
Connect to the sky Activity
Getting outside for some bird watching is a good activity any time of the year!
Why do it?
- To encourage children’s curiosity and help them learn to think.
- To teach them to notice things.
- To help them gain knowledge and skills.
- To help extend their language.
- Being outside is relaxing for us all
How to do it
You’ll need: A sunny day.
- Head out to your garden or local park.
- Keep still and look for manu (birds). Watch them in the trees as they fly and perhaps on the ground around you.
- Kōrero about the names of the manu and the things you might know about them.
Extra: Draw a picture of the manu (bird) you saw in your garden.
Using more te reo Māori
Te reo Māori | English |
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Manu |
Bird |
Karu |
Eye |
Rākau |
Tree |
Waho |
Outside |
Māra |
Garden |