Waikura
nā Hannah Rainforth
This is a scientific narrative that describes plankton in its natural environment, how it affects sea life, and how people’s actions have affected it.
Ngā hononga ki te marautanga
Te Reo Māori i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa (wh 59, 67, 76, 85, 94, me 102)
| Whenu | Whakarongo (Kōrero) |
| Kōeke | 2 |
| Whāinga paetae | Ka taea e te ākonga te āta whakarongo, te whakautu ngā kōrero e kōrerotia whānuitia ana ahakoa kei hea, kei hea. |
| Pūkenga | Ko te tāutu i ngā kupu matua o roto i ngā tūmomo kōrero māmā. |
| Whenu | Kōrero (Whakarongo) |
| Kōeke | 2 |
| Whāinga paetae | Ka taea e te ākonga te whakapuaki whakaaro ki ōna hoa, ki ngā pakeke e mōhiotia ana, i ngā horopaki e taunga ana te ākonga. |
| Pūkenga | Ko te whakamahi i ngā kupu me ngā kīanga kua mau i a ia, hei whakaara kaupapa, hei whakawhiti whakaaro. |
| Whenu | Pānui (Tuhituhi) |
| Kōeke | 2 |
| Whāinga paetae | Ka mārama te ākonga ki te huhua noa o ngā tuhinga poto kua tīpakona hei whakangahau, hei whakamōhio rānei i a ia. |
| Pūkenga | Ko te āhukahuka i ngā kupu ahakoa te horopaki. |
| Whenu | Tuhituhi (Pānui) |
| Kōeke | 2 |
| Whāinga paetae | Ka taea e te ākonga te tuhituhi mō tētahi wā ia rā hei whanake i te reo kua mau i a ia, hei kawe hoki i ōna wheako. |
| Pūkenga | Ko te whakamahi i ngā tohu tuhituhi māmā i ngā wāhi e tika ana. |
| Whenu | Mātakitaki (Whakaatu) |
| Kōeke | 2 |
| Whāinga paetae | Ka mārama te ākonga ki te hononga o te reo ataata ki te reo ā-waha, mehemea ka puta ake i ngā horopaki e taunga ana ia. |
| Pūkenga | Ko te tāutu i ngā mōhiotanga e tika ana kia mau i te ākonga mai i ngā reo ataata e whakaaturia ana ki te taha o te reo ā-waha. |
| Whenu | Whakaatu (Mātakitaki) |
| Kōeke | 2 |
| Whāinga paetae | Ka taea e te ākonga te whakaputa reo ā-waha, reo ataata hoki e pā ana ki ngā kaupapa e taunga ana ia. |
| Pūkenga | Ko te hanga i ngā ataata whakaniko i te reo ā-waha. |
Hei mahi
- Use the first illustration to discuss what 'Waikura' may mean in this context and why the author chose to title the story 'Waikura'. Tell the students that they will learn the main messages from a story about plankton. Each student should have a copy of the story. As you read aloud, occasionally click your fingers mid-sentence and ask the students to complete that sentence. In pairs, the students can then use timed talking to discuss and list the main messages in the story.
- Cut out five or six sentences from the story, cutting each into two pieces. The students’ task is to match corresponding phrases to complete each sentence correctly.
- Photocopy one page from the story. Delete every second sentence. In pairs, the students’ task is to insert their own sentences so that the story reads sequentially.
- In groups of three, the students can use the story to create a poster that encourages appropriate disposal of human refuse.
- Ask the students to compose a short haka or waiata about plankton.
Aromatawai
The students can identify the main message in the story.
The students can match corresponding phrases to complete sentences correctly.
The students can compose a short haka or waiata about plankton.
