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Note: Give students a sheet of A4 paper and have them record in words and quick-draw sketches, all of the traditions that they have found, about the Chatham Islands.

The student's "tradition" chart should include many of the following:

  • Weka hunting,  
  • Boil up,
  • Watercress,
  • Puha,
  • Swan eggs,
  • Eeling,
  • Diving,
  • Clean green, 
  • Environment,
  • Islands, 
  • Muttonbirding,
  • Bluebellies,
  • Mollymawks,
  • Birding,
  • Albatross,
  • Fishing,
  • Conservation,
  • School,
  • Native trees,
  • Waitangi
  • Swimming
  • Family
  • Whanau
  • Air Chathams
  • Climbing
  • Anzac Day
  • Fire Brigade
  • Rugby League
  • Youth Rugby
  • Fantail
  • Black Robin
  • beaches
  • Plants
  • DOC
  • Rautini
  • Rununga
  • Possums
  • Day,
  • Boats,
  • Rugby,  
  • Wekas,
  • Wild sheep,
  • Mutton,
  • Beef,
  • Moriori,
  • Maori,
  • Marae,
  • Kohunga,
  • Lotto,
  • Haka,
  • Te One,
  • Hangi,
  • Guy Fawkes,
  • Pipi gathering,
  • Kina,
  • Paua,
  • Crayfish,
  • Parties,
  • Flounder,
  • Picnics,
  • Camping,
  • Cross country,
  • Weka-Kiwi
  • Sports days,
  • Netball,
  • Shipping,
  • Pitt Island,
  • Kaingaroa,
  • Christmas,
  • Plum tree,
  • Sharks teeth,
  • Whales teeth,
  • Shell,
  • kaios,

You may want to show them the exemplar below, before you begin the lesson.

EXEMPLAR ONLY (For "Land of the long white cloud")

 

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