Monday, March 21, 2022

Whānau - Jr School

 Vocabulary 

Whānau - Family

Māmā - Mum












Pāpā - Dad












Koro - Grandfather












Kuia - Grandmother












Tuakana - older sibling of the same gender












Teina or Tena  (both are correct spelling) - younger sibling of the same gender












Tuahine - sister of a boy












Tungāne - brother of a girl












Activity

Create a family portrait using traditional Māori koru's. 

Step 1) Practice your koru's on a whiteboard or scrap paper. 

Step 2) Draw and colour a koru to represent each family member.

Step 3) Glue them to a piece of black paper.

Step 4) Label your family members using the terminology above. 







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