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Ranginui and Papa Stories
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Ranginui and Papa Stories
🌌 Part 1: Understanding the Story
1. Who is Ranginui in the Māori creation story?
The Sky Father
The Earth Mother
The Sun God
2. Who is Papa in the Māori creation story?
The Sky Father
The Earth Mother
The Moon Goddess
3. What happened when Ranginui and Papa were separated?
The world was created with space for light and life
Everything became dark forever
The ocean disappeared
4. Fill in the blanks:
Ranginui is the _____________ and Papa is the _____________.
💭 Part 2: Thinking About the Story
5. Why do you think Ranginui and Papa were holding each other so tightly?
6. How do you think their children felt being squashed between them?
7. Why is this story special to Māori people? Write one reason.
🎨 Part 3: Creative Response
8. Draw a picture showing Ranginui (sky) above and Papa (earth) below after they were separated. Show what can grow and live in the space between them.
9. Retell the story in your own words. Use these sentence starters:
Ranginui is the _________________________________
Papa is the ____________________________________
When they were separated, _________________________
_________________________________________________
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