Today the tamariki constructed a scene out of one of our favourite myths “ How Maui Slowed the Sun”
They built a pit for the sun to rise from and we decided after all of our practise that we would perform this at our morning mat time.
Samantha told the story loud and proud using pictures from the story ( and her amazing memory ) to lead the characters through the play.
Maui (Everly) and her brothers worked together in collaboration to weave Harakeke ropes to catch Tamanui Te Rā ( Blake) , the sun.
The brothers went “ over mountains, through rivers to the edge of the earth where the sun, Tamanui Te Rā rised up” Samantha told the story so beautifully to the tamariki.
After the great battle between brothers (Everly, Matthew, Lucy and Rylee) and the sun. Tamanui Te Rā ( Blake) said, “ I will go slower in the sky.”
Everyone cheered that the sun would go slow and our character took a bow. The audience clapped for a play well done!
We were responding to stories, using our imaginations, entertaining for a purpose, using loose parts to construct the scene for reenactment. Many of the tamariki had a turn at being the characters throughout the morning so we also shared too! We also always encourage the stories of Aotearoa where we can practise our te reo and become more familiar with the myths from the past.
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