Seed Envelope, Kōpaki puananī
Activity for tamariki
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Seed Envelope — Kōpaki puananī
Download the Seed Envelope activity here (.pdf)
What do different puananī look like? - look around the garden and point out different seeds Most veggie plants grow from puananī. Often we can find seeds inside or outside of a flower or fruit. Once a plant has made puananī, we can collect them and use them to grow more.
Key learning words
Seeds Puananī
Fold Rererua
Envelope Kōpaki
What you’ll need
Magazines
Scissors
Seeds
Paper cups
Pens
Labels
Questions to start off the activity with
What have we noticed in the māra/garden recently?
Where do plants come from?
Where can we find seeds/puananī?
How do we know when puananī are ready to collect?
Activity
Spend some time looking around the garden for dried puananī ready for collection.
Show children how to harvest puananī into paper cups.
Then get children to each pick a magazine page and show them how to make an envelope (kōpaki).
Get children to label and decorate their kōpaki.
Closing circle
What seeds did we harvest today?
Where do we store seeds before we want to use them?
What do seeds need to grow?
