29 March - 4 April
Section outline
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Kia ora 7C2,
EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions:
- We are EXPLORING...to investigate students personalised immigration story and the vocabulary associated with this idea
- We are EXPLORING...to research the Treaty of Waitangi and its significance for us today in NZ
- We are Exploring to research the cultural identity of Maori and British cultures from the past to the present
For this week we will recap the Treaty of Waitangi and explore how our values may link to the treaty.

Success Criteria: I can/have...
- Researched the cultural identity of Maori and British cultures from the past to the present
- Explore early settlers and the Treaty of Waitangi and share your values that connect with the Treaty
Activities:
Watch video on Early Maori cultures in NZ and answer the following questions:
- When did Maori people arrive in NZ and from which locations in the world.
- How did they arrive here.
- Describe the waka. Discuss the types of tribes found at that time and where did they settle.
- Discuss the foods Maori eat and how they collected as well as prepared traditional foods.
- Show the cultural dress/ music/ art and dance that is symbolic to them.
- What are the languages spoken.
- Examine the conflict between British and Maori people. Also explain with images the meaning of the treaty of Waitaingi.
- Do you think Maori cultures identity today is the same from few hundred years ago. Explain.
- How has the "west" influenced local Maori Identity.
- How does this treaty have greater significance to our multi- cultural society today. Think of values and connect your reasons to this.This must be explored in good detail.
Resources:
Treaty of Waitangi: What was lost | Stuff.co.nz
The Maori - New Zealand in History
history-nz.org/maori.htmlwww.canva.com › create › storyboardsFree Online Storyboard Maker: Design a Custom Storyboard ...
Early Finishers:We have been exploring Ancient Polynsian migration to New Zealand. Using our class notes (in exercise books) and resources on our google classroom, write a story.
You should tell the story of a person leaving their island to migrate to a new land - New Zealand! You should write in the first person, from the point of view of this person.
Include the following aspects and add descriptions to your writing to bring the story alive:
leaving your home
the journey at sea (include what you know about the canoes - wa’a kaulua - and navigation)
your first impressions of the land as you approach Aotearoa
what happens when you land?
setting up your shelters and exploring on your first day
end your story as the sun sets on your first day in Aotearoa
- EXPLORE / TŪHURA learning intentions: