DAY 1: In the Beginning...Activity 1: The Legend of New Zealand (SLJ)
DAY 1: IN THE BEGINNING...
Activity 1: The Legend of New Zealand [4 points]
According to Māori mythology, much of Aotearoa New Zealand was formed when Māui, a powerful demigod, fished it out of the sea. Legend has it that Māui created a magical fish hook from the jawbone of his grandmother and that one day he took his hook, boarded a boat, and rode out into the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Once at sea, he threw his magical hook into the water and caught a fish. This ‘fish’ was actually the North Island of New Zealand! In honour of this legend, the North Island of New Zealand is sometimes referred to as Te Ika a Māui or ‘Māui’s fish’ and the South Island of New Zealand is sometimes referred to as Te Waka a Māui or ‘Māui’s canoe’.
To learn more cool facts about New Zealand, check out the Tourism NZ website. Read the fun facts posted on the website and choose your ‘Top 3.’ On your blog, post your ‘Top 3 Fun Facts’ about NZ in your own words.
FACT 1
There are no snakes in the country
if you didn't know NZ (new zealand) is one of the several countrys around the globe that have never or have no snakes at all not even a single 1 not even in the zoo because snakes are ilegal in zoos which is kind of a relief because i'm scared of snakes and i would never want to go to the zoo ever.
FACT 2
Popular and famous movies made here in nz
did you the most popular movies made here in the country
include ‘Once were Warriors',The Whale Rider,The Piano’ and the ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST FACT 3
2 national athems
did you know NZ is one of the only 3 countrys around the world
that have 2 offical athems. the first athem is god save the queen and
2nd is god defend nz
those are the 3 facts i chose about this beautiful country
hope you enjoyed reading them.
TASK DESCRIPTION:This week on day 1 for SLJ(summer learning journey) we have been learning about nz and also cool facts about nz. for this task we had to go onto a cool website called tourisum NZ website the links up top if you wanna vist that site anyway after we had got on the website we had to read facts and choose 3 of our favorite top facts. after that we had to write the 3 facts but in our own words here are my 3 fun top facts about this beautiful country NZ.
Popular and famous movies made here in nz
did you the most popular movies made here in the country
include ‘Once were Warriors',The Whale Rider,The Piano’ and the ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST FACT 3
2 national athems
did you know NZ is one of the only 3 countrys around the world
that have 2 offical athems. the first athem is god save the queen and
2nd is god defend nz
those are the 3 facts i chose about this beautiful country
hope you enjoyed reading them.
TASK DESCRIPTION:This week on day 1 for SLJ(summer learning journey) we have been learning about nz and also cool facts about nz. for this task we had to go onto a cool website called tourisum NZ website the links up top if you wanna vist that site anyway after we had got on the website we had to read facts and choose 3 of our favorite top facts. after that we had to write the 3 facts but in our own words here are my 3 fun top facts about this beautiful country NZ.
Tēnā koe Hilary
ReplyDeleteMy name is Izzy and i am part of the Summer Learning Journey team that gets to read your blog posts this summer.
You have picked some very interesting facts to share about New Zealand. I love that you didn’t just write a fact but you added a reason as to why you found them interesting. That makes that facts so much more exciting to read.
Have you ever seen a snake in real life before? I can understand why you wouldn't like them. They slither everywhere and it can be a bit unsettling.
I love the fact about New Zealand having two national anthems. I wonder what the other two countries that have two are? Do you know?
I look forward to reading more from you!
Bye for now,
Izzy