Description
This traditional tale features in the oral traditions of many iwi and tells of how Kupe discovered Aotearoa while pursuing a giant wheke (octopus) across the Pacific. Kupe named many places as he chased the creature around Aotearoa.
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: Aotearoa, courage, creature, culture, discovery, exploration, Hawaiki, Hine-Te-Aparangi, history, journey, Kupe, legend, Māori, monster, Muturangi, navigation, octopus, tale, traditional story, Te Wheke, waka, wheke
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