Te Orokohanga (Maori view of the creation of the world)

Te Orokohanga

The Maori view of the creation of the world.

We used drama to interpret the story of Te Timatanga. These were our own interpretations of the different parts of the story. We used frieze frames and snapshots to capture the main ideas of the story. 

Can you guess what is happening and who the tamariki are trying to role play in these frieze frames? 

We were learning to;

-use our bodies to tell a story

-use our faces to express ourselves

-interpret one part of a story in our own way.

In our class we used the writing process to write about our snapshot. We planned, drafted, proofread, reworked and shared our writing. Our writing and photos are published which are also hanging in our classroom so we are always reminded of how the Maori view the world. 

Te Ao Marama

We learnt waiata and karakia to reinforce our learning about Te Kore... Te Ao Marama. The waiata and karakia highlighted the importance of the atua, tupuna, taiao, Ranginui and Papatuanuku and also the three baskets of knowledge (kete wananga). 

Ko te kete tuauri, ko te kete tuatea, ko the kete aronui.

Tenei au

Tēnei au, tēnei au
ko te hōkai nei o taku tapuwae
Ko te hōkai-nuku
Ko te hōkai-rangi
Ko te hōkai a tō tūpuna
A Tāne-nui- a-rangi
I pikitia ai ki ngā Rangi-tuhaha
Ki te Tihi o manono
I rokohina atu rā
Ko Io-Matua- Kore anake
I riro iho ai
Ngā Kete o te Wānanga
ko te Kete Tuauri
ko te Kete Tuatea
ko te Kete Aronui
Ka tiritiria, ka poupoua
Ki a Papatūānuku
Ka puta te Ira-tangata
Ki te whai-ao
Ki te Ao-mārama
Tihei mauri ora!

Karakia mo te kai

Nau mai e ngā hua e hora nei

I hara mai nā koe

I whakatipu a Nuku

I whakatipu a Rangi

Tawhia ki a Rēhua

I te tama i te ao mārama

E Rongo

Whakairia ki runga

Kia tīna (tīna) hui e, taiki e