Exploring Action Songs Waiata-a-ringa

Journal of Physical Education New Zealand, February, 2008 by Anonymous

Level 1-2

Select an appropriate song for the class to learn, for example, 'One Day a Taniwha', 'Noke', 'Kei Hea te Tuna?', 'Whakawhiti Ron'. (These can be found on http://www.tki.org.nz/r/hpe/exploring_te_ao_kori/voice/action e.php)

Help the class to understand and sing the words. Guide the students to suggest and explore ways each line may be illustrated in movement.

For example:

'One Day a Taniwha'

One day a taniwha, went swimming in the moana.

He whispered in my taringa,

'Won't you come with me?

There's such a lot to see,

Underneath the deep blue sea.'

I said, 'Kaore, kaore, kaore,

I've to haere, haere, haere.

Although I know we could befriends,

My mother waits for me

Underneath the...

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