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Rāhina
Mana Atua/Wellbeing

Invite whānau along for a healthy shared kai.

Cook soup with the tamariki.

Go for a hīkoi.

Kanikani to some music, hold a disco, do some jazzercize/aerobics.

Bring something/someone special from home

for the day.

Invite Plunket/Karitane/First Aid for a talk.

Organise a ‘random act of kindness day’.

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Rātū
Mana Whenua

Invite whānau/friends along for the day.

Have a gardening day.

Plant a tree/plant.

Rearrange the centre or an area of

the centre with the
tamariki leading.

Invite children to share their favourite song, rhyme, story, saying

or practice

Invite children to bring in/share photos of whānau.

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Rāapa
Mana Tangata

Bring something from home to share – kai or a resource or

news.

Share stories - both pukapuka and oral.

Give everybody a role in the care of the centre.

Encourage whānau to discuss and decide on how to celebrate the

day.

Encourage tamariki to
discuss and decide on how to
celebrate the day.
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Rāpare
Mana Reo

Waiata – learn and perform a new waiata.

Kupu – sponsor challenge. Kaiako set goals for using kupu and gain
stamps every time they use them.

Learn relevant greetings for every child/kaiako that

attends.

Learn some sign language.

Read traditional Māori stories.

Play Māori pukapuka and puzzles.

Ask whānau to translate signs and displays into their dominant language.

Invite whānau with dominant languages other than English to come and teach
a song/rhyme/greeting.
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Rāmere
Mana Aotūroa

Visit the marae.

Go on a local outing.

Go on a nature hunt.

Have a nature scavenger hunt.

Visit another centre/a retirement home/a

community event.