Te hararei i te tāone

He whakarāpopoto

The story describes a child packing in preparation for a holiday and discovers that there is not enough room in the car for himself.

He whāinga ako

To learn how to pack for a holiday.

He whatu pānui

Hei tautoko i te kaipānui

• The text is repetitive. It describes each object that the child chooses and gives a reason for taking it.
• The text highlights the use of ordinal numbers and the transition from 'tuaiwa' to 'te tekau'.

Kia mataara!

• Some students may find certain words and ideas challenging.

He kete kupu

Hei wānanga i te reo

• Discuss the use of 'hei': hei pānuitanga; hei hoa mōku; hei waka mōku.
• Practise and extend the following kīanga: Ko te ________ i mahia e māua ko ______ .

Hei whakaihiihi

• Introduce the title. Discuss where the child in the story lives.
• Discuss with the students how they pack their belongings when they go on a trip.
• Identify who: writes a list first; lays out all the clothes on the bed; groups belongings according to the number of days they will be away; gets their mother to pack.

Hei whakatā

Consider the questions below during the reading session.

• "How did the boy organise his things?"
• "Can you suggest other ways to pack items?"
• "Is there a safer way to transport pets?"
• Develop a character profile of the boy using the information in the story.

Hei wānanga

• Write a list of all the things that he collected. Note singular and plural items.
• Write a letter to the boy suggesting ideas on how to organise and pack for a holiday.
• How would Māmā respond to the way that the car has been packed? List possible responses.
• Discuss with the students different ways of transporting goods – box, suitcase, plastic bags.
• Identify each item in the story and the best way to pack it into a car.
• Discuss and demonstrate with the class safe ways of lifting objects.
• Group the items – food, recreation equipment, necessary items, special items.

Hei mahi

Get the students to work in four groups and ask them what they would pack for:

• skiing for a day
• an overnight stay at a marae
• camping for four days in a tent
• going overseas for a week.

Share the group's suggestions.

He whakapuaki māramatanga

1. He aha te kaupapa o te pakiwaitara? (Kei te whakareri tētahi tama i ngā taputapu mō te hararei.)
2. He aha ētahi taputapu e toru i kohikohia e ia? (I kohikohia e ia tētahi paraikete, he pukapuka, tana ngeru, tana papa retireti, te tiamu paramu, he amarara, te ārai hihirā, he mōunu, ētahi pene, ana kamuputu, he kākahu, he kākahu moe.)
3. Nā wai te tiamu i mahi? (Nā te tamaiti rāua ko tōna māmā.)
4. Kei a koe tētahi mea motuhake mīharo? He aha tērā mea? (Ka rerekē ngā whakautu.)
5. Ki ōu whakaaro kei te pēhea te ngeru? (Ka rerekē ngā whakautu.)

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