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Matariki Cloze Activity
Name: Savana Date:23.6.20
After reading Matariki by Waitangi Teepa we had to complete the cloze activity,
making sure each gap is filled with a word that makes the MOST sense. I noticed
when I highlighted the words I used in the word bank I had one-word leftover.
The word was plenty.
making sure each gap is filled with a word that makes the MOST sense. I noticed
when I highlighted the words I used in the word bank I had one-word leftover.
The word was plenty.
Word Bank:
stories crops sky well strong Winter plenty star
Maori New Year guides appear beginning celebrate telling
Maori New Year guides appear beginning celebrate telling
plant kites disappear family brightly weave future past
Matariki by Waitangi Teepa
Matariki is not only a group of stars it is also the name for the Maori New Year.
You can see the stars for most of the year but they disappear from the night sky in
Aotearoa, New Zealand in late April, and reappear in Winter, in late May or early June.
When the stars appear again and the new moon has risen, it is the beginning of the Maori
New Year and there is much to celebrate.
Aotearoa, New Zealand in late April, and reappear in Winter, in late May or early June.
When the stars appear again and the new moon has risen, it is the beginning of the Maori
New Year and there is much to celebrate.
The Seven Sisters
The Matariki group of stars has other names as well. One of its names is the Seven
Sisters. In some stories, Matariki is the name of the biggest star. She is the eldest
sister and she guides her younger sisters to their places in the sky. The old stories tell
us that when the stars shine brightly the year will be warm. There will be seafood and
plants will grow tall and strong.
Sisters. In some stories, Matariki is the name of the biggest star. She is the eldest
sister and she guides her younger sisters to their places in the sky. The old stories tell
us that when the stars shine brightly the year will be warm. There will be seafood and
plants will grow tall and strong.
Celebrate
We can celebrate Matariki in many ways. It is a time for telling family stories. It is a
time for hearing stories of the old days for learning about how people used the stars in
the past. It is time to plant trees and winter crops. It is time to fish. This is a time
for making things, to learn how to weave and carve. It is a time for making and flying
kites. Matariki is a time to make plans for the future and to forgive and forget the
problems of the past. It's time to enjoy being with our family and friends.
time for hearing stories of the old days for learning about how people used the stars in
the past. It is time to plant trees and winter crops. It is time to fish. This is a time
for making things, to learn how to weave and carve. It is a time for making and flying
kites. Matariki is a time to make plans for the future and to forgive and forget the
problems of the past. It's time to enjoy being with our family and friends.
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