Term 1: Week 11

FOCUS / ARONGA learning intentions:

• We are FOCUSING on Aotearoa history by describing the natural New Zealand environment before human settlement
• We are FOCUSING on Aotearoa’s history by identifying how early Māori settlers changed the environment
• We are FOCUSING on Aotearoa’s history by explaining Māori concepts of whakapapa, manaakitanga, mauri, & kaitiakitanga and the importance of the environment within Te Ao Māori (the Māori world view)
• We are FOCUSING on Aotearoa’s history by discussing the Māori custodianship for the environment
• We are FOCUSING on Aotearoa’s history by defining the meaning and significance of Aotearoa’s place name
• We are FOCUSING on Aotearoa’s history by clarifying how Māori valued and used native plants and animals

Success Criteria

Activities:

1. School journal reading
2. School journal questions
3. Weekly Quiz
4. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch worksheet