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Māori Gods Introduction
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Māori Gods Introduction
🌳 Part 1: Meet the Māori Gods
1. Circle the correct answer. What does "atua" mean?
Animals
Gods or spiritual beings
Trees
2. Which god is known as the god of the forest?
Tangaroa
Tāne Mahuta
Ranginui
3. Who is the god of the sea?
Tāne Mahuta
Tangaroa
Papatūānuku
🌊 Part 2: Matching Activity
4. Match each Māori god to what they look after. Draw lines to connect them.
Tāne Mahuta
Tangaroa
Ranginui
The sea and ocean
The sky
The forest and trees
✏️ Part 3: Fill in the Blanks
5. Complete these sentences about Māori gods:
Māori gods are called ____________ in te reo Māori.
____________ is the god who created the forest.
The god of the sea is called ____________.
6. What did you find most interesting about the Māori gods story?
🎨 Part 4: Drawing Activity
7. Draw your favourite Māori god. It could be Tāne Mahuta in the forest or Tangaroa in the sea.
8. Write or draw what your chosen god looks after:
🗣️ Part 5: Te Reo Māori Words
9. Check all the te reo Māori words you learned today:
Atua (gods)
Tāne Mahuta (forest god)
Tangaroa (sea god)
Tēnā koe (hello)
10. Complete this sentence in te reo Māori:
Ko Tāne Mahuta te atua o te ____________ (forest).
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