He Waka Eke Noa

Curriculum Area

Health and Physical Education (Hauora)
Curriculum Level: Level 3 – New Zealand Curriculum (NZC)

Lesson Context

This one-hour lesson is designed for Year 5 Māori-medium learners and blends hauora (holistic wellbeing) with physical education and kaitiakitanga (guardianship) through the context of waka ama in a simulated environment — using an indoor swimming pool.

The focus is on understanding personal safety, collective responsibility, and tikanga whakahaere around water and waka ama, aligning with the student's development of safety procedures and cultural obligations in physical activity, a key indicator at Level 3 of the NZ Curriculum.

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WALT (We Are Learning To):

• WALT: Tautohu i ngā tūraru me ngā tūkinotanga mō te mahi waka ama i tētahi puna kaukau ā-roto.
• WALT: Whakarite i tētahi mahere whakahaere mō ngā mahi ohotata i te wai.
• WALT: Mōhio ki ngā tikanga whakahaere me ngā kawa e pā ana ki te waka ama hei wāhanga o te hauora me te kaitiakitanga.

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Success Criteria

By the end of this lesson, ākonga can:
✅ Name and describe at least three key risks and hazards of waka ama in a pool
✅ Create and explain an emergency plan in te reo Māori
✅ Demonstrate kaupapa Māori values connected with water safety, such as manaakitanga, kotahitanga, and kaitiakitanga
✅ Use appropriate te reo Māori vocabulary related to water, safety, and wellbeing

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Lesson Duration

60 minutes
Class Size: 13 ākonga

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Materials Required

• Whiteboard / Papatuhituhi
• Marker Pens
• Printable Risk Management Templates (in dyslexia-friendly font e.g. OpenDyslexic or Lexend Deca)
• Visual charts of pool-related hazards
• Simplified bilingual safety vocab charts
• Printed scenario cards for collaborative group mahi
• iPads or Chromebooks (optional) for digital modelling

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Lesson Plan Breakdown

🔶 karakia timatanga (5 minutes)

Focus: Whakawhanaungatanga & preparing the mind

• Karakia mō te rā
• Waiata connected to water or waka (e.g. "He Waka Eke Noa")

Differentiation Strategy: Karakia can be read or sung. Visual cues support akonga with auditory processing needs.

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🔷 Whakarongo ki te Kōrero / Class Discussion (10 minutes)

Activity: Whole-class kōrero about previous experiences or knowledge of waka ama
Prompt Questions:

• He aha ngā mea ka mōhiotia e koe mō te waka ama?
• He aha te tino rerekē o te mahi waka i te moana ā me te mahi i te puna kaukau?

Dyslexia Support: Provide vocabulary visually on the board in clear font, using images alongside kupu like: puna kaukau, tūraru, āwhina, kauhoe.

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🔶 Ako Takitini – Working in Small Groups (20 minutes)

Activity: Group creation of waka ama safety and risk management charts

1. Each group receives a scenario card (e.g. “He tamaiti kaore i te mōhio ki te kauhoe, ka tae ki te pito hohonu o te puna.”)
2. Ākonga identify:
   • Ngā tūraru – What are the risks?
   • Ngā tūkinotanga – What hazards are possible?
   • Ngā tikanga whakahaere – What preventative steps follow tikanga?
   • Mahere ohotata – What should happen if something goes wrong?

Extension Activity: Create a visual safety procedure using Canva or Google Slides for their scenario (digital storytelling).

Differentiation Strategy:

• Mixed ability grouping
• Peer buddies
• Sentence starters in te reo Māori (e.g. He tūraru pea..., Me pūrongo wawe...)
• Visual templates with icons

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🔷 Hākinakina Iti – Physical Movement Activity (10 minutes)

Activity: Simulated waka-in-a-pool practice (without water) using gym gear

• Pretend paddling techniques
• Calling kaihautū instructions (“Hoea!”, “Whakamuri!”)
• Discuss group cooperation, rhythm, balance

Success Focus: Demonstrate teamwork/kotahitanga and listening skills

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🔶 He Arotake – Wrap-up & Reflection (10 minutes)

Activity: Whole-class sharing

• Each group presents their scenario plan
• Reflect on the importance of shared responsibility and tikanga around water

Prompts in te reo Māori:

• He aha te mea tino ako koe i tēnei rā?
• I pēhea tā koutou mahi ngātahi?

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📄 Āpitihanga: Purongo Whakahaere Tūraru mō te Waka Ama i te Puna Kaukau

(Risk Analysis Management Report – Waka Ama in Indoor Pool)
Written in te reo Māori, as requested. Tailored for visual presentation or print-out.

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Ingoa Kaupapa: Waka Ama i te Puna Kaukau Ā-Roto

Rōpū Rangatahi: Tau 5

Wāhi: Te puna kaukau ā-roto o te kura

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Ngā Tūraru Matua (Main Risks):

1. Kāore ētahi ākonga e mōhio ana ki te kauhoe
2. He rikarika rawa te pehanga me te hā o te akomanga
3. Ka taka, ka paheke rānei ngā ākonga
4. Te kore e whai taputapu haumaru pērā i te poro āwhina
5. Te ngoikore o te whakahaere i ngā mea ohotata

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Ngā Tūkinotanga (Hazards):

• Te rua o te wai (depth of water)
• Te mata pahekeheke i te taha puna
• Te hiki taumaha o te waka (lift and carrying injury)
• Wāhi iti mō ngā nekeneke ā-rōpū

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Ngā Tikanga Whakahaere:

• Me whakamarama ngā ākonga ki te kaupapa haumaru i mua atu i ngā mahi
• Me whai kaihautū/heamana mō ia rōpū
• Me mau poro āwhina i ngā wā katoa
• Me whakamahi tohu waitohu mō ngā wāhi tūkinotanga
• Me whakamahi reo rangatira mō ngā tohutohu katoa
• Me mātua mōhio ngā kaiako ki ngā āwhina ohotata katoa i te puna

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Mahere Ohotata (Emergency Plan):

• Whakaweto wawe i te mahi
• Karanga atu ki ngā kaiako me ngā kaimahi puna
• Whakahohe i te rāngai awhina (e.g. pareāwhina, ambulance mena e tika ana)
• Whakamarumaru i ngā ākonga kei te pā ki te aitua
• Tuhituhi pūrongo aitua mō te whakahaere hei wāhanga o te aromātai

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📚 Additional Adaptations

• Dyslexia-friendly booklet version with images and audio QR codes
• Extension learners can research similarities between traditional waka and waka ama; create bilingual presentations
• Offer options to present learning orally, visually (posters), digitally, or written

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🌱 Tikanga Māori & Kaupapa Hauora

• Kotahitanga: Working as a team on and off the waka
• Kaitiakitanga: Caring for our taiao and physical wellbeing
• Manaakitanga: Supporting and watching out for each other
• Wairuatanga: Respect for the water environment
• Whakapapa: Understanding our connection to water as tangata whenua

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He waka eke noa – we are all in this together. Mā te whakaaro tahi, mā te mahi tahi ka tū tō tātou waka.