Day 1
Activity 1 - In the 1950s, things settled down in New Zealand. There were no international wars or intense, national conflicts. Many kiwis were able to settle down, get married, buy a home and start a family.
Activity 1: Meat and Three Veg
It was common for women in the 1950s to stay home with their children and raise their family. They were called ‘housewives.’ Many housewives followed a simple rule when they prepared the evening meal: the ‘meat and three veg’ rule. This meant that they prepared dinners that included three different vegetables and a type of meat (eg. beef, lamb, or chicken).
On your blog tell us if you think that the ‘meat and three veg’ rule is a good one. Do you like the rule? Would you enjoy eating a typical 1950s dinner? Why or why not?
I think that the meat and 3 veg' rule is actually a good idea. Mostly because this is what happens in my family when we eat meat for dinner. And yes, I would consider this and I do like the rule. It keeps me in health,and in shape.
Activity 2 - During the 1950s the population of New Zealand grew by 400,000 people. That is huge! In fact, so many people were having babies that many people refer to this period in our history as the ‘baby boom.’ Popular baby names in 1950s New Zealand were:
GIRLS BOYS
Christine John
Susan David
Margaret Peter
Judith Michael
Jennifer Robert
Read through the lists. Are these popular names in your school? On your blog, tell us which names are currently popular in your school. Please provide, at least, three girls’ names and three boys’ names that are popular.
When I was going to school, the name ‘Jennifer’ was the most popular girl’s name and the name ‘Matthew’ was the most popular boy’s name.
In school, I think that the most popular names (or the ones that most kids are called by) would be...
Girls -
Angel
Jasmine
Jessie
Boys -
John
Jaiden
Tavita
But that's from my point of view, because there are certainly more than one people in my school with these names.
Bonus Activity - In the 1950s, most people communicated with one another by writing letters. According to the NZ history website, New Zealanders sent over 200 million letters and postcards between 1950 and 1960. That is an average of 87 letters per person!
For this activity, imagine that you are living in New Zealand in the 1950s. Use Google Draw* to design the front of a postcard that you could send to a friend. Try to include elements of Kiwiana in your design (e.g. Pohutukawa trees, Hokey Pokey ice cream, etc). Post a copy of your postcard picture to your blog. Be sure to describe what you have drawn on your blog beneath the picture.
*You will need to make a copy of the Google Draw template to create your postcard.
The photo with the words, "BIG AROHA" underlined was taken from a music video named Big Aroha! The song is about my papa (my dad's father) teaching them about Maori (them being, the slacks). Some of my favourite lyrics from the song would have to be....
* Big aroha, that is my tikanga, I learnt Te Reo from a Maori at the dairy - The Maori Is My Papa!
*And all your iwi, and all that we be, is what the Maori call the kotahitanga.
Click the underlined words in my drawing to watch the music video. If you see one of the singers giving another man a hongi, that man would be my papa!
I liked today's activities because I got to make a postcard and I used my papa's music video for it! I love my papa Daniel!
7 comments:
Hey there Jazire, thanks for sharing your thoughts on the meat and three vegetables idea. It's great to see that you often have it at home and you are right, it does keep you feeling healthy.
What sorts of dinners do you have when you don't have meat and three vegetables?
Thanks, Billy
Hi Billy! When we don't have meat, we usually have homemade chips or noodles for dinner, if we want! Thanks for commenting!
Hi Jazire!
Yum, I love making homemade chips with heaps of different seasoning. I used to make kumara chips quite often. They were always delicious and filling.
Billy
Do you do any home baking or anything? What's the best meal you can make?
Mine is toast.
Hi Jazire
Well done, you have some excellent work.. What was your favourite part about this activity???
Hey Jarzie
Outstanding work, Keep it up. What is your favourite part about making this meal you have chosen?
Hey Jazire!
Well done on such a fabulous blogpost! My favourite part was reading about your papa and watching his music video - so cool!
I think names have evolved a lot since the 1950's and people are getting a lot more creative with their baby names! John was a popular name when I was at school, too. The others were Emma, Jack and Josh. I also find your name really interesting, do you know where your name is from or what it means?
I love your postcard and that you incorporated some personal meaning into it, too. I watched your Papa's music video and I loved it - it's so cool, catchy and so Kiwiana! Thanks for sharing that with us!
Awesome work, Jazire!
Nicky :)
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