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Taha Tinana Tane Mahuta

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Taha Tinana Tane Mahuta

Taha Tinana Tane Mahuta

Tane Mahuta forest illustration

🌳 Part 1: Tane Mahuta - Multiple Choice

1. Who is Tane Mahuta in Māori mythology?

God of the sea

God of the forest

God of the sky

God of the earth

2. What does "tane" mean in Te Reo Māori?

Woman

Man

Child

Tree

3. Which of these are associated with Tane Mahuta? (Check all that apply)

Trees and forests

Birds

Fish

Insects

Plants

💪 Part 2: Taha Tinana (Physical Wellbeing)

4. What does "taha tinana" mean?

Mental health

Physical health

Spiritual health

Social health

5. How can we look after our taha tinana like Tane Mahuta looks after the forest?
6. Which activities help our taha tinana? (Check all that apply)

Eating healthy kai (food)

Getting enough sleep

Exercise and movement

Drinking water

Spending time in nature

🌿 Part 3: Te Reo Māori Vocabulary

7. Match the Te Reo Māori words with their English meanings:
1. Rākau
2. Manu
3. Ngahere
4. Tinana
5. Hauora
A. Body
B. Forest
C. Bird
D. Tree
E. Health/wellbeing
8. Fill in the blanks with the correct Te Reo Māori words:

Tane Mahuta is the atua (god) of the _____________ (forest). He looks after all the _____________ (trees) and _____________ (birds). We can learn from Tane Mahuta to care for our _____________ (body) and our _____________ (health).

🎨 Part 4: Creative Connection

9. Draw a picture showing how you can connect with nature like Tane Mahuta:
10. Write three ways you can honour Tane Mahuta by caring for your taha tinana:

1. _________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________

3. _________________________________________________

11. Complete this whakataukī (proverb): "He _____________ te tangata" (A person is like a tree)
12. Explain how trees in the forest work together, and how this teaches us about taha tinana:

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