Tāwhirimātea – god of the weather

Tāwhirimātea

 Watch the video above and complete the following tasks.

1) Find and write down the sentence in English that that uses the words ki runga, ki raro. For an extra challenge try and write the sentence down in Māori by listening to the words.

2) What does Ngā mata o te ariki, o te Ariki mean in English?

3) Write a story explaining what the video was about. Consider the following questions.

• Who is the story about?
• What was the main character angry about?
• How do we know the main character is angry?
• What did the other gods want to do about Ranginui and Papatūānuku?
• What does the main character have to do with the story of Matariki?

4) Attempt drawing Tāwhirimātea, whether its a physical picture of him or a representation of what he is. E.g. the different elements of weather. What it looks like when Tāwhirimātea is upset/angry. 

Whānau - Jr School

 Vocabulary 

Whānau - Family

Māmā - Mum

Pāpā - Dad

Koro - Grandfather

Kuia - Grandmother

Tuakana - older sibling of the same gender

Teina or Tena  (both are correct spelling) - younger sibling of the same gender

Tuahine - sister of a boy

Tungāne - brother of a girl

Activity

Create a family portrait using traditional Māori koru's. 

Step 1) Practice your koru's on a whiteboard or scrap paper. 

Step 2) Draw and colour a koru to represent each family member.

Step 3) Glue them to a piece of black paper.

Step 4) Label your family members using the terminology above. 

Juniors - Māori bookmark

Design a Māori bookmark. 

Vocabulary

To read - pānui

Book - pukapuka

Kowhaiwhai pattern - Tradition Māori art (example below)

Koru - A spiral shape often used in kowhaiwhai patterns. 

Fun fact: Carvings tell the story of our tīpuna (ancestors). Every carving you see is a carved story of the past, the present or the future.

Practice the koru shape over and over again in order to get better. It's not as easy as it looks. 

Challenge #3 - Kowhaiwhai Patterns

Challenge Three

For this challenge you will need to know what a kowhaiwhai pattern is and the cultural importance of a kowhaiwhai pattern.

Personal challenge: Pick two words you learnt from the quiz on Friday and swap them out for the English version all week. E.g. instead of saying pencil, instead say pene rakau. You've got three chances! Good luck.