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Tikanga me te Kawa

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Tikanga me te Kawa

Tikanga me te Kawa

Māori cultural symbols and patterns

🌿 Wāhanga 1: Te Whakamārama - Understanding the Concepts

1. He aha te tikanga? (What is tikanga?)
2. He aha te kawa? (What is kawa?)
3. Kōwhiria te whakautu tika. He aha te rerekētanga nui i waenga i te tikanga me te kawa? (Choose the correct answer. What is the main difference between tikanga and kawa?)

Kāore he rerekētanga - he mea kotahi anō (No difference - they are the same thing)

Ko te tikanga ngā ture whānui, ko te kawa ngā tikanga motuhake o tētahi wāhi (Tikanga are general principles, kawa are specific protocols of a place)

Ko te kawa mō ngā tangata pakeke anake (Kawa is only for adults)

Ko te tikanga mō te marae anake (Tikanga is only for the marae)

🏠 Wāhanga 2: Ngā Horopaki - Different Contexts

4. Tohua katoa ngā wāhi ka kitea ai te tikanga me te kawa. (Check all places where tikanga and kawa can be observed.)

Marae

Kura (School)

Whare (Home)

Hui (Meetings)

Tangi (Funerals)

Wharekura

5. Whakakiia ngā kōpua. (Fill in the blanks.)

I te marae, me _______ mātou i ngā kawa o taua marae. Ko tētahi tikanga nui ko te _______ i ngā kaumātua. I te kura, he tikanga hoki te _______ ki ngā kaiako me ngā hoa ako katoa.

6. Whakaritea ngā tauira tikanga ki ōna whakamāramatanga. (Match the tikanga examples with their explanations.)
1. Hongi
2. Karakia
3. Manaakitanga
4. Whakatōhea
A. Te tiaki me te manaaki i ngā manuhiri
B. Te whakapā ihu hei mihi
C. Ngā inoi whakatōpū
D. Te wero, te whakatōhea rānei

💭 Wāhanga 3: Te Whakaaro - Critical Thinking

7. He aha ai he mea nui te tikanga me te kawa ki te iwi Māori? (Why are tikanga and kawa important to Māori people?)
8. Whakaaturia tētahi tauira o te tikanga me te kawa i tō ake whānau, kura rānei. (Describe an example of tikanga and kawa in your own family or school.)

🎨 Wāhanga 4: Te Waihanga - Creative Application

9. Waihangaia he whakaahua hei whakaatu i tētahi tikanga Māori. (Create a drawing to show a Māori tikanga.)
10. Tuhia he rārangi take e 3 mō te rerekētanga i waenga i te tikanga me te kawa. (Write a list of 3 differences between tikanga and kawa.)

🌟 Wāhanga 5: Te Whakamahi - Practical Application

11. Me pēhea koe e whakamahi ai tēnei mātauranga mō te tikanga me te kawa i ō rā katoa? (How will you use this knowledge about tikanga and kawa in your daily life?)
12. Tuhia tētahi pātai hei pātai ki tētahi kaumātua mō ngā tikanga me ngā kawa o tō iwi. (Write a question you would ask an elder about the tikanga and kawa of your iwi.)

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