special way of identifying who I am and where I come from. There are many different versions of pepeha but most provide people with information about who you are and where you come from (i.e. your whakapapa). Use the template provided below to prepare your own unique pepeha. If you need help please watch this short movie clip on preparing a pepeha.

SAMPLE PEPEHA

Ko ________________________ te maunga    The mountain that I affiliate* to is…

Ko ________________________ te awa          The river that I affiliate to is….

Ko ________________________ te waka The waka that I affiliate to is…

Ko ________________________ tōku tīpuna My founding ancestor is…

Ko ________________________ tōku iwi          My tribe is…

Ko ________________________ tōku hapu My sub-tribe is…

Ko ________________________ tōku marae My marae is…

Ko ________________________ ahau I am from…

Ko________ rāua ko ___________ōku mātua  My parents are … and …

Ko ________________________ tōku ingoa. My name is …

*affiliate means to associate with, or be close to.

MY PEPEHA

Ko Gatineau te maunga.

Ko Mississippi te awa.

Ko James Telford Stirling tōku tīpuna.

Ko Williamson-Stirling tōku iwi.

Ko Williamson tōku hapū.

Ko Almonte tōku marae.

Ko Almonte, Canada ahau.

Ko Leslie rāua, ko Ron oku mātua.

Ko Rachel tōku ingoa.

When you have completed your pepeha, post it on your blog. You could even post a video of you reading out your pepeha.

Ko Mt Wellington te maunga  

Ko Tamaki River te awa 

Ko New Zealand ahau

Ko Livi rāua ko Salote ōku mātua

Ko Christopher tōku ingoa

Summer Learning Journey Week 1 Day 2

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?

1. My House has a roof and walls and the wharepuni has walls and a roof.

2. The wharepuni has people staying in it and My house has people staying in it.

Activity 2: The Rules of Engagement

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.

I would like to be a youtuber because I would like to inspire people and so people can enjoy watching me and that was my dream job ever since I started watching YouTube.