Walking
the Wall
The Great Wall of China is one of the longest human-made structures in the world! Take a stroll along it and complete these activities.
- Connect to the Wall
of China website.
- Stroll through the images of the Great Wall and answer the following
questions on the map
of China.
a) Name one place in China the wall passes through.
b) How long does it take to walk down the wall?
c) How long did it take to build the wall?
- Look at the Great
Wall of China site. Open the map
of China, and draw a bird's eye view of the wall on your map.
- Save your bird's eye view and questions into your passport.
Email your passport to ed@tki.org.nz
Māori place names in Japanese
The Māori and Japanese languages have a lot in common.
- Open the New Zealand Māori place
names document.
- Translate the name written in katakana using this katakana
chart into Māori. The spelling may not be exactly the same
when it is translated but the word should be close enough for you
to recognise. Remember the vowel sounds are similar to those the
Māori language, A, E, I, O, U. Kia kaha!
- Save the document into your passport.
Email your passport to wiki@tki.org.nz
Ngā ingoa Māori i roto i te reo o Hapanihi
Ka taea e koe te whakamāori ēnei wāhi noho kua
tuhia i roto i te reo katakana? Whakamahi tēnei paewhakaata
kia rapuhia ngā whakautu mo ēnei tohu. Kia maumahara koe,
ko ētahi o ngā kupu he ahua ōrite, he tata rānei
ki te kupu tūturu. He ōrite anō hoki ngā oro puare
ki tā te reo Māori. Arā, A, E, I, O, U.
Kia kaha!
Email wiki@tki.org.nz
Sadako's story
In Hiroshima, Jai visited a monument to a young girl that was covered with birds made of paper. He knew that the birds were cranes, but he did not know why they were by the monument. Your task is to find out for him.
- Open the Sadako
Story and read the traditional story of the peace cranes.
- Open the Paper
Crane website and using coloured paper, make a crane.
- Take a digital photo of your crane and insert it into your passport.
- Copy and paste the questions below into your passport and insert your answers.
a) Why is it a tradition to make peace cranes in Hiroshima?
b) How long has this been a tradition?
Email your passport to ed@tki.org.nz
Asian chefs needed!
Ed and Wiki want to experience the food from Asia. Create a one-minute digital cooking show for them to follow.
- Get a film crew together.
- Choose one of the recipes from the Asian
food website and check with your teacher whether it's a good
one to make.
- Save the blank storyboard
to your work folder and plan the sequence of your video.
- Organise props, costumes, sound equipment, and choose your roles.
- Film and edit your cooking show.
- Insert it into your passport.
Email your passport to ed@tki.org.nz.
Curious Kanji
Kanji is a form of Chinese writing using characters. Create some Chinese characters and write their meanings.
- Open the Kanji
website.
- Choose five characters and their meanings that catch your eye.
- Create them in a paint program.
- Copy each character alongside its meaning into your passport.
Email your passport to wiki@tki.org.nz.
Asian weddings
Traditional Asian costumes can be very elaborate and beautiful.
- Look at the Hindu,
Sikh,
and Muslim
wedding pages, watch the short video clips to understand the
costume and ceremony processes
- Play Indian
Wedding Photographer and sort the photos and then choose one
of the albums to put the photos in order.
- Select three photos to print out and write about. Scan these and insert into your passport then write a caption for each.
Email your passport to ed@tki.org.nz.
The Hindu bride
You and Jai have been invited to a Hindu wedding in India. Your task is to design a body adornment for the bride's hand.
- Check out the Henna
Page website, click on the hand for ideas.
- You can see more designs on the Free
Patterns page and the Gallery.
- Open the Hand document
and save it into your work folder.
- Using a paint program decorate the hand for a wedding then insert it into your passport.
Email your passport to ed@tki.org.nz.
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