Matariki

School wide ideas

Create soup for shared kai! Tamariki can prepare the veggies and add to slow cookers.
Organise a Matariki breakfast at your kura.
Have a school hui dedicated to celebrating Matariki - share artwork, stories and waiata.
Get your community involved in sharing/teaching tikanga

Art

art matariki-collaborative-colouring-activity-english-new-zealand.pdf

Collaborative kites

How to Draw Poupou art lesson.pdf

Draw the stars as poupou

Weave Stars

Simple kite making

Pastel stars

Harakeke stars

Can lanterns

Literacy

Matariki

This short explanation of a scientific phenomenon from a Maori perspective is about a group of stars.

Year 4 : Part 02 No. 02 : 2003 :

Celebrating Puonaga

Students from Ramanui School in Hawera are celebrating the arrival of the star Puanga.
Year 4 : L2 November : 2017 : 2-9

Playing Ki-o-Rahi

Room 15 are celebrating Matariki. As a part of their celebration they cook a hangi and play a traditional game called Ki-o-Rahi.
Year 5 : Part 02 No. 03 : 2010 : 28

Matariki Returns

In recent years, Maori have revived the celebration of Matariki, our indigenous New Year.

Year 7 : Connected No. 03 : 2003 : Pgs 8-11

Celebrating Matariki

This report provides information about how Matariki, the traditional Maori New Year, is celebrated by the Nga Puhi tribe in Kerikeri.Year 5 : Part 02 No. 02 : 2005 : Pgs 12-17

Lanterns for Matariki

The article describes the life cycle of kamo kamo and how they can be used to make lanterns to celebrate Matariki.Year 4 : Part 01 No. 3 : 2005 :

Making Manu Taratahi

He Matariki, the bilingual class at Kerikeri High School, used maths to help them make some cool traditional Maori kites called manu taratahi.
Year 6 : Part 04 No. 02 : 2006 : 16-21