Parakitihi
He whakarāpopoto
A chant/poem that encourages a class of children to practice their waiata and actions for a concert.
He whatu pānui
Hei tautoko i te kaipānui
A short repetitive text that could be used as a hand or skipping rhyme.
Kia mataara!
- Parakitihi is a transliteration of the word 'practice'.
Hei wānanga i te reo
Āpitihanga 4 – Ngā rārangi kupu
| Ngā kōeke 1–3 | |
| hine | E hine ... |
| kanikani (-tia) | Ka tū te tamaiti ki te kanikani, hei ngāhau noa iho. |
| konohete | I tū te konohete hei mahi moni mā te kura. |
| waiata (-tia) | Waiatatia mai te waiata a Ngoi. |
Hei whakaihiihi
- Share experiences about the different types of concerts the students have been to or performed in.
- Copy the photographs on the last page. Select some of photographs and get the students to put them in the order in which the activities would occur.
- Look at the kapa haka uniform of your school. How was the design decided on?
Hei whakatā
- Use different pitches and voice tones to read the rhyme.
- Clap along to the rhyme keeping a steady rhythm.
- Look at the piko (comma). Try taking a breath at each piko.
- Get the students to use the text as a skipping rhyme.
Hei wānanga
- Select some photographs from the back page and ask the students write their own captions for each one.
Hei mahi kē atu
- Look at albums of past concerts. Look for the older brothers or sisters of students in your class. Write captions for some of the photographs.
- Use this chant to prepare the students for a specific task. For example, fitness, reading time, or singing time.
He whakapuaki māramatanga
- Kei te aha ngā tamariki i roto i tēnei kōrero?
- Kei hea ngā tamariki e parakitihi ana?
- He aha te tikanga o te piko?
- He aha te tikanga o te tohuoho?
