He papa reti hukapapa

Nā Tipene Watson

He whakarāpopoto

This piece of writing describes the features of a snowboard. It outlines the type of materials the snowboard is made of and what its function is.

Ngā āhuatanga i roto i te tuhinga

He whatu tamariki

• The story describes snowboarding as a fun activity.
• The sentences are kept short.
• The snowboard has similarities to the skateboard, which most children are familiar with.

He whatu pānui

Hei tautoko i te kaipānui

• Each paragraph is short and to the point.
• The text steers away from too many interest words.
• The illustrations support the text.

He kete reo

Discuss how the word 'ai' can be used in a sentence. Students could describe the use of the following phrases:

• ... hangaia ai ...
• Whakahaerehia ai ...
• Mahia ai ...
• ... kia pai ai ...
• ... kia kore ai ...
• ... kia māmā ai ...

He kete kupu

Ensure that your students are familiar with the words in the 'He kete kupu' and are able to use them confidently.

Hei wānanga i te reo

• Ask the students to make up a list of nouns and adjectives from the text. Use these words to create their own ideas for writing and extending their vocabulary.

Hei whakaihiihi

• Relate the story to the students leisure time activities. What comparisons can they make?
• Discuss with the students the different features of the snowboard and talk about the purpose and function of each section.

Hei whakatā

• Read each paragraph and ask the students to visualise the images in their head. Give them some time to discuss their images with a partner.
• Discuss the use of the word 'He' in the text and ask them to find out why it is so important to the make-up of this type of story.

Hei wānanga

• Draw the students' attention to talk perspective thinking: (Talk perspective thinking involves deliberately giving the power of speech to objects as a means of appreciating an alternative perspective. See D. Whitehead, 2002.) Ask the students to think about what the snowboard might be thinking or wanting to say as someone goes to stand on top of it or even as it's sliding down the side of a mountain.
• Suggest that the students read to the end of the story and retell the story from the snowboard's perspective.

He whakapuaki māramatanga

1. Nā te aha te piko kei ia pito o te papa reti hukapapa?
2. He aha ngā tohutohu kia pai ai te reti hukapapa?
3. He aha ngā āhuatanga o te papa reti hukapapa kua kōrerohia i te tuhinga nei?
4. Ki ō whakaaro he aha te rerekētanga o te mahi whakataetae i te mahi ngahau?
5. He aha ētahi atu ngahau retireti?

Hei mahi

Ask the students to listen to a partner read the text. As one students reads, the other student puts the text in order according to the order of the storyline.

Ngā taputapu

• Photocopied ākonga worksheets
• A pencil
• Scissors

Ngā tohutohu

1. Get the students to work in pairs.
2. The students decide who will be Ākonga A and who will be Ākonga E.
3. Hand the photocopied sheets for Ākonga A to the appropriate child. Hand out the matching cut-up sections to Ākonga E.
4. Ākonga A must read the text to the other student at least twice. The first time, Ākonga E should only be listening to the text. After the second reading, Ākonga E must place the text in the right order. If Ākonga E has difficulty completing the task, Ākonga A must read the text another time and allow Ākonga E to rearrange the text again if necessary.

Ētahi atu mahi

Photocopy sheet 1

Ākonga A (He mahi pānui)
He papa retireti tēnei. Hangaia ai te papa reti hukapapa ki te papamuka. E rima pūtu tōna roa. He taputapu tēnei hei mahi ngahau, hei mahi rekareka, hei whakataetae rānei.

He papatahi tōna hanga. E rua ōna taha. Tino maheni a raro, kia māmā ai te retireti. E rua ngā wāhanga whakamau kei runga hei here i ngā hū. E rua ōna pito. Ko mua tētahi, ko muri tētahi. He piko whakarunga kei tēnā pito kei tēnā pito kia pai ai te retireti.

Whakahaerehia ai tēnei papa retireti e te tangata. Me toro i ngā ringa ki ngā taha kia kore ai e taka. Mā te korikori tinana ka rerekē te mahi a te papa retireti.

Mahia ai tēnei taputapu ki ngā papa reti hukapapa i runga i ngā maunga. Ka mahia hoki te papa retireti nei ki runga i ngā mata motuhake kua hangaia e te tangata.

Photocopy sheet 2

Ākonga E (He mahi whakaraupapa)

He papatahi tōna hanga. E rua ōna taha. Tino maheni a raro, kia māmā ai te retireti. E rua ngā wāhanga whakamau kei runga hei here i ngā hū. E rua ōna pito. Ko mua tētahi, ko muri tētahi. He piko whakarunga kei tēnā pito, kei tēnā pito kia pai ai te retireti.

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He papa retireti tēnei. Hangaia ai te papa reti hukapapa ki te papamuka. E rima pūtu tōna roa. He taputapu tēnei hei mahi ngahau, hei mahi rekareka, hei whakataetae rānei.

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Mahia ai tēnei taputapu ki ngā papa reti hukapapa i runga i ngā maunga. Ka mahia hoki te papa retireti nei ki runga i ngā mata motuhake kua hangaia e te tangata.

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Whakahaerehia ai tēnei papa retireti e te tangata. Me toro i ngā ringa ki ngā taha kia kore ai e taka. Mā te korikori tinana ka rerekē te mahi a te papa retireti.

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