EARLY CHILDHOOD

I mentioned yesterday my love for kids handprint art. Those tiny chubby fingers, stamped or traced, fill my keepsake boxes. If you should happen to feel the same way about tiny handprints - then you

This time of year is so crazy busy, but I’m happy to report that we had a great Gingerbread themed week of tot school last week. And we have all sorts of Christmasy Tot School fun going on for the next 2 weeks so stay tuned for that! Here were our plans for Gingerbread Week: […]

Bottle Top Painted Bee Hive with Hand Print Bees. This is such a sweet kids craft if you are interested in bees and insects!

Printable gingerbread play dough recipe. Create an invitation to make gingerbread playdough people with different materials for your preschoolers.

23 common commands and 6 common questions are listed on this fantastic chart in both Te Reo and English. Ideal for introducing everyday Maori language into classrooms

Te Whenua - The Land poster shows main geographical features with labels in Maori and English

Part of our Songs for Tamariki series - children love to sing, it helps them learn! This one teaches the children about identifying colours in both English and Maori.

Part of our Songs for Tamariki series - children love to sing, it helps them learn! This one teaches the children about identifying colours in both English and Maori.

Projeto Abelhas/ Educação Infantil. Bee activities/ preschool/ for kids

Te Roopū whanau minutes 12 March - 2015 Whanau arrived between 5.35 and 6.10 Rosie started with karakia - then we had a kai Whanau members present Whaea Georgie Ebs Rosie Whaea meta Ropes Vanessa Tarn Jahnke Sha Tuti and Tanya Katene Bevan Jo Haley Nic Apologies Shiree Bedford (Seamstress) Jayden’s Mum (Helen) Marisha 6:00 start karakia by Ropes Minutes read by Nic Election of Officers Chairperson Secretary Treasurer Committee Members ( All those present) General Business Chairperson…

Te Roopū whanau minutes 12 March - 2015 Whanau arrived between 5.35 and 6.10 Rosie started with karakia - then we had a kai Whanau members present Whaea Georgie Ebs Rosie Whaea meta Ropes Vanessa Tarn Jahnke Sha Tuti and Tanya Katene Bevan Jo Haley Nic Apologies Shiree Bedford (Seamstress) Jayden’s Mum (Helen) Marisha 6:00 start karakia by Ropes Minutes read by Nic Election of Officers Chairperson Secretary Treasurer Committee Members ( All those present) General Business Chairperson…

whanau are everything quote - Google Search

Days of The Week Nga ra o te wiki The days of the week http://vimeo.com/16917277 Colours Number http://www.digitaldialects.com/Maori/numbers_1I.htm http://www.digitaldialects.com/Maori/numbers_2I.htm Environment Greetings School Whanau Shape Nga ahua: Shapes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfvIMiuwObs Animals Conversation “The Educultural Wheel” Macfarlane’s (1997, 2004) work offers a framework for creating a Ma- ori perspective in schools. Bishop and Glynn (1999) are consistent with…

Colour wheel shows three primary colours, four secondary colours plus black and white. Clear and easy to read labels in Maori and English

Colour wheel shows three primary colours, four secondary colours plus black and white. Clear and easy to read labels in Maori and English

Mā is white, Whero is red, Kākāriki green.......... Such a Kiwi classic! Click here to download your free Māori copy here! Along with using them as prompts during singing (their original intention), these cards would also be perfect for printing and laminating to use as classroom posters. As well as the usual colours (red, yellow blue etc.) this set also contains the colours brown, grey, gold and silver - please let me know if your corner of the country uses alternate words for any of the…