- LI: Identify Matariki as the Māori New Year and explain its cultural importance.
- LI: Explain how the rising of Matariki signaled a time of celebration, reflection, and preparation.
- LI: Create a piece of work that expresses their understanding of the significance of the Matariki stars.
To explore Matariki we worked collaboratively to complete a series of challenges.
Something I learnt was Matariki is a time for remembrance of your ancestors, a time for family’s get together, celebrate the new year and planning for the future.
My favourite challenge was birds and Matariki because it made me think about the stars that they represent and learning the different names of the birds.