Ka Mau te Wehi! Unit 18 Te kanikani – The dance

The purpose of this unit of work is to extend learning about likes and preferences, to learn how to talk about future time and to learn the words of a waiata.

About this resource

This unit focuses on:

Suggested curriculum link: 2.3, 2.5
Learning intentions: Discuss activities people prefer and use of word for “tomorrow”
New words: Āpōpō, ngā toa, hoko, mākete, kia kaha te kōrero, waea atu/ mai, kōrero mai, kōtiro, kōrua, rārangi, kupu

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Ka Mau te Wehi! Unit 18: Te kanikani – The dance

See Materials that come with this resource to download Unit 18 Te kanikani – The dance (.pdf)

Learning intentions

In this unit ākonga will:

talk about what activities and drinks people like and prefer
learn how to say what they will do tomorrow
work co-operatively to write the words of a waiata.

Success criteria

Before commencing the unit, the kaiako will discuss the learning intentions with ākonga and together agree on appropriate success criteria.

Resources

See Materials that come with this resource to download:

Unit 18 transcripts (.pdf)
Lyrics for Maumahara Noa Ahau (.pdf)
Maumahara Noa Ahau - English translation (.pdf)
Unit 18 Worksheet A  (.pdf)
Unit 18 Worksheet B  (.pdf)
Unit 18 Worksheet C  (.pdf)
Unit 18 Teacher Sheet A (.pdf)

Activity 1

Learning intention

Ākonga will extend their learning about likes, dislikes and preferences.

Watch: Unit 18 Scene 1 – Go Sione!

Watch: Unit 18 Scene 2 – Taking a drink break

Ask the students to focus on the different things that each person prefers or likes.

Ask the students to complete Unit 18 Worksheet A (download from the resources section). The students will need to write sentences that are true according to what they have seen on the video. As evidence for each sentence, they must quote the relevant lines from the script. When all students have finished writing their sentences, ask them to read one sentence and the relevant lines to the rest of the class.

Activity 2

Learning intention

Ākonga will work co-operatively to write the words of a song.

Watch: Unit 18 Scene 3 – The last dance

Listen to the song Maumahara Noa Ahau by Brannigan Kaa which can be found online.

Photocopy Unit 18 Worksheet B. There are two different sheets – Student A and Student E. Ask ākonga to work in pairs for this activity and give them one worksheet each.

They each have some of the words to the song Maumahara Noa Ahau. To complete all the words, they must communicate with each other in Māori. They must do this without showing their sheet to the other person.

When each pair is finished, allow them to compare sheets to check that they have the correct words. When all ākonga have finished, show the words on Unit 18 Teacher Sheet A to allow them to make a final check.

Play the song again and encourage them to sing along.

Activity 3

Learning intention

Ākonga will learn how to say what they are going to do in the future.

Replay the video in Unit 18 Scene 3  where Hana and Haami are dancing together and Haami asks Hana if she is going to kapa haka – culture club, practice. Ask ākonga to note the use of the word āpōpō – tomorrow.

Ask the students to watch other units such as Unit 9 Scene 3, and look at how the word āpōpō is used.

To practise the appropriate use of this word, over a period of at least two weeks, ākonga should write what they are intending to do the next day in their Wehi  books.

Here are some examples based on the video script:

Āpōpō, ka haere au ki ngā toa.	Tomorrow, I will go to the shops.
Āpōpō, ka haere au ki te hoko kākahu.	Tomorrow, I will go to buy some clothes.
Āpōpō, ka tākaro pā whutupōro au.	Tomorrow, I will play touch.
Āpōpō, ka haere au ki te mākete.	Tomorrow, I will go to the market.
Āpōpō, ka haere au ki Porirua.	Tomorrow, I will go to Porirua.

Activity 4

Learning intention

Ākonga will practise dramatising skits.

Organise ākonga into groups of five. Hand out a copy of Unit 18 Worksheet C to each group and ask them to cut out the cards and place them, face down, in a pile in the middle of the group. The first person picks up a card and must follow the instructions on that card. Students can encourage each other by saying kia kaha te kōrero – speak up (with courage and confidence). The activity finishes when all the group members have had two turns.

Below are the Unit 18 Worksheet C translations for the teacher:

Ko Dylan koe. Kōrero mai mō ō hoa.	You are Dylan. Talk about your friends.
Ko Sione koe. Kōrero mai mō Jo.	You are Sione. Talk about Jo.
Ko Hana koe. Waea atu ki a Jo kia haere kōrua ki te whare pikitia.	You are Hana. Ring Jo so you two can go to the movies.
Ko Haami koe. Waea atu ki a Hana kia tūtaki kōrua āpōpō.	You are Haami. Ring Hana so you two can meet up tomorrow.
Ko Jo koe. Kōrero mai mō te kanikani.	You are Jo. Talk about the dance.
Ko te kaiako koe. Kōrero mai mō ngā tamariki.	You are the teacher. Talk about the children.
Ko koe te pāpā o Hana. Kōrero mai mō ngā kōtiro.	You are Hana’s dad. Talk about the girls.
Ko koe tēnei. Kōrero mai mō te kai tino reka ki a koe.	This is you. Talk about food that you really like the taste of.
Ko Sione koe. Waea atu ki a Jo kia haere kōrua ki te mākete.	You are Sione. Ring Jo so you two can go to the market.