Exploring together Activity
Exploring together supports whānau relationships. Make a list and hunt for the ‘treasure’ – this supports communication and vocabulary, maths and science concepts (size, shape, measurement, plant growth, animals) and creative problem-solving.
Why do it?
- Enjoy the anticipation of searching and finding ‘treasure’.
- Use both their problem solving and motor skills in one activity.
- Enrich their language through describing and comparing items in their collection.
- Observe and talk about maths ideas like same, different, more, less, small, big, longer and shorter.
How to do it
Me whai koe i: me ō kare ā-rongo katoa!
You will need: all of your senses!
- Haere ki waho ka mahi i tētahi, i ētahi rānei o ngā mahi e rārangi ana i raro!
Head outside and do one of the lists, some of the lists or all the lists! - Rapua he mea pīataata, mea nui, mea huruhuru!Find something bright, something big, something fluffy!
- Rapua he mea iti, he mea hāwareware, he mea kāre anō koe kia kite!
Find something small, something slimy, something you’ve never seen before! - Rapua he mea kāre e taea te raweke, he mea ārani, he rawe tōna kakara!
Find something you can’t touch, something orange, something that smells nice! - Rapua he mea pirau, he mea waiporoporo, he mea ka taea tō tākaro!
Find something rotting, something purple, something you can play with!
He mahi anō: Haere ki te hīkoi i te ata, ahiahi pō rānei, ka tiro ki ngā tae o te ata, ki ngā tae o te ahiahi hoki.
Extra: Go for a walk at dawn or daybreak and notice as the colours change around you.
Using more te reo Māori
| Te reo Māori | English |
|---|---|
| Rārangi | Line |
| Pīata | Bright |
| Iti | Small |
| Hāwareware | Slimy |
| Waiporoporo | Purple |
