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Whakapapa Beginnings Worksheet

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🌿 Wāhanga 1: Whakataukī Reflection

1. Read this whakataukī about whakapapa:

"Ko te manu e kai ana i te miro, nōna te ngahere; ko te manu e kai ana i te mātauranga, nōna te ao."

Explain what this whakataukī means in English:
2. Complete this sentence in te reo Māori about whakapapa:

Ko te whakapapa he mea nui nā te mea ________________________.

3. Choose the best meaning of "whakapapa" (circle one):

Just your parents and siblings

Your genealogical connections to ancestors, land, and identity

Only your iwi name

Your birth certificate information

🌳 Wāhanga 2: My Whakapapa Organiser

4. Fill in your personal whakapapa information (write what you know):

Taku Iwi: _______________________

Taku Hapū: _______________________

Taku Whānau: _______________________

Taku Maunga: _______________________

Taku Awa: _______________________

Taku Marae: _______________________

5. Complete these sentence frames about your identity:

Ko taku tuakiri, he _________________ nā taku whakapapa.

He mea nui taku whānau nā te mea _______________________.

Ko au he uri nō _______________________.

🗣️ Wāhanga 3: Sharing and Reflection

6. Partner Activity - Use these question frames when listening to your partner's whakapapa story:

He aha tō iwi?

Nō hea koe?

He aha te mea nui o tō whānau?

He pēhea tō whakapapa?

7. Write one interesting thing you learned about your partner's whakapapa:
8. Personal Reflection - Complete this paragraph using the sentence starters:

Start with: Ko taku whakapapa...

Then add: He mea nui tēnei ki a au nā te mea...

Finish with: I roto i taku akoranga...

9. Circle the kupu (words) that describe how whakapapa makes you feel:

Proud (whakahīhī)

Connected (honohono)

Strong (kaha)

Curious (hiahia mōhio)

Confused (raru)

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