Aotearoa? Loosely translated this means ‘land of the long white cloud.
Activity 1: The First Settlers
Follow this link to read a short story about a famous man in Maori mythology –
Maui. On your blog, post three facts that you learned about this interesting
man. What other stories have you heard about Maui?
- Maui and the Sun
- How Maui found his mother
- How Maui defied the Goddess of death
Activity 2: Setting Sail
The first settlers to come to New Zealand must
have been really brave! They had to leave
their original homes and sail thousands of
miles across the ocean on a special boat
called a w aka to reach New Zealand.
Imagine that you were on board one of the
waka's. On your blog, write a short letter to a
friend telling them about your voyage to New
Zealand. In the letter be sure to tell them how
you feel about moving to a new country. If it
was me, I would have felt really nervous...
Bonus Activity: W aka AMA
To this day, the people of New Zealand still use w aka. Instead of using their
w aka to transport them from one place to another, they sometimes use w aka
in special events and in sporting competitions such as W aka AMA. Both boys
and girls compete in W aka AMA boat races.
Watch this short of a W aka AMA race. On your blog tell us whether you would like to be in a W aka AMA race one day. Why or why not?
Yes. Because I would like to try even tho I haven't done it before.
Talofa Gladys,
ReplyDeleteCia here from the Summer Learning Journey Ako Hiko team.
Well done on getting started with the Summer Learning Journey. You have included your opinions about moving to a new place. I too would feel really nervous if I were moving to a new place!
Although you have made a start, these activities are from last year's Summer Learning Journey. Please join us by beginning this year's Summer Learning Journey by visiting the link below: (Start with week one)
https://sites.google.com/site/summerlearningjourney/weekly-activities
I look forward to reading your posts over the summer.
Toe feiloa'i fo'i (see you again),
Cia.