Connect to te moana (the sea) Activity
A fun way for tamariki to connect to te moana (the sea) by dancing like a seaweed while soft, sea music is playing. Doing this with tamariki can help to build their physical fitness, strength, skills, and confidence.
Why do it?
- Activities like this contribute to a child’s overall health and wellbeing.
- Strengthen language by expanding vocabulary, asking and answering questions, and sharing and discussing ideas
- Build their physical fitness and strength at the same time as their skills and confidence
- Develop their eye-hand coordination
How to do it
You’ll need: Music and a light scarf, strip of material or long strips of paper.
- Put on soft, swishing sea music.
- Dance and sway like kelp/seaweed on the tide. Use a scarf or paper strips to dance with - make them move like seaweed.
Extra: Head to the beach with your whānau and play in the shallow waves.
Using more te reo Māori
| Te reo Māori | English |
|---|---|
| Kanikani | Dance |
| Puoro | Music |
| Moana | The sea |
| Pīoioi | Sway |
| Kāmeta | Scarf |
