Today for our ast activity we had to make instructions on how to play a game called "Poi Rakau". If you haven't heard about it before then you can check out this video, here: Click Here. I enjoyed this activity because it was really to learn about and really surprising to know that warriors used to play this game while training. I found nothing hard because the video we watched before doing this activity explained it very clearly and it was understandable! Have you played Poi Rakau before?
I have created a google slide about this activity and attempted to write the instructions myself! I personally think Poi Rakau can be a really fun game with your whanau or friends to play with during the summer because it's a really good game and fun! Are there any games you play or used to play that generated from the Maoris culture just like Poi Rakau?
Here are my google slides for this activty:
Mōrena Manvi,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Mrs Williams and I work in classrooms around Tairāwhiti just like Mrs Torrie does, who comes into your classes at St Mary's. Thank you for teaching me about Poi Rakau... I've never played it before. Your slides are beautifully designed and you've given us lots of information in different ways about how to play the game. I have a question though... you said in your reflection that 'it was really to learn about'... perhaps there's a word missing in there? It's great that you know it's important to create the instructions yourself so that you are the owner of what you're sharing. Well done! I look forward to coming back to this post to see what you meant in that sentence with the word missing. Did you play this game with your family or friends after you'd learned about it? What do you think the purpose of this game is? What's it helping to teach us?
Keep up the great blogging,
Mrs Williams
Kia Ora Manvi,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Zana and I am a blog commenter from the Summer Learning Journey.
I thought this activity was really fun as I played Poi Rakau a lot when I was in school and I am happy to see other people learning about the game and its history.
It is great to hear that you enjoyed this activity and found it easy, i thought your slides were written really well and you gave clear instructions on how to play the game as well as the history of the game and its place in Māori culture. Another fact about the game was that is was used to practice hand eye coordination which is why Māori warriors used it during training.
I have played a game called Tītītōre which is quite similar but with shorter sticks, have you played any other Māori games like this?
Keep up the great work and I hope to see more of your posts over the summer.
Ngā mihi nui,
Zana Yates