Activity 1-The more, the merrier?
For today's activity 1 we were told that back in the 1800s families averaged with 7-9 children, imagine that! We were then asked if we would like to be a part of a family that big with a huge number of 9 siblings but I would rather have a smaller family. It would be too hard doing homework with all the noises around and it would probably be a lot of stress on my parents!
On the other hand, it would be good so you would never get bored as you have 9 people to constantly play with and you would learn the values of being patient and sharing with others.
(below an image of a typical family in the 19th century)
Activity 2-Acknowledging ancestry
We were told about how to describe our family whether being large or small using a pepeha which basically describes where your family originated from and who your main relatives are. here is my pepeha that I have made:
Ko Aoraki te maunga(The mountain that I affiliate to is Mount Cook)
Ko Waimakariri te awa(The river that I affiliate to is the waimakirir river)
Ko Arthur toku iwi(The tribe I affiliate to is Arthur)
Ko Otautahi ahau(I am from Christchurch)
Ko David raua ko Rose oku matua(My parents are David and Rose)
Ko Cameron toku ingoa(my name is Cameron)
Bonus Activity-Fun family facts
Everyone's family is unique and the reason that my family is unique is that we all spend time together and always plan trips around New Zealand and overseas so we can always keep in contact in what is happening in everyone's lives. Also, absolutely no one in our family is actually a kiwi by blood and we vary all over the world. My mum is from The Philippines, my dad is from Scotland and my Dad's brother married someone from Hong Kong!
I asked three people in my family what their two most favourite things to do in summer are and here are the results that I got:
Mum-Travelling & Gardening
Dad-Reading & Travelling
Sister-Trampoline & Swimming
And here are two interesting and fun facts about each of these people!
Mum-She can speak two different languages and she makes awesome cakes!
Dad-He bikes to and from work every day and he is such a patient man!
Sister-She is truly an outdoor girl and she is adventurous!
Hi Cameron,
ReplyDeleteI can see that you've thought hard about the pros and cons of having a large family. I agree that it would be very loud! How many siblings do you have? I only have one sister and no brothers (but my sister can still be pretty loud on her own!)
Good work with your pepeha! Had you done one before? Did you get a family member to help you?
WOW! I can see from your descriptions and from your family's hobbies that you are an adventurous family. I also love to travel. Where is your favourite place that you have traveled to? I think my favourite would have to be Iceland.
Which two languages does your mum speak? Can you speak any other languages?
Hazel :)