The days of the week in Maori with their translation in English and Spanish

File Reference: 2007-06-Matariki-star-weaving-Hornby3 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries

Te Reo phrases for the classroom

A simple set of action cards to match the Māori version of "Hokey tokey!' You put your right hand in, you put your right hand out, you put your right hand in, and you shake it all about, you do the hokey tokey, and you turn yourself around, that's what it's all about! The cards are in Māori (with a brief English translation), and were designed for my hard-working-musically-minded-Mum to hold up for her students to see as the song progresses. The cards contain the key words from the lyrics…

Last year, all of the year five and six students made manu tukutuku to be shown at our annual Calf Club. The idea came from the book ‘Māori Art for Kids’ which you can find here. Here…

Our own wharenui. Each picture on the maihi represents something important to one student or the class just as the carvings on a meeting house might depict something about the hapu of that marae. On the amo are images of legends that resonate with the class.

Just so you can review what we have already learned - here is the skipping rhyme we love so much. It will help you remember the days of the week. Remember to make an action for each day to help your brain make the connections.

Welcome to Māori Language Week. (Click on the pictures for a larger view) These resources were either created by myself or come from Te Wanaga of Aoeteroa, with permission for classroom use. Please see more resources on Te Reo 4 Springston) We have really been working on our Te Reo this term and this is an excuse to learn even more. We would also like to make some resources to share with other shools to support their Te Reo Learning. These are some of the things we will be learning this…

My name is Finnian Galbraith and I am a year 11 student at Kāpiti College. I wrote this speech initially for a speech competition in 2014 because I see this ...

Another set of cards for my hard working Mum! These cards have been made to match the action song 'Pakipaki.' (this is her version of the song with some extras added in!) Mum prints, laminates and joins the cards in the corner with a jump ring, then flips the cards over as the song progresses to support her special needs learners. The cards include the Māori and English words for the action, plus a matching picture to scaffold all your little learners! This resources contains cards for…

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The Taniwha Alphabet