🌟 Part 1: Understanding Mana

1. What does "mana" mean to you? Write your understanding below:

2. Circle the actions that help uphold someone's mana:

Listening respectfully when someone is speaking

Interrupting someone mid-sentence

Acknowledging someone's achievements

Making fun of someone's mistakes

Helping someone when they're struggling

Sharing someone's secrets without permission

3. Complete this sentence: "Kawea ake te Mana" means ________________

👥 Part 2: Mana in Relationships

4. List three ways you can uphold your own mana this week:

a) _________________________________________________

b) _________________________________________________

c) _________________________________________________

5. List three ways you can help uphold others' mana:

a) _________________________________________________

b) _________________________________________________

c) _________________________________________________

6. True or False: Circle the correct answer for each statement:

Words can damage someone's mana:

True

False

Only adults have mana:

True

False

Mana can be strengthened through kind actions:

True

False

Everyone deserves to have their mana respected:

True

False

🏠 Part 3: Manaakitanga and Responsibility

7. What does "manaakitanga" mean?

8. The whakatauki "Ehara taku toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini" teaches us about collective strength. Fill in the blanks:

This whakatauki means: "My strength is not that of an _____________, but that of a _____________."

9. How can you show responsibility in your whānau (family)? Give two examples:

1. _________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________

10. How can you show responsibility with your friends? Give two examples:

1. _________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________

🎭 Part 4: Communication and Scenarios

11. Match the communication style with its effect on mana:

1. Speaking kindly

2. Yelling at someone

3. Active listening

4. Gossiping

5. Encouraging words

A. Damages mana

B. Enhances mana

C. Enhances mana

D. Damages mana

E. Enhances mana

12. Scenario: Your friend is feeling upset because they didn't do well on a test. Write what you could say to help uphold their mana:

🌟 Part 5: Whina Cooper - Mana in Action

13. List three qualities that made Whina Cooper a person of mana:

1. _________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________

14. How did Whina Cooper demonstrate collective strength (toa takitini)?

15. Draw or write about a time when you or someone you know showed mana in action:

💭 Part 6: Reflection and Commitment

16. What is one new thing you learned about mana today?

17. Write one specific way you will uphold mana this week:

18. Complete this reflection: "When we work together to uphold each other's mana, our community becomes..."

Kawea ake te Mana

Kawea ake te Mana

🌟 Part 1: Understanding Mana

👥 Part 2: Mana in Relationships

🏠 Part 3: Manaakitanga and Responsibility

🎭 Part 4: Communication and Scenarios

🌟 Part 5: Whina Cooper - Mana in Action

💭 Part 6: Reflection and Commitment

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