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Why do it?
- Sock games make for a fun, simple, everyday learning activity when sorting and folding the washing.
- They provide an opportunity for a matching activity (find the sock pair or are their two red socks?).
- Socks are soft and light, and are good for practising throwing and catching which also involves practice at taking turns.
- ‘Sock balls’ can also be aimed and thrown into the laundry basket, which helps gross (big muscle) motor skills.
How to do it
- See if a toddler can help find the matching sock. — ask, ‘Where is Dad’s other sock?’
- Make the pair into a sock ball.
- See if your toddler is interested in catching, throwing or rolling the sock ball.
- Play with each other back and forth, or have a target to aim for, like the laundry basket.
- Repeat the game with other pairs of socks.
- Turn a sock into a hand puppet by adding eyes or nose with a pen or stickers.
Using more te reo Māori
Te reo Māori |
English |
Tōkena
tōkena
Stocking, sock
Maori | Noun
|
Sock |
Paoro
paoro
Ball
Maori | Noun
|
Ball |
Ōrite
ōrite
To be like, alike, similar, identical, even, equal
Maori | Verb
|
Matching |
Kei whea tērā atu tōkena o papa? |
Where is Dad's other sock? |
He rite tonu te tae ō ēnei tōkena |
These socks are the same colour |
Taurite
taurite
To be alike, matching, equivalent, synonymous
Maori | Verb
|
To be alike, matching |
He rerekē ēnei tōkena |
These socks are different |
Mahia he paoro |
Make a ball |
Whiua te pōro |
Throw the ball |
Takahuri te pōro |
Roll the ball |
Whiua te pōro ki roto i te kete |
Throw into the basket |
Whiua te pōro ki a Pāpā |
Throw the ball to Dad |
Kete kākahu |
Clothes basket |
Homai te pōro e te tau |
Give me the ball my darling |
Anō
anō
Again, more, same
Maori | Particle
|
Do it again |
Nōku te wā |
My turn |
Nōu te wā |
Your turn |
Kei hea te pōro? |
Where is the ball? |
Kei raro i te tepu |
Under the table |
Kei muri i te tūru |
Behind the chair |
Keretao tōkena |
Sock puppet |
Ngā karu |
Eyes |
He ihu |
A nose |
Kino kē koe e te tau! |
You're awesome my darling! |
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