How to make porotiti.

First I cut a circular piece of thick cardboard about the size of a coffee cup.

Then I designed my circular piece of cardboard using different coloured crayons.

Next I pierced two holes in the centre of the cardboard circle about 1 centimetre apart.

Thereafter I threaded a piece of string through the holes. I tied the ends together into a sturdy knot, creating a large hoop.

 

 

How to make porotaka

To make a porotaka I used two strips of flax at least 30 centimetres long.

The strips were both the same width. 

First I folded strip A. 

Then I placed strip B inside the fold of strip A.

Next I weaved strip B around strip A.

Thereafter I pulled the four ends tightly to form a square.

Then I trimmed the blades so they are all the same length.

Finally when I finished making my porotaka, I pinned it to a stick.

A strip of Aotearoa

Firstly I drew the sky, mountain, river, land and sea on a strip of paper using a pencil.  I then used a vivid to go over my drawing. Finally I dyed the strip using a paintbrush and different coloured dyes.

My treasure.

My treasure is a toy laptop.
It is from my Mom.
It looks like a real laptop.

It is 2 years old.
It is special to me because it was given to me by my mother.

Mihi

I come from New Zealand.

My mountain is Mt Wellington.   
My river is  the Tamaki River.   
I belong to the Maori race.
I live in Glen Innes,  Auckland.
I am Lorraine Mokomoko.

Plant sketch

I was able to sketch a plant using pencil. Then I used chalk on the pencil outlines. Next I used pastel to colour it in. Finally I used glitter to make my work look pretty.

How do plants grow?

 
The plant starts off as a seed.
Inside the seed is the embryo.
The embryo turns into a seedling and then into the plant.
Flowers produce seeds before they die. 

When seeds reach the ground new plants grow. 

All about me

I am a girl.

I am a Maori.

I have black hair.

I have brown eyes.

My favourite fruit is watermelon.

By Lorraine.

 

Welcome to Lorraine

Room 8 welcomes Lorraine who was in Room 1 last year.