Tōia Mai te waka nei
Kūmea mai te waka nei
Ki te tākotō rangai tākotō ai
Tiriti te manamotuhake
Te tangi a tē manu e
Pipiwharauroa
Kui kui kui, whiti, whiti ora
Hui e, taike e!
Monday, May 31, 2021
Monday, May 24, 2021
He aha tenei pukapuka
Task: Partner up and write a basic story in Māori using the question and answer template below. Completed stories will be published and used as teaching tools in the junior school.
The story needs to be at least 10 pages long and must include pictures and words. The pictures can be drawings, animations or photos you have taken yourself.
Some examples of things you can do is classroom objects, animals, colours or numbers.
Question
He aha tēnei? What is this?
He aha tēnā? What is that? (nearby)
He aha tērā? What is that over there? (at distance from the speaker)
Answer
He _______ tēnei. This is a ________.
He _______ tēnā? That is a ________.
He _______ tērā? That over there is a __________.
Example:
Q: He aha tēnei?
A: He kurī tēnei.
Reminder!
Always use macrons where needed, adding a macron or not having one where necessary can change the word completely.
Sunday, May 16, 2021
Juniors - Māori bookmark
Design a Māori bookmark.
Vocabulary
To read - pānui
Book - pukapuka
Kowhaiwhai pattern - Tradition Māori art (example below)
Koru - A spiral shape often used in kowhaiwhai patterns.
Fun fact: Carvings tell the story of our tīpuna (ancestors). Every carving you see is a carved story of the past, the present or the future.
Practice the koru shape over and over again in order to get better. It's not as easy as it looks.
Sunday, May 9, 2021
Māori Dictionary - Senior
For this challenge you are going to pick 5-10 words that you would use in your everyday life and find their Māori translation. Take these words and create an engaging DLO to showcase the new words you have learnt.
Example:
Computer - rorohiko
I use my rorohiko at school to support my learning.
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