Kua haukore te wīra
He whakarāpopoto
Toihau finds out that the car has a flat tyre. He helps his Dad to change the tyre and learns which tools are required and how they are used.
He whāinga ako
To learn how to change a tyre.
He whatu pānui
Hei tautoko i te kaipānui
- The story is written in present tense.
- Some tools and their uses are identified in the story.
- The story shows the sequence of events when changing a tyre.
- Toihau watches his Dad first, then he completes some of the tasks himself. This could be used as an example when discussing tuakana – teina relationships.
Kia mataara!
- This article provides a model of how to change a tyre safely.
- Consider the student's experience of changing a tyre. Many may not have had any experience with car maintenance at all.
- You may wish to demonstrate the use of the tools in the class.
He kete reo
| haukore | flat |
| hikiwaka | jack |
| hua | lever |
| paewīra | axle |
| pararē | shout |
| toe | left |
| wetekina | untie |
Hei wānanga i te reo
Use of present tense for sentence starters:
Ka ...
Kātahi ka ...
Commands: whakapiri, whakamau, whakahokia
Use of passives: tīkina, wetekina
Hei whakaihiihi
- Ask students to share their experiences of having a flat tyre on their car or bike and who changed it. Ask them to explain the sequence of steps in changing a tyre.
- Find out who can change a bicycle tyre and ask them to demonstrate. Record the demonstration using a digital camera and write the sequence of steps in the demonstration with the students.
- Survey the students to find out how many parents can change a tyre. Does the survey show differences between the numbers of men and women who can change tyres?
- Debate the topic 'Only men are mechanics'.
- What are the benefits of being able to change: a tyre, oil, or windscreen wipers?
Hei whakatā
- How can you tell if a tyre is flat when you are driving, or when the car is stationary?
- Discuss how car tyres go flat – a puncture, a worn tyre, or a faulty valve.
- Identify some parts on a car wheel: a tube (pū), a tyre (rapa), and a hubcap (pūpoki).
- Identify the tools that are needed to change the tyre.
- Describe how each piece of equipment for fixing the tyre was used.
- What is the function of an axle?
- Why did Pāpā change the tyre then go and buy a new one?
- Could Pāpā have completed the job himself?
Hei mahi
- Look at the diagrams of a car in A Modern Māori Picture Dictionary by Katerina Mataira (1997).
- Cut out a picture of a car in a magazine and label the parts of the car.
- Make pencil sketches of different types of wheels. Label the different parts of each wheel.
- Write an instructional manual on how to change a tyre.
- Discuss how to change a wheel on a skateboard, a pushchair, and a scooter.
- Using clean recyclable materials – plastic bottles, bottle tops, straws, number eight wire, and copper wire – make some model cars. Take photographs of the models and label each part of the car.
He whakapuaki māramatanga
- He aha te kaupapa o te pakiwaitara nei? (Te tīni i te wīra haukore.)
- Ko wai ngā tāngata i roto i te kōrero? (Ko Toihau rāua ko Pāpā.)
- He aha te mahi a Toihau? (Ka āwhina ia i a Pāpā.)
- Kei whea rāua? (Kei te kāinga, i roto i te whare motokā.)
- He aha ngā taputapu whakatika wīra i mahia e rāua? (Te hikiwai me te hua.)
