Year 6 Gallery
We've been researching the Ancient Ball Game 'Pok a Tok'. This is the game the Hero Twins were rumoured to play when they angered the Lords of the Underworld. We learned the rules of this Ancient Mayan game, along with some of the pros and cons of playing this game now and in the past. Players are required to pass the ball using only their elbows and hips. The game is won by passing the ball through the hoop. We used metacognition to review our strategies of passing the ball by discussing our elbow technique as well as how to improve our stance to create more power to enable the ball to travel further.
Mayan Hero Twin Experience. After listening to the story of the brave Hero Twins, we had the opportunity to experience the main events of the story for ourselves. We had to jump over the river of blood and the river of puss. We were then given the option to sit on the burning bench and greet the Lords of Death before making our way through the House of Blades and the House of Jaguars. It was surprising how many champions were lured by the tricks of the Lord of Death.
