Summer Learning Journey: Week 1 Day 1 & Activity 1: The first Settlers

Day 1: Arriving in New Zealand…

Day one: Arriving in Nz

Activity 1: The First Settlers

It is widely believed that the first people to arrive in New Zealand came from Polynesia. Most historians believe that they landed in New Zealand over 700 years ago. Although they were originally from many different countries, these settlers learned to live together and, eventually, formed their own distinct culture known as ‘Māori.’  Māori have their own language, traditions, and culture.

Follow this link to read a short story about a famous man in Māori mythology – Maui. On your blog, post three facts that you learned about this interesting man. What other stories have you heard about Maui?

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Fact 1 - He never gives up

Fact 2 - He is the youngest out of the 5

Fact 3 - He won't listen to any negativity

Compare and Contrast Characters

Learn:

We are learning to Compare and contrast characters from within the text.

Studying Characters

We are learning about the characters in the story. Who are they?, What They Say?, What they do?, & What does it tell us about them?.

Learning to Summarise a Text

We learned to summarize a text and to summarize you need to analyze using these 5 finger questions.

WHO IS IN THE TEXT?
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE TEXT?
WHEN DID IT HAPPEN?
WHERE DID IT HAPPEN?
WHY DID IT HAPPEN?
HOW DID IT HAPPEN?

Compare and Contrast (Boy in the Striped Pyjamas)

I learnt how to compare and contrast. I compared myself to Bruno from The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. I am learning how to compare and contrast.

Compare and Contrast Diagram

Today I had made a diagram about comparing and contrasting the Early Church and the Church now.

Successful Journal

This is my D.L.O on how I have been successful this week and I have shown it on a Google Drawing.