Have a no-plates picnic Activity
Having kai together leads to great kōrero. It helps strengthen a child’s language skills. Picnics provide opportunities to teach phrases for manners like 'kia ora,' 'please,' and 'thank you.'
Why do it?
- Having kai together is a familiar activity for the child.
- All the kōrero that takes place at a picnic will help strengthen language skills.
- This could be a time to practise using manners like ‘please’, ‘kia ora’ ‘thank you’ and ‘excuse me’.
- Strengthen language by expanding vocabulary, asking and answering questions, and sharing and discussing ideas.
How to do it
You’ll need: food you can eat without plates – like little sandwiches, sliced apples, raisins and yoghurt pottles, drink bottles, a large blanket, sun cream, your favourite friends or teddies.
- Decide on a picnic spot. It could be your back yard! If it’s wet, have the picnic inside, ina hut made of blankets!
- When you arrive, spread out your blanket and unpack your food.
- Make sure everyone’s comfy, then enjoy!
Using more te reo Māori
| Te reo Māori | English |
|---|---|
| Kai | Food |
| Inu | Drink |
| Paraikete | Blanket |
| Āporo | Apple |
| Ārai tīkākā | Sunscreen |
