He tino pūkenga
He whakarāpopoto
A girl is unaware of the skills she has but her family can see them.
He whāinga ako
To identify personal skills.
He whatu pānui
Hei tautoko i te kaipānui
- This short article nourishes the self-esteem of the child.
- This article promotes encouragement and a positive environment for learning.
- Each whānau member demonstrates a positive and loving response to affirm the skills that the girl has.
- This story contains repetitive sentence structures.
Kia mataara!
- This article contains possessive pronouns in both 'ā' and 'ō' categories.
He kete kupu
| piritohu | sticker |
| pūkenga | skills |
Hei wānanga i te reo
Look at the use of the negative: kīhai.
Get the students to identify the kupu mahi (verbs), kupu ingoa (nouns), ingoa whānau, and kupu whakaputanga ngākau pai (positive verbal expressions) in the story from the construction below.
Ka _______ (kupu mahi) au ki/i te _______ (kupu ingoa) ki/i taku _________ (ingoa whānau) ka ____________________ (kupu whakaputanga ngākau pai) mai ia.
Hei whakaihiihi
- Discuss the questions: "What are skills?" "How do you acquire skills?" "How do you know that you have these skills?"
- Prepare a sheet with the following headings: "Skills I have" and "Skills I am working on".
- Each student identifies a strength that another student in the group has.
- Each individual identifies a strength that they themselves have.
Hei whakatā
- Get the students to draw up a chart that shows the following: What did the main character do? Who saw her do it? How did they respond?
- Within the group identify positive role models who give support and positive feedback to others.
Hei wānanga
- Discuss and identify goals either as a group or individually that relate to improving the skills of the reader.
Hei mahi
- Read the following stories about children acquiring new skills or achieving their goals.
He Purapura
Korowai Rangatira nā Tipene Watson (2004).
Te Mīhini Whakanui nā Tipene Watson (2003).
He Kohikohinga
He Kohikohinga 39 'Mokihi tāheke' me 'Te papa reti hukapapa' nā Tipene Watson (2004).
He Kohikohinga 33 'Ngā tino toa' nā Materoa Tangaere (2002).
He Kohikohinga 19 'Te manu kōrero' nā Te Hinewai Gilbert (1997).
He whakapuaki māramatanga
- He aha te kaupapa o te pakiwaitara? (Ngā pūkenga o te kōtiro.)
- Ka kanikani te kōtiro ki a wai? (Ki mua i a Koro.)
- He aha te pūkenga i whakaatu ia ki te kaiako? (Ka pānui i tana pakiwaitara.)
- I tangi te kuia – he aha ai? (I waiata te kōtiro i tētahi mōteatea.)
- He aha ōu pūkenga? (Ka rerekē ngā whakautu.)
