He hākete kikorangi

 Today for Maori we learned about items and colours. Well what I mean is how you say it in Maori and in a phrase. Here is the slide show for it. I hope you enjoy and learn something from here. STAY SAFE!

He pene tau? (Te Reo)

 This was the Te reo task for the week. It was He pene tau? Which means do you have a pen? Anyways this task was very simple, but I did enjoy it. I hope that you learn something just like I did. ENJOY this task and remember to STAY SAFE!

Maori Task!

 This is my Maori task for rotations. We were learning how to say how many in Maori. It was really fun and I got to do a create task as well. I hope that you can learn something like I did. ENJOY!

Maori

 

Design task

 This is my design task. I hope you enjoy it.  

fact about Te oro

 Hi guys welcome back to my blog. Today we are still learning about Maori art. Today I will be showing you guys art from Te oro. These are four facts about Te oro. I hope you enjoy it. 

Respond to the text:Types of Maori

 Types of Māori - Questions

Please read the article on here before answering the questions.

1) What are the 4 main Māori art forms

→ Paint,Ta moko,Weaving and Carving 

2) Which of these were not a typical material that Māori used for carving?

a) Wood

b) Bone

c) Stone

d) Flax

3) What is Pounamu

a) Flax Leaves

b) Kauri Wood

c) Whale Bone

d) Greenstone

4) Traditionally Ta Moko was done with a what?

a) Tattoo needle

b) Chisel

5) Where did women traditionally get tattooed?

→ On their lips and chins 

6) What was weaving used to create?

→ Mostly bags and also clothing. It was also used for wall panels 

7) Why did feather cloaks become more difficult to create?

→ Because the birds that they used was getting endangered and some even extinct 

8) Painting was mostly used for?
a) Fake tattoos

b) Tagging

c) Decoration

d) Portraits

Four facts about the Maori art form

 Hi guys and welcome back to my blog. Today we are still learning about the art that Maori used back in the day. Anyway I will be showing you guys and telling you guys the art forms that they used. These are just four facts about the art forms they used. Just saying you may be surprised about the art forms they used. Anyway I hope you e joy this task. 

Respond to the text: Symbolism and meaning

 Meaning and symbols

Please read the article on Antarctica here before answering the questions.

 

What’s the name of this pattern? 

→ Unaunahiu 

What does it represent?

→ It represents abundance and health 

What’s the name of this pattern? 

→ Ahu ahu mataroa 

What does it represent?

→ This pattern represents a lot of things. One of them is talent and achievement and many more. 

What’s the name of this pattern? 

→ Taratarekae 

What does it represent?

→ It can represent strength and sensitivity or whale teeth 

What’s the name of this pattern? 

→ Manaia 

What does it represent?

→ Spurail guardian and carrier or supernatural powers

What’s the name of this pattern? 

→ Hei matau

What does it represent?

→ It means the path of life and also eternity 

Symbols and patterns

 Hi guys, welcome back to my blog. As you may have remembered from yesterday I me and my team are learning about Maori art for the week. These are just four facts about some of those patterns and what they symbol. I hope you enjoy it. 

Patiki design

 This is my design task. I drew a patiki which is a Maori pattern. I hope you enjoy it and like it.

Respond to the text: Who were the Maori

This is my respond to the text task. I hope you enjoy it.  

Who were the Maori - Questions

Please read the article on Antarctica here before answering the questions.

1) The Maori people are

a) descendants of the Polynesian voyagers who travelled to and settled in New Zealand 700 years ago

b) are the indigeouns people of New Zealand who have lived here for 1000’s of years

2) What is a hot topic of debate amongst New Zealand historians

a) The exact date that Maori traveled to New Zealand

b) The exact number of Waka that travelled to New Zealand

c) Both a & b

d) None of the above

3) Do Historians know for sure where Maori people came from before travelling to New Zealand?

a) Yes b) No

i) Why do you think that is?

→ I think that they think not because there could have been many different people from different places who came with them to New Zealand.

4) What does ‘Oral tradition’ mean?

a) Telling stories b) Retelling history through story telling

c) Brushing your teeth

5) Why were early settlements near harbours, mouths of rivers, or the sea?

→ I think that they went to those places because it was a good place to get fish

6) Which is bigger?

a) Seal b) Moa

7) As well as through Oral tradition, what is another way the Maori share their stories? 

a) Books b) Blogs

c) Art d) Podcasts

Pre-European Maori facts about patterns!

Hi guys, welcome back to my blog and today is the first day of term 4. This terms topic is art alive. Today we are going to be learning about the art the Maori and European use. These are four facts about the patterns. I hope you enjoy it. 

Maori language week

This is a slide show about Maori. It is for Maori language week.