To'oto'o

NIAN, THE NEW YEAR MONSTER

Complete these tasks below:

1. Re-read the story we read together (Nian, The New Year Monster) independently.

2. Watch these videos about the Lunar New Year:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm9LJC_5g2o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhSv7mWanzc

3. Create a google slide about the Chinese/Lunar New Year telling us more about what the Chinese New Year is all about

Your 2nd task today is to watch this Samoan Myth and Legend we know very well called "Sina ma le Tuna"

CLICK HERE to view the video

1. Once you have watched the video I want you to create your own Google Draw telling us about your favourite character in the story. If you're not sure about certain things you can write what you think they might be like.

2. I want you to write a list of all the uses us pacific island people use coconuts/niu for e.g. cup for the ava at the ava ceremony.

3. Rewrite the story but change the animal instead of an eel, what animal would you choose and change how the story takes place.