Sharing my Whakapapa

Here's what:

I have been learning about Whakapapa at my Level 2 Te Reo paper with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

So what:

Tonight I took the opportunity to share my personal Whakapapa with my class. My whakapapa talks about my grandparents on my mother (Jill Biggs) side and my father (Douglas Biggs) side. I say that my grandparents were born in Āwerika ki te Tonga (South Africa).  I talk about my bother and sister, and that I am the oldest sibling, while my brother is the youngest sibling.

Here is a recording of me sharing my whakapapa in class tonight:

So what:
I am proud of myself for standing up and speaking in front of my class. I think this has given my valuable insight into how it may make my students feel when they are asked to speak in a second language in front of others. I felt nervous that my pronunciation was not correct but the encouragement from my teacher changed this anxiety to a feeling of accomplishment.  I hope to do the same for my students.