Te Reo Māori

Te Reo Māori

Te harakeke, Te korari

Nga Taonga whakarere iho

O te rangi, O te whenua, O nga tupuna

Homai he oranga mo matou

Tihei mauri ora.

(flax, the treasure passed down to us by the sky, the land the ancestors give us health, for our life force.)


Task 10: How to make a Porotaka

Learn how to weave a Porotaka. A porotaka is a flax windmill.

They’re lots of fun to play with in the wind!

SKM_C458-C420060216040 (1).pdf

Task 8: Pukana!

Challenge your classmates at this fun and active traditional Māori game. (Groups of 5 or more people required)

Task 9: What is a pepehā?

Learn about the purpose and significance of a pepehā in the Māori culture. Plan your pepehā on the template provided in your Topic Folder titled 'Topic Task 9: What is a pepehā?'

Use this website to publish your pepehā. Email it to your classroom teacher to print.

https://pepeha.nz/

Task 6: Māori language games

This is an interactive website where you can learn more about numbers, animals, fruit & veggies, and build your vocabulary as well.


Use the link below to access the website

https://www.digitaldialects.com/Maori.htm

Task 7: Māori Myths and Legends!

The stories we share encapsulate the beauty and richness of our Māori culture. Our whakapapa (genealogy) and our language (reo), our unique perspectives of the world (te ao Māori) and all the other wonderful things pertaining to Māoridom.

Task 5: Poi Toa Game

Learn how to play this fun game using Poi Toa. Watch the video and write instructions to teach your class!

Task 4: Poi Toa

Learn how to make a Poi Toa by watching the tutorial video.

Please remember that Poi Toa are different from performance Poi used during Kapa Haka. Do not use your "performance" Poi as a Poi Toa as that is not what they are for!


Task 3: Te Ao Kori (the world of movement) is a Māori celebration of life through movement and its many expressions. We have selcted two Te Ao Kori activities for you to learn and teach to your whānau. You could even ask your teacher if you can organise a Google Meet with your class to run a Whanowhano competition!

Task 1: https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/harakeke/

Learn about harakeke and how this fan shaped plan represents the whānau. It is also important to learn Māori tikanga that you should be aware of, before cutting harakeke.

Task 2: Have you got harakeke in your backyard?

If you have harakeke in your backyard or you are able to safely cut some, practise making cyrsanthemum flowers using the YouTube clip to help you.

Take a photo and send it to Mrs Moka lizm@ais.school.nz and Miss Poasa juliap@ais.school.nz