
Stained’ glass / He matapihi taea Activity
Why do it?
Why do it? /He aha e mahi ai?
So tamariki can:
- Have an opportunity to be creative
- Practise their problem solving skills
- Get better control in using scissors
- Make a present to give someone.
How to do it
How to do it / Te tikanga mō tēnei mahi:
- You need A4 paper (coloured paper is good, especially black paper), scissors, sticky tape and coloured cellophane
- Help your tamaiti fold the paper in half and then into quarters
- Show them how to cut different shapes and sizes into the folded edges of the paper
- Open out the folds and see what shapes have been created
- Carry on with folding and cutting until they’ve had enough
- Decide on a ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ side of the paper
- Help them to cut pieces of cellophane to tape over the holes on the wrong side.
- The finished ‘stained glass’ looks good taped to a window so the light shines through the coloured cellophane
Using more reo Māori
Stained glass
Fold |
Pokaitanga |
Edge |
Tapa |
Oval |
Porotītaha |
Triange |
Tapatoru |
Circle |
Porohita |
Red |
Whero |
Greeen |
Kakariki |
Yellow |
Kōwhai |
Blue |
Kikorangi |
Window |
Matapihi |