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Tupaia Reading Response activity
During October, New Zealand commemorates the first onshore meetings between Māori and Europeans. An important, but lesser-known, figure in this part of New Zealand’s history is the navigator and high priest Tupaia. His story is told in an article in the August 2019 Level 3 School Journal. This is suitable for Year 5 to Year 8 students.
This Tupaia Reading Response activity includes a print-and-go worksheet set out in a Must Do, Choose Two style. Build independence and student agency through providing choice.
I’ve also provided a PDF link to the journal article within this free resource.
Learn more about the history of New Zealand’s exploration with our Voyagers resources.
Aotearoa New Zealand Curriculum Links:
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Māori voyaging through the Pacific was deliberate and skilful and brought with it Pacific whakapapa and cultural identities. These identities were transformed over the centuries through adaptations to and relationships with the environment, and through the formation of hapū and iwi that eventually occupied Aotearoa New Zealand.
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What stories do hapū and iwi tell about their whakapapa and their voyaging and exploration?
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Year 4-6: Tūrangawaewae me te kaitiakitanga | Place and environment
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People adapted their technologies and tools to the new environment of Aotearoa New Zealand.
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How did mana whenua, early resource seekers, and settlers impact on the natural environment? How did mana whenua engage with early newcomers?
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