The Whakapapa of Ranginui and Papatuanuku

This week, we learnt more about the Atua and children of Ranginui and Papatuanuku. 

Haumiatiketike is the atua of wild and uncultivated foods. To explore our learning about Haumiatiketike, Ximena showed us some harakeke (flax) weaving she has been doing as harakeke is one of the children of Haumiatiketike. Then, we did some weaving.

Rūaumoko is the atua of earthquakes and volcanoes. Here is a story to learn more about this atua that we watched together.

After we learned about all of Ranginui and Papatuanuku's children, we did a sorting activity to sort who the atua's children belong to (e.g. Rongomātane's children are kūmara and carrots).

This afternoon we put together all of our learning so far and did some quick role plays of the whakapapa of Ranginui and Papatuanuku. Check out Seesaw to watch the videos.

Ask us at home to talk about the whakapapa of Ranginui and Papatuanuku!