WEEK 1: A Place to Stand
Welcome to the first week of the Summer Learning
Journey. For our first week, we are going to be learning all about the land habitats
here in Aotearoa New Zealand. It is going to be a great adventure!
DAY 1: In the Beginning...
Activity 1: The Legend of New Zealand
[4 points]According to Māori mythology, much of Aotearoa New Zealand
was formed when Māui, a powerful demigod, fished it out of the sea. Legend has it that Māui
created a magical fish hook from the jawbone of his grandmother and that one day he took his
hook, boarded a boat, and rode out into the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Once at sea,
he threw his magical
hook into the water
and caught a fish. This ‘fish’ was actually the North Island of New
Zealand! In honour of this legend, the North Island of New Zealand is sometimes
referred to as Te Ika a Māui or ‘Māui’s fish’ and
the South Island of New Zealand is sometimes referred to as Te Waka
a Māui or ‘Māui’s canoe
’.To learn more cool facts about New Zealand,
check out the Tourism NZ website.
Read the fun facts posted on the website and choose your ‘Top 3.’ On your blog,
post your
‘Top 3 Fun Facts’ about NZ in your own words.
1. New zealands name in maori is aotearoa it means land of the long white cloud
2. New zealanders are called kiwis. It is a bird that cant fly. It is a native bird.
3. In this country there is no snakes
Kia Ora Tu'inukue'a,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Lee and I am one of the blog commentors for the Summer Learning Journey. Thankyou so much for beginning the activities! It's great to have you joining us.
My favourite fact that you have shared is the one that mentions that we have no snakes in New Zealand. I for one am really glad that that is a fact. I've been to countries where they have snakes, but I've never seen one. I think snakes normally stay well away from humans.
Were there any facts that were new to you?
Hope to read a lot more of your great work!
- Lee
Hi Tu'inukue'a...great to see you blogging on the SLJ. There's still some time to complete the activities before school begins - how many more can you get done? Keep up the great work.
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