Learning experience 3, Activity 1: Hipitoitoi
Intended outcome(s)
The students could:
- participate in a wide range of ngā mahi a te rēhia (games and pastimes) activities and identify the factors that made the experience enjoyable (HPE 1 B2)
- express their own feelings effectively and listen to those of other people while working with others in hand (and string) games (HPE 1 C3)
Suggested approach
This game is played with the thumbs held in four different positions while the fists are clenched and the hands are close together in front of the body.
Positions
- Both thumbs down.
- Both thumbs upright.
- Right thumb upright and left thumb down.
- Left thumb upright and right thumb down.
Rules
- The defender always begins the game by calling "E hipitoitoi!" while placing their hands in one of the four positions discussed above.
- The challenger replies with "Hipitoitoi" and does a different action to the defender.
- This will go on until one player is caught doing the same action as the other player, then the latter scores a point, calling "Hipitoitoi rā!"
- The winner of the point then re-starts the set, and they play again.
- Each time a player scores a point, they re-start the set by saying the number of points they now have followed by "E hipitoitoi!". For example, "Tahi. E hipitoitoi!", "Rua. E hipitoitoi!"
- The game continues until one player scores ten points, which completes the set.
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Students demonstrating the hand game 'Hipitoitoi'. |
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In pairs, the students discuss how easy/difficult it was to gain a point or to think up different action.