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Tamariki recreate a Māori pūrākau

Tamariki/children recreate a Māori legend in class

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

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Rights: Hillcrest Kindergarten
Published: 20 June 2021Size: 69.78 KB
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