Choose an activity from the list below

Wacky weaving

Weaving is a traditional craft used to by Pasifika people to make decorative and useful things. Tipani has found instructions to help you to make a woven fish or flower.

1. Read the instructions found in the following School Journals.
• Mahi harakeke – working with flax, by Jossie Kaa, School Journal, part 3, number 2, 1988
• Making putiputi School Journal, part 4, number 1, 1999.
2. Gather some flax (harakeke).
3. Follow the weaving instructions.
4. Take a digital photo of your weaving.

Email your photo to ed@tki.org.nz

Carving comparison

Tipani has been explaining to Ed and Wiki that canoes were built with different designs and materials for different reasons. Use the Te Vainui o Pasifika website to find the similarities and differences between a war canoe and a river canoe. Consider how the shape, size, and design relate to the canoe's purpose.

1. Draw a tomako (war canoe) and a ramu (river canoe).
2. Label the key parts of the canoes to illustrate the similarities and differences.

Email your canoe comparisons to ed@tki.org.nz

Traditional dancing

Tipani has been showing Ed and Wiki some traditional dances from Pacific nations.

1. Check out the following dances:
• Hawaiian
• Samoan
• Cook Island
2. Open the Dancer document.
3. Insert the image into a Paint program.
4. Select and name one traditional dance then draw the correct costume on your dancer.

Email your dancer to ed@tki.org.nz

Pasifika – QuizIt

Choose which version of the quiz you would like to do.

Tasi
Lua

Finish the quiz then take a screen shot to send to Ed:

• Press the Print Screen button on your keyboard.
• Open a Microsoft Word document.
• Press Ctrl V (paste).

Email your quiz to ed@tki.org.nz

Pasifika crossword

Open the Pasifika Crossword
Finish the crossword then take a screen shot to send to Ed:

• Press the Print Screen button on your keyboard.
• Open a Microsoft Word document.
• Press Ctrl V (paste).

Email your crossword to ed@tki.org.nz

What to weave with?

When Tipani went to Samoa for a holiday she brought Ed back a kato (woven basket). He assumed it was made of harakeke (flax), which is often used for weaving baskets in New Zealand, but was surprised to find it was actually made of pandanus leaves. This got him thinking about the types of materials used in the Pacific nations for weaving.

1. Open up the Pacific nation crafts website and read carefully.
• Samoa
2. Open the Weaving with what? document and save it to your work folder.
3. Complete the table

Email your document to ed@tki.org.nz

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