Whā - T4

Kei te pēhea te āhua o te rangi? - How’s the weather? -

Learning Objectives for this term:

Unit plan: https://tereomaori.tki.org.nz/Teacher-tools/Te-reo-Maori-lesson-plans/Curriculum-level-2/Kei-te-pehea-te-ahua-o-te-rangi-How-s-the-weather

Please refer to the lesson planning

Printable Resources

WEATHER

Achievement objective

I can communicate about the weather.

Learning intentions

I can :

describe the weather, using simple words or phrases.

Key Vocabulary and Phrases:

rangi day

paki fine

wera hot

mahana warm

makariri cold

tio freezing cold

mākū wet

ua rain

kapua cloudy

rā sun/sunny

hau wind

uira lightening

hukarere snow

marangai stormy

kohu fog

Describe the weather of the day:

He aha te huarere i tenei rā ?

How's the weather today?

He rangi paki. It's a fine day.

He rangi wera. It's a hot day.

He rangi kapua. It's a cloudy day.

He rangi makariri. It's a cold day.

He rangi ua. It's a rainy day.

He rangi mākū. It's a wet day.

He rangi mahana. It's a warm day.

He rangi marangai. It's a stormy day.

He rangi rā. It's a sunny day.

Talk about the weather:

Kei te pēhea te āhua ō te rangi?

What's the weather like today?

Kei te whiti te rā. The sun is shining.

Kei te pupuhi te hau. The wind is blowing.

Kei te heke te ua. The rain is falling.

Kei te heke te hukarere. The snow is falling.

Kei te tau te kohu. It's foggy.

Kei te paki. It's fine.

Kei te mākū . It's wet.

Kei te mahana. It's warm.

Kei te marangai. It's stormy.

Te+Huarere+Worksheet+4.1.pdf

FLASHCARDS

Flashcards to support vocabulary building for talking about the weather.

Ngā āhua o te huarere (The weather)

He kōrero ā-waea (Telephone conversation)

For more 'reomations' and resources to support teaching and learning about te huarere (the weather) go to:

https://hereoora.tki.org.nz/Unit-plans/Unit-4-Te-huarere

Read Along Text about Te Huarere (the weather)

Waiata involving Te Huarere (the weather)

Ngā tohu o Tāwhirimatea

Ko enei ngā tohu o Tāwhirimatea These are the signs of Tawhirimatea

Whiti mai te rā - echo The sun shines

Heke te ua - echo The rain falls

Kāpuapua - echo It's cloudy

Pupuhi te hau - echo The wind blows

Ko enei ngā tohu o Tāwhirimatea These are the signs of Tawhirimatea

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Purea nei e te hau - Scattered by the wind

Purea nei e te hau - Scattered by the wind

Horoia e te ua - washed by the rain

Whitiwhitia e te rā - and transformed by the sun

Mahea ake nga poraruraru - all doubts are swept away

Makere ana nga here - and all restrains are cast down

E rere wairua, e rere - Fly O free spirit, fly

Ki nga ao o te rangi - to the clouds in the heavens

Whitiwhitia e te rā - transformed by the sun

Mahea ake nga poraruraru - with all doubts swept away

Makere ana nga here - and all restrains cast down

Tihore Mai

Slow speed down to learn actions of this waiata:

Cultural Knowledge / Tikanga

Traditional Māori had many words and stories associated with the weather because of its influence on everyday life, especially on growing food and fishing. Tāwhirimātea is the kaitiaki (guardian) of the weather. He was one of the children of Ranginui (the sky father) and Papatūānuku (the earth mother). He didn’t agree with their separation, so he vented his anger by sending out:

ngā hau e whā (the four winds) – hauraki (north wind), hautonga (south wind), hauāuru (west wind), and haurāwhiti (east wind)
uanui (terrible rain), uaroa (long, continuous rain), and uawhatu (fierce hail-storms)
whaitiri (thunder)
uira (lightning).

The other children of Ranginui and Papatūānuku were:

• Tangaroa (associated with fish)

• Rongomātāne (associated with kūmara and cultivated food)

• Haumiatiketike (associated with fern roots and uncultivated food)

• Tānemahuta (associated with trees and birds)

• Tūmatauenga (associated with war).