Activity 1: The More, the Merrier? 
In the 1800s, most families were pretty big. In fact, many parents had an average of seven to nine children. Imagine that you were a child in the 1800s and you had nine siblings.
On your blog, please tell us how you would feel. Would you enjoy being a member of such a large family? Why or why not?
I would not because I already fight with my siblings and I only have 1
Ko ________________________ te maunga The mountain that I affiliate* to is…
Ko ________________________ te awa The river that I affiliate to is….
Ko ________________________ te waka The waka that I affiliate to is…
Ko ________________________ tōku tīpuna My founding ancestor is…
Ko ________________________ tōku iwi My tribe is…
Ko ________________________ tōku hapu My sub-tribe is…
Ko ________________________ tōku marae My marae is…
Ko ahau Dunedin I am from…
Ko Mavis andrew rāua ko len andrew ōku mātua My parents are … and …
Ko Constance Elliott tōku ingoa. My name is …
By Connie
Bonus Activity: Fun Family Facts
Everyone’s family is unique. What makes your family special? Choose three people close to you and ask them what their two favourite things to do in summer are.
On your blog, write two fun facts about each person. For example, my Nana plays the bagpipes!
1. Great grandma; get to the beach. go to the swimming pool
2. Great grandpa: Gardening, walking
3. sister: swim, puton makeup
By Connie
Hi there Connie,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Jade F and I am one of the bloggers in your school cluster for the Summer Learning Journey programme this summer!
Good effort on your blog post. I found it really interesting to read that you wouldn’t like to live in a large family, but would love to know more. Why do you feel this way? I am quite curious to learn more about your opinion.
I can also see in Activity #2 that a few sections of your pepeha were left blank. With your maunga or mountain, you can put in the mountain that is closest to where you live and you can do the same thing for your awa (river). What is the closest river to your house? For my pepeha, my Maori ancestry is from Northland so I would say, “Ko Jade taku igoa (My name is Jade). Ko Hikurangi toku awa (The Hikurangi is my river). Ko Mangakahia toku maunga”(Maungakahia is my mountain).
For the waka section of your pepeha, the Maori people all came to New Zealand in their tribal wakas, but for some other people on their travels to NZ they come by airplane or by ship so for your waka if you don't have Maori ancestry is using the name of the ship or airplane that you came here in. Ask relatives for help with any of the blanks about your ancestors, they’ll have all the advice and knowledge on your family history and you can edit you post and fill them in! Remember you won’t receive full point unless you’ve filled in all of the blanks in your pepeha J
Looking forward to hearing from you soon and keep up the blog posting!
Jade F :)