Friday Lockdown Response: Maui And The Magical Fire

 Response to text:

Maui and the Magical Fire

Highlight the correct answer or write down the appropriate response.

1. Maui is a... 

a) Hemigod b) Demigod

c) Semigod d) Just a normal dude

2. In the story Maui visited every village until...

a) There were no more chickens b) There was no more sunshine

c) There was no more fire d) He stole all their kai

3. Explain why Maui put out all of the fires

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4. True or False: Maui is famous for being a trickster (likes to play jokes)

a) True b) False

5. What is the name of the great goddess in this myth?

a) Mahuika b) Maui

c) Maori    d) Maunganui

Friday Lockdown 4 Facts: Maori Musicians & Artists

Task Description: Finally, we are learning about Maori Musicians & Artists. Hope you like their music!

Thursday Lockdown Research: Hangi

Task Description: HANGI more like NANI.

Thursday Lockdown Response: Kai

 Response to text:

Māori Kai

Highlight the correct answer or write down the appropriate response.

1. A hangi is… 

a) a way Maori greet each other b) a type of food

c) an earth oven d) a way of storing food

2. Māori brought these animals with them as a source of food.

a) Pigs b) Cows

c) Dogs d) Sheep

3. Explain how Māori boiled their water

→red hot stone in bowl.

4. True or False: rua kūmara is an elevated storage platform

a) True b) False

5. Which of the following is NOT a species of whitebait?

a) Inanga b) Kōaro

c) Pikopiko    d) Kōkopu

Task Description: I will be crushing this ResponceTM! Hahaha.

Thursday Lockdown 4 Facts: How to HANGI

Task Description: Today, we are learning about KAI (FOOD)! Have you tried it before?

Wednesday Lockdown 4 Facts: Sir Apirana Ngata

 Response to Text

1. Who was the article about? (Full name, and title)

Sir Apirana Ngata

2. When and where was he born?

Te Araroa

3. Which Iwi was Apirana Ngata most connected to?

Ngati Porou

4. What was he the first Maori person to do?

Yes

5. Finish these sentences from the text:

1. “Apirana dedicated himself to the improvement of… Maori”

2. “Apirana was a proud Maori, and fought to… set up businesses and schools for Māori throughout New Zealand”

3. “...he used these connections to educate himself in… the ways of European politics and law”

6. Why do you think it was important for Apirana to educate himself like a European? To learn

7. What do you think motivated him to fight so hard to keep Maori Culture alive? To make the culture proud.

Wednesday Lockdown 4 Facts

Task Description: Today, we are learning about famous Maori. Have you heard of them before?

Tuesday Lockdown Response: Kakahu Pekepeke

 Response to text:

Kakahu Pekepeke 

by Keri Welham

Highlight the correct answer or write down the appropriate response.

1. A whakairo is… 

a) another word for taonga b) a Maori food

c) a traditional carving d) a gift 

2. The whakairo was gifted to the school in...

a) 1990 b) 1992

c) 2000 d) 2002

3. Explain why the whakairo is called “Kakahu Pekepeke”

→It’s tells a story.

4. True or False: A pekepeke is a cloak.

a) True b) False

5. Which of the following is NOT a taonga that Ōtūmoetai School has?

a) Carvings of Tākitimu waka b) The prow of the Tākitimu waka

c) Murals of the first Principal d) A 125 year old Oak Tree

Tuesday Lockdown 4 Facts: Carving an Kapa Haka

Task Description:Today, we are learning about 

Monday Lockdown Research: Pepeha

Task Description: Today you will be learning about my family!

Monday Lockdown Response: Pepeha

 Response to text:

Pepeha

 By Pa¯taka and Monique Moore

Highlight the correct answer or write down the appropriate response.

1. A pepeha is… 

a) A way of saying hi! b) A way of introducing yourself

c) Where you come from d) the Te Reo word for pepper

2. For Maori, the waka in their pepeha tell us what?

a) What car they drive b) That they own a waka

c) How their tupuna arrived in Aotearoa d) None of the above

3. Explain why…  “A pepeha is a way of showing that you value the local environment”

→It provides safety and health.

4. True or False: Your hapu is your family (aunties, cousins, grandparents etc.)

a) True b) False

5. Which of the following is NOT something mentioned in a pepeha?

a) Iwi b) Kaumatua

c) Marae d) Tikanga

6. “In Māori culture, everyone helps out and shares work, food, and day-to-day tasks.”

Explain how this is similar, or different in your own culture. If you are Maori, explain what this looks like.

→I don’t know.

7. What do you think the contents of a pepeha tell us about Tangata Maori (Maori people) and their relationship with the environment?

→?????

Task Description: I am using a article to solve these questions. They are hard!

Monday Lockdown 4 Facts: The Treaty of Waitangi

Task Description: Again, we are looking back to another language week! The Maori Language week.

Odyn's Description: Finally, 4 FACTS.