Horoia ō ringaringa!
Wash your hands!
Our tamariki love singing the 'Kina kina' waiata I first learnt at kōhanga reo with my irāmutu nearly 20 years ago! We adapted it to help them learn how to wash their hands thoroughly. Ngā mihi ki Pānia Papa, we referenced the translations in Kat Quin's Kiwi & Friends Māori Picture Dictionary & Siouxsie Wiles' advice about good hand washing.
Kina, kina
Wheke, wheke
Kōnui, kōnui e
Whatingaringa
Whatingaringa
Matihao, matihao e
Mirimiri!
actions:
interlaced fingers
overlapped fingers
thumbs
wrists
claws/fingernails
rub together
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