What is Te Whare Tapa Wha?
Te Whare Tapa Wha is a prominent Maori health model representing well-being as a four-sided wharenui. The areas of Hauora are Taha Tinana which means Physical, Taha Wairua that means spiritual, Taha Hinengaro which means Mental and Emotional, and Taha Whanau that means Social.
What’s our activity?
Our game for today is called the Drawing Game. It’s a pair game wherein player 1 and player 2 will need to sit back to back to each other. Player 1 will have a picture which they will describe to player 2 then player 2, will draw it depending on the description that player 1 had given. Both players will need to agree who will describe and who will draw.
My pair for this activity is Jamillah and we did 2 rounds. For the first round, I was the one who draws and she describes the picture to me.
Here is the result for round 1!
How was your hauora impacted by participating in today’s activity?
I think my Hauora (Taha Whanau, Taha Hinengaro) was impacted by participating in this activity because I have to use my mind so that I could imagine what picture was Jamillah holding so my drawing would be accurate. I also used Taha Whanau (Social) because I was socialising with other people.
What is important to know or understand when participating in a game with others?
I think that when working with others, it is important to understand communication with their pairs so t