
Koka Iona came to Room 9 to talk about the waka that came to New Zealand (Aotearoa), the horouta. She linked this information about sailing (wayfinding) and waka (boats) to the film Moana which...
A lot of this information and knowledge we learnt linked into what we talked about and discussed during term one. The children then had a chance to make their own waka. They were able to design their sails and attach it to their waka. The children had a great time in this 45 minutes museum lesson and Koka Iona was most impressed with the children's understanding and fantastic creations.