Week 4 Making waikato te awa, Taupiri te maunga in the sandpit

 We have been talking a lot about Waikato te awa (river) and Taupiri te maunga (mountain). Last week, we made the river and experimented putting bamboo leave waka (canoe) on the river. This week, we made the river and the mountain in the sandpit. We worked together to make the trails for the river. Some children worked hard to make the mountain. 

On Friday, we made Waikato te awa and tāniwha. 

We looked carefully at patterns on taniwha’s bodies. Some had zigzag patterns and others had koru patterns. They were very colourful.