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Māori Stories Matching Activity
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Māori Stories Matching Activity
📚 Part 1: Match the picture to the story
Draw a line from each picture (A–F) to the correct story number (1–6).
A. 
Picture A
B. 
Picture B
C. 
Picture C
D. 
Picture D
E. 
Picture E
F. 
Picture F
1. Māui slows the Sun — Māui catches the fast sun so days are longer.
2. Māui fishes up the North Island — Māui uses a magic hook and pulls a huge fish up from the sea.
3. Kupe discovers Aotearoa — Kupe sails across the ocean and finds our land.
4. Rangi and Papa — The sky father and earth mother are separated to let light in.
5. Hinemoa and Tūtānekai — A love story where Hinemoa swims across a lake to be with Tūtānekai.
6. Māui brings fire — Māui learns how to bring fire for people to use.
✅ Quick Quiz
1. Which story explains why days are longer?
Māui fishes up the North Island
Māui slows the Sun
Hinemoa and Tūtānekai
2. Which story tells of someone arriving in Aotearoa by waka?
Kupe discovers Aotearoa
Rangi and Papa
Māui brings fire
3. Check all that are about Māui:
Māui slows the Sun
Hinemoa and Tūtānekai
Māui fishes up the North Island
✏️ Part 2: Put events in order (earliest → latest)
For each short story, write 1 for the first event, 2 for the next, and 3 for the last.
4. Story: Māui and the Sun
A. The sun moves quickly across the sky.
B. Māui and his brothers catch the sun with ropes.
C. The sun is slowed so days are longer.
5. Story: Māui fishes up the North Island
A. Māui borrows a magic hook.
B. A huge fish is pulled from the sea.
C. The fish becomes the North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui).
6. Story: Hinemoa and Tūtānekai
A. Hinemoa hears Tūtānekai singing.
B. Hinemoa swims across the lake at night.
C. Hinemoa reaches Tūtānekai and they are together.
7. Which story did you enjoy most and why?
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