Ngā tangi o te kāinga
Nā Tipene Watson
If there were no alarms and signs to send messages to us, things could be different as the surprised students discover.
'Ngā tangi o te kāinga' story by Tipene Watson, with page numbers from He Kohikohinga 34.
| P.25 | Ka tangi te karaka a tōku pāpā hei whakaoho i a ia. Dad's alarm clock rings to wake him. |
| P.26 | Ka tangi te waea hei whakautu mā tētahi o mātou. The phone rings for one of us to answer. |
| P.27 | Ka tangi te puoro hihiko hei tohu kua wera ngā kai. The microwave oven rings to alert us the food is hot. |
| P.28 | Ka tangi te reo irirangi hei whakangahau i a mātou. The radio plays music to make us sing-along. |
| P.29 | Ka tangi te pahū kauruki hei whakatūpato i a mātou. The smoke alarm rings to warn us. |
| P.30 | Ka tangi tā mātou pēpi hei whakamōhio mai kia hikina a ia. Our baby cries to let us know she wants to be lifted. |
| P.31 | Ka tangi te pūtoto o te pahi hei whakakamakama i ahau. The school bus horn toots to make me hurry. |
| P.32 | Auē, kua mahue ahau! Pity! I 've missed it! |
Achievement objectives:
The student will be able to speak, question and express their own thoughts to others in sequence and with clarity:
- to use the language and words he has learnt
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to use simple language for short presentation, to demonstrate learned
knowledge.
Essential skills
Information: Organises and presents information clearly.
Problem solving: Demonstrates enjoyment of problem solving activities.
Other curriculum areas:
- Science – Physical world: A unit on sound.
- Health – Physical health and development: A unit on caring properly for our ears.
Activities to support the achievement objectives
1. Teacher directed
- Hand the text to each child. Teacher to read.
- Put children into mixed ability groups of four or five.
- Listen carefully to the questions below, discuss until they all agree on an answer to share with the class.
- Allow one group at a time to demonstrate the sound of an alarm clock, telephone, microwave oven, baby, bus horn.
Questions:
- Who in your house needs the clock to wake him/her?
- How is a microwave oven different to an oven?
- What other reasons might make a baby cry?
- What else does a radio do besides play songs?
2. Teacher directed
- Children to take turns reading the story.
- Draw an outline of a house in their drawing books.
- Draw the items that make different types of sounds often heard in the kitchen and lounge.
- Choose five to write sentences using the structure, 'Ka tangi te ______________.'
- Share your answers and imitate the sound of the item.
Questions:
- How do we rely on sound?
- Why do we rely on sound?
3. Teacher directed
- In pairs have children read the text to each other.
- Choose 12 main words from the story to design a crossword.
- Find the appropriate squares and write them in.
- Find and write the clues for the down and across lists.
- Remember, each clue has its own number.
- Draw another copy of the same crossword but leave out the main words.
- Hand it to another pair of students.
- Take turns at reading out the clues.
- When finished, the main words should all be showing in the crossword.
- Swap roles.
