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Tamariki recreate a Māori legend

Tamariki/children recreate a Māori legend in class

Using cloth props and imagination, children lived the characters from Peter Gossage’s In the Beginning . Legends are ideal for enhancing cultural awareness.

Rights: Hillcrest Kindergarten

Published: 20 June 2021,Updated: 20 June 2021Size: 69.78 KB

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