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He whakarāpopoto

This is a short, instructional story about sewing shapes on to a t-shirt.

He whāinga ako

To be able to follow instructions and identify shapes.

He whatu pānui

Hei tautoko i te kaipānui

• The story has a repetitive and consistent sentence structure.
• The text consists of simple clear instructions.
• One item is focused on at a time.

He kete kupu

Hei wānanga i te reo

Practice the sentence structure "Tīkina mai tētehi ..."

Extension "Tīkina mai ētehi ..."

Other words with similar meanings: mauria, kawea.

Hei whakaihiihi

• Compare different styles and designs of the t-shirts that the students are wearing.
• Introduce the techniques of dyeing, screen printing, and appliqué.
• Look at different examples of sewing and making patterns: such as using a needle, tāniko, and raranga.
• Demonstrate with a sewing machine how to: thread a machine, and two basic stitches – straight and zigzag.
• Discuss making your own clothes, and find out if any of the students have tried this.

Hei whakatā

• Record the students' ideas about how clothes are dyed.

Hei wānanga

• The students could suggest other ways of laying out the shapes on the t-shirt.
• Discuss what other instructions would be needed if the position of the shapes was altered.
• Exhibit a variety of t-shirts that have a variety of designs printed on the front. The students choose one and write the instructions to make the design.

Hei mahi

• Share with the class the following procedures: dyeing, tie dyeing, simple sewing stiches – straight and cross-stitch.
• The class make their own pillow/cushion covers.
• The book Production and Process Technology: Classroom Practice in Years 1–8 (2000), covers making t-shirts, patterns, and templates.
• In the book Fabric and Fibre: Exploring the Visual Arts in Years 1–6 (2001), there are ideas to develop fibre art.
• In the book Design: Exploring the Visual Arts in Years 1–6 (2002), Gavin Bishop goes through the process of designing a book. The students could plan and produce an instructional manual on how to create their own t-shirt, or pillow or cushion cover.

He whakapuaki māramatanga

1. He aha te kaupapa o tēnei tuhinga? (Te hoahoa i tētehi tīhāte.)
2. Ko wai e mahi ana? (Ko Māmā rāua ko tana tamāhine.)
3. He aha te tae hou o te tīhāte? (Karaka.)
4. He aha ngā āhua i tīkina e ia? (I tīkina e ia tētehi porowhita, whetū, manawa, me tētehi marama.)
5. He aha ngā āhua i tīpakohia e koe ki te tuitui? (He rerekē ngā whakautu.)

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