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Fashion in the 1970s was quite unique. Take a look at the pictures of a ‘typical’ 1970s outfit and tell us, on your blog, two things that you like about 1970s fashion and two things that you don’t like about the fashion of the day. I am not a huge fan of the patterned pants. What about you?

One thing I like about the fashion is that with the pants there is room for your legs to breath unlike other pants and how they are right  up against your skin and it  gets really hot.
Another thing I like about the typical 1970's fashion shirts with collars I think they look neat.
One thing I dont like about the fashion is  that the pants go all the way down past your shoes.
Another thing I dont like about the typical 1970's fashion is those patterned pants, thats just my opinion.

                             

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In the 1970s one of the most common television programmes was called ‘Ready to Roll.’ It was broadcast on Saturday afternoons and hosted by a man named Roger Gascoigne. During the show, Roger would introduce music videos and then play them for the TV audience. He also invited famous people to come onto the show and perform songs that were currently popular.  

Watch the following three clips that were shown on the Ready to Roll programme:

When you have finished, rank the clips in order from your most favourite (#1) to your least favourite (#3).

1 Ray Columbus and the Invaders

2 Golden Harvest

3 New Zealand Underdogs

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Famous bands also started travelling across the world and in 1964, New Zealand hosted, arguably the most popular band of the time, The Beatles.

People were very excited to see The Beatles, and the hype around the band was known as Beatle-Mania (similar to the modern-day Bieber-Fever)!

Read about their tour of New Zealand below, and then post three interesting facts about The Beatles Tour on your blog.

1.There were 7000 screaming fans (most of them were girls).

2.One girl badly hurt her leg  trying to climb a wire fence,  two others were forced through the fence  from pushing behind.

3.There was a team of 30 police officers,  some in plain clothes.

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Activity: In the 1960s there was a great deal of change in New Zealand. Technology was evolving and the television was introduced for the first time into New Zealand homes in the 1960s. Popular programmes included Town and Around and C’mon.  Television remains popular to this day.

What is your favourite television show at the moment? On your blog tell us about your favourite television show. What is it about? Who are the main characters? What channel is it on?

T.V show: SpongeBob Square Pants

What is it about: It is about Spongebob Squarepants and the Bikini bottom which is place he lives in which is under the sea. It is also about the things he does like annoy his neighbor Squidward Tenticals, and work for Mr Krabs at the Krusty Krab. Spongebob also plays with Patrick Star his best friend. The Krusty Krab is the most popular resturant in town, and has amazing Krabby Patty's that no one knows the recipie to apart from Mr Krabs and Spongebob. Plankton the Krusty Krab's worst enimy across the road, basically each episode he always try's to steal the Krabby Patty secret formula.

Main Characters:Spongebob Squarepants,Squidward Tenticals,Mr Krabs,Sandy Cheeks,Plankton, Karen (Plankton's computer wife), Pearl (Mr Krabs' daughter), Gary (Spongebob's pet snail), and Mrs Puff (Spongebob's teacher).

Channel: 101 (Nickalodeon)

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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.


The features my postcard has is that New Zealand is in the colours of our flag. I have fish and chips on the beach with tomato sauce. There is a pavlova and L&P on the beach mat. There is a seagul, they are always on the beach waiting to steal your fish and chips. Then there is someone kayaking in the sea, inbetween  the flags with a life guard on watch.

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Activity: 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.

Girls Boys
Breagh/Brier Thomas
Williow Jakob/Jacob
Mckenzie/Mackenzie                    Blake


Some of these names are from when I was younger because my school is quite small some of them were their at the same time some of them was from when I was five and now, their wasn't much people with the same name.

                                             

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Activity: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 I would enjoy the 3 meat and veg, I like most meats, but I eat the ones I dont like to much. The 3 meat and veg dish I would probally like the most would be chicken, roast potatoes, carrots and corn. Also its good for you if you eat your vegtables and meat, so you stay healty thats also why I like the rule.

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Activity:When World War II ended, a number of people from Europe moved to New Zealand looking for a peaceful place to live and raise a family. When they came, they brought recipes and foods from their native countries with them, including hamburgers, pizza and other delicious foods.

I usually have a chocolate chip cookie with my tea. I love biscuits! What is your favourite sweet treat or dessert? Use google to find a recipe for it. Type the recipe out on your blog. Make sure you also include a picture.

Chewy Brownie:

Ingredients:

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 cup melted butter
2 cups white sugar
2 egg
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Directions:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Line one 9x13 inch pan with greased parchment paper.

Combine the cocoa, melted butter, sugar, eggs, salt , flour and vanilla. Mix until well combined. It should be very thick and sticky.

Spread mixture into the prepared pan. Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into squares.

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Activity:

Compare the pictures of common clothing from the late 1940s to what you wear now (i.e. in 2017). Are they similar or are they quite different?

On your blog tell us which of the two styles you prefer and why. The pictures above were taken over 65 years ago! What do you think people will be wearing 65 years from now?

I would prefer the style to the right because I think it looks more comfortable than the other one and also because it looks better in my eyes than the normal one.

I think the people will be wearing now would be anything they like to wear like casual shorts and a t-shirt or something trendy.

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Activity:  After six long years of fighting, World War II finally came to an end in 1945. The entire country was ecstatic and parties were thrown all over New Zealand to celebrate VE Day (Victory in Europe). Imagine that you were living in New Zealand in 1945 and you had to plan a VE day party at your house. Who would you invite? What would you do to celebrate?

On your blog, tell us all about your (imaginary) VE party.

I would Invite my close friends and family, make it a party down by our one of our water hole places so we can swim and get someone to bring a bbq and light fireworks at night and sleep in the paddock and in tents

Summer Learning Journey (Bonus)

Activity: For this activity, you are going to imagine that you are just like Dorothy and that you are working as a nurse on a large medical ship.

One day you are walking along the deck of the ship when you hear a loud bang. You start to run as you see smoke coming from the far end of the ship. You run towards the room where your patients are waiting to receive treatment from the doctor. Just as you arrive at the door to their room you hear another loud bang and you turn around. You see in the distance a small figure, but really its one of the enimies bigger boats. You run up to the edge of the boat as you see one of the nurses, she was missing and arm blood was coming out everywhere. You carried her to the where all the other patients are you put a towel over where her arm used to be. The boat landed back on shore you rushed everyone off the boat. Another loud bang rang out, the boats front had exploded the boat drifted off into deeper water and sunk slowly. You and the others that were feeling well went off not to far from shore to find a place they can make camp at and gather materials from. You and the others finished making the tents and mats. Everybody gathered around and kept warm. They had shifts of people staying awake and watching and sleeping. You were on the sleeping shift first then at midnight you were on watch. You woke up and everybody else up and got prepared for the days challenges.

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Click on this link to find a list of VC winners. Choose one from the Second World War, and read about him. On your blog tell us about him. Who was he? What did he do to earn a Victoria Cross medal?

Soldier: Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu.

Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa earned his VC because he knocked out heaps of machine gun post's by himself. Even though he had a wounded leg and shoulder He refused to leave the spot he was in. He was killed the next morning fighting off another attack. He was the first Maori soldier to get a VC.
This is the place where he fought
and died fighting off an enemy attack
< Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa Ngarimu.