Different Greetings

Knowing when and how to use different greeting in Māori can be daunting. If you're unsure or just want a reminder than look know further. Farzana has put together a helpful reminder or the differences between tena koe, tena korua and tena koutou. 

If you are greeting a whole class of children which greeting would you use?

If you were greeting the Prime minister which greeting would you use? 

If you were greeting your friends grandparents which greeting would you use?

Comment below with the answers.

Greetings - Te Raumati and Chisa's work

 

Our students have been learning how to greet people and how the greeting changes based on the number of people there are. 

They have also been learning to say the following sentences.

Here is the book - Anei te pukapuka

Here is a book - Anei a pukapuka

Here is your book - Anei to pukapuka

Leave a comment with your here is sentence and see if we can read what you've said.

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. 

Kahoot

Challenge

Make a kahoot for your friends about one of the following three categories:

• Numbers, 10 upwards
• Classroom objects
• Feelings/Emotions

Your kahoot should be 15+ questions long.

SONG - Tui