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Māori Movement and Waiata
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Māori Movement and Waiata
🎭 Part 1: Understanding Māori Movement
1. Match the Māori movement to its meaning:
Wiri (trembling hands)
Pūkana (wide eyes)
Waewae Takahia (stamping feet)
Poi movements
Connection to earth and strength
Flowing like water or wind
Showing intensity and power
Representing leaves in the wind
2. Which of these are important when performing waiata with movement? (Tick all that apply)
Showing respect for Māori culture
Moving with confidence
Working together as a group
Making the loudest sounds possible
3. What does "tikanga" mean?
Māori customs and traditions
A type of dance
A musical instrument
A Māori song
🏔️ Part 2: Battle of the Mountains Story
4. In the legend, why did Taranaki have to leave the other mountains?
5. Complete the sentences about the story:
Taranaki was in love with _________________ but she loved _________________ instead.
When Taranaki left, he carved the _________________ River as he moved towards the sea.
6. Create movements for these parts of the story. Draw or describe your ideas:
Mountains fighting:
Taranaki's tears creating the river:
🎵 Part 3: Reflection and Extension
7. How did using movement help you understand the waiata better?
8. What school values from REACH did you use during today's lesson?
Respect (for Māori culture)
Expect (doing my best)
Achieve (learning new movements)
Communicate (working with others)
Hauora (wellbeing through movement)
9. Extension Challenge: Create your own verse about a New Zealand landmark and describe three movements that could go with it:
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