Description
This is a retelling of the traditional Māori tale of Rātā and his quest to find a tree to make a waka. In his haste, Rātā forgets to ask permission from Tāne-mahuta, the god of the forest, and finds that each time he chops down his chosen tree, it is mysteriously restored the next day.
This pack contains response activities complete with activity explainer videos for supporting teaching and learning reading strategies including:
- Skim and Scan activities
- Summarise activities
- Questioning activities
- Inference activities
- Making Connections activities
- Visualising activities
Themes explored include: cultural protocols, environment, forests, gods, gratitude, kaitiaki, legends, Māori, Rātā, respect, Tāne-mahuta, Tangaroa, Tāwhirimātea, tikanga Māori, traditional stories, trees, waka
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