Making a traditional gardening tool by Lolo

TPS News Senior Syndicate Traditional Garden Day from Tamaki Primary on Vimeo.

GARDEN DAY ACTIVITY REFLECTION SHEETZ

This document is a reflection on the purpose, process and outcomes of our Garden Day Activities.

NAME:
Lolo

ACTIVITY
Ko making

MATERIALS
wooden sticks, mussel shell,knife

PURPOSE
The ko is a traditional tool for digging the soil.

PROCESS
We were working with a partner.
Miss Aireen told one of us  to go and get a piece of  wood.
After we got our wood Miss Aireen said to get a mussel shell.
We stripped the bark with the mussel shell.
We used a sharp knife to sharpen one end of the ko.

WHAT WORKED WELL

• Working with a partner.
• Without a partner it would have been hard to scrape the bark.

WHAT DIDN’T WORK WELL:

• Everything worked well because we worked well with our partner.

WHAT THINGS DID YOU LEARN ?

• What a ko is used for and how to make one .

Garden Day Reflection by Tanisslous

This document is a reflection on the purpose, process and outcomes of our Garden Day Activities.

NAME: Tanisslous

ACTIVITY:
Timo timo

MATERIALS:

• Mussel shells
• Wood
• Knife
• String
• Saw

PURPOSE:

• To help us dig in our garden.

• So we can learn from it.
• So it could help us with our garden.

PROCESS:

• the teacher explained what we were going to do.

• We took 3 strings and plaited them. It was hard to plait the 3 strings but I got help.

• We took a V shaped branch and  shaped the branch. We scraped it until it was smooth, thats how we made the Timo timo.

WHAT WORKED WELL:

• Helping the Ko group
• Getting the  Timo timo  and Ko smooth.

WHAT DIDN’T WORK WELL:

• The handle of the Timo timo

WHAT THINGS DID YOU LEARN ?

• How to make a Timo timo  and Ko.

Building a Mara Rongoa Stand by Niko

GARDEN DAY ACTIVITY REFLECTION SHEET

This document is a reflection on the purpose, process and outcomes of our Garden Day Activities.

NAME: Niko

ACTIVITY: Mara Rongoa Stands

MATERIALS:

• our hands
• wooden pallet, netting
• chalk, paint

PURPOSE:

• so we can grow plants in the stands
• so that the stand will look good

PROCESS:

• we draw some designs.
• then got some chalk  and drew on the pallets
• next we waited for the sketch paint
• then we painted the designs

WHAT WORKED WELL

• working as  a team and listening to the teacher

WHAT DIDN’T WORK WELL

• trying to find patterns

WHAT THINGS DID YOU LEARN ?

• not to use a ruler when you when you sketch
• how to make a mara rongoa stand

How to make a Ko by Teina

GARDEN DAY ACTIVITY REFLECTION

This document is a reflection on the purpose, process and outcomes of our Garden Day Activities.

NAME: Teina

ACTIVITY:  Making a Ko

MATERIALS:

• mussell shells, long stick

PURPOSE:

• to make a Ko to use to dig in the garden

PROCESS:

• we got in pairs, got a stick
• then we got a mussel shell and started scraping the bark off
• we kept going until the stick was smooth

WHAT WORKED WELL:

• sharpening the end of the Ko with a knife

WHAT DIDN’T WORK WELL:

• we didn’t get to finish it

WHAT THINGS DID YOU LEARN ?

• how to make a traditional Ko

Did you know......Plant Quiz! by William

1.The scientific study of plant life is known as what? Botany

2. The process of plants using energy from sunlight to turn carbon dioxide into food is known as what? Photosynthesis

3. True or false? In the right conditions bamboo can grow over 60cm (24in) in just one day.True

4. The movement of pollen from the anthers to the stigma of a flower is known as what? Pollination

5. Amber is made from fossilized tree......Resin

6. True or false? Humans were on Earth before plants.False

7. What grain has the highest level of worldwide production? (Hint: Rice is second) Maize or Corn

8. A trailing or climbing plant is also known as a....Vine

9. True or false? Pitcher plants are carnivorous. True

10. The Japanese word “sakura” means the blossoming of what kind of tree? Cherry tree

The Garden Day Activity by Petra

GARDEN DAY ACTIVITY REFLECTION SHEET

This document is a reflection on the purpose , process and outcomes of our Garden Day Activities.

NAME: Petra

ACTIVITY: Ko

MATERIALS:

• branches, mussel shells

PURPOSE:

• because it was garden day and we needed a Ko for the garden. We will use it to dig in the garden.

PROCESS:

• we took the skin off with the mussel shell
• softened the wood
• sharpened the wood with a knife to make a point at the end

WHAT WORKED WELL:

• concentrating on what we had to do, fininshing the job

WHAT DIDN’T WORK WELL:

• the shells were breaking and the shells were cutting us sometimes

What did you learn?

• I learnt you can take skin off branches.
• you can scrape skin off with a mussel shell.

Kiwi Facts by Teina

WAL facts about kiwis for our report writing

Interesting Facts

• Some kiwis live on a special island where there are no predators 
• Kiwis eat worms and other bugs.The kiwi uses it's beak to dig into the ground.
• The kiwi is a curious bird: it cannot fly, has loose, hair-like feathers, strong legs and no tail.
• The kiwi sleeps during daytime and they hunt food at night