He - Introduction Activities

You must complete these activities before you complete the specific 'he' lessons below.

Hei mahi:

1. Follow this link, and read through the notes on the various uses of 'he' and 'he aha'. Pay attention to the different examples. You do not need to copy any notes at this stage.

He/Te/Ngā

E.g. He pukapuka - a/some books

Te pukapuka - the book (singular)

Ngā pukapuka - the books (plural)

Hei mahi:

1. Go to page 9 of the Reo Māori o Nāianei book 1 textbook, and read through the table on 'Articles'
2. Note how there are 3 articles included on the table: he - some / te - the (singular) / ngā - (plural)
3. Copy the Articles table into your book (you can write a shortened version of the paragraph of notes under the te/ngā examples.
4. Note: he/te/ngā can be used with people or objects
5. Complete hei mahi tuatahi, tuarua, tuatoru and tuawhā on page 10 of the Reo Māori o Nāianei 1 textbook.
6. Using your device, find 6 pictures of things or people (some singular and some plural) and put them on your google doc (add the heading for this lesson and the date). Get into pairs, and take turns at showing each other one of the pictures you have on your doc. Your partner must then say a 'he/te/ngā' sentence about the picture. Keep practising until each of you have said a 'he/te/ngā sentence' about each of your 6 pictures.
7. On your google doc below each picture, write 2 of the 'he/te/ngā' sentences you or your partner came up with during the last task.

He - for describing

E.g. He Putiputi tērā / That's a flower

He wahine kaha ia / She is a strong women

Hei mahi:

1. Follow this link to a power point the introduces how to use 'he' to describe people, places and things (junior levels, the teacher will take you through the PowerPoint and the examples).
2. Study the examples, and complete the tasks on the power point slides.
3. Using the Te Mātāpuna textbook, read through the examples of 'he descriptive sentences' on pages 96-97, then copy 4 of them into your book, an translate them.
4. Using the Reo Māori o Nāianei 1 textbook, use the notes you have just taken, to help you to complete mahi 22 on page 23. Once finished, check your answers in the back of the textbook.
5. Using the Te Mātāpuna textbook, translate the 'he' sentences on page 98 in your book.
6. In your book, draw a picture of yourself, then use the following structure to write 6 x 'he' sentences about yourself - structure: 'he tama/kōtiro + adjective + au' - I am a (adjective) girl/boy. E.g 'He kōtiro hari au' - I am a happy girl.
7. Complete this worksheet and glue it into your book.

Extension Pānui task:

• In your book, translate the Conversation Practice text on page 24 of Reo Māori o Nāianei 1.

He + tēnei/tēnā/tērā - Saying what something is or will be

E.g. He pēpī tēnei / this is a baby

He waka tērā / That is a car

Hei mahi:

1. Copy the notes and examples below into your book:

This example of 'he' sentences uses the determiners 'tēnei/tēnā/tērā' or their plural forms 'ēnei/ēnā/ērā' to say what something is or will be.

The order of the sentence remains the same - 'he + object + determiner'

Here are some examples:

• He tūru tēnā / that (near you) is a chair
• He putiputi ēnēi / these are flowers
• He pene ērā / those are pens

2. Using the Reo Māori o Nāianei 1 textbook, complete mahi 25 (pg 25), and mahi 27 (pg 27). Check your answers after you complete each activity to make sure you are on the right track.

He aha - What is/was/were/are?

E.g. He aha tērā? - He pene tērā / what is that? Its a pen

He aha ēnei? - He rīwai ēnei / what are these? These are potatoes

Hei mahi:

1. Watch this video, on how to use 'he aha' plus the determiner 'tēnei' to ask what something is or was.
2. Also watch this video, that demonstrates how to use use 'he aha' with the determiner 'tērā.' Note that any of the determiners or their plural forms, can be used with 'he aha.'
3. The teacher will take you through this slideshow on how to ask and answer 'he aha tēnei/tēnā/tērā' questions (seniors will go through the slideshow themselves if completing for homework).
4. Using the Reo Māori o Nāianei textbook, copy the 'he aha' notes from the bottom of page 25 into your book.
5. Get a Te Mātāpuna textbook and look at the 'he aha' notes on page 29. Notes how you will use a different determiner (e.g. tēnei/tēnā) when you ask and answer a 'he aha' question. For example, if you ask someone - 'he aha tēnei' they will respond according to where the item is in relation to themselves, by saying 'he + object + tēnā'.
6. Copy the 'He Tikanga Reo' table from the bottom of page 29 (Te Mātāpuna) into your book.
7. Complete Mahi 26 (page 26) of Reo Māori o Nāianei 1 textbook. Once completed, check your answers
8. Using the Te Mātāpuna textbook, complete the Hei Mahi on pages 30 & 31.
9. Follow this link and complete the translation activity. Once you have completed all of the translations correctly, copy 3 of the examples and their translations, into your book.

Extra tasks:

1. Whakarongo: Using the Reo Māori o Nāianei textbook and the accompanying CD, complete the whakarongo task on page 27.
2. In your Te Mātāpuna homework book, complete the 'he/he aha'tasks on 17 & 37 (CHECK).

He aha kei.....i te/nga.....? - What is under/on/in.......the.......?

E.g. He aha kei runga i te pouaka? / What is on the box? - He pukapuka kei runga i te pouaka / A book is on the box

He aha kei roto i te kāpata? / What is inside the cupboard? - He pene kei roto i te kāpata / A pen is in the cupboard

Hei Mahi:

1. Using the Te Mātāpuna textbook, study Te Whakamārama 2.8 on page 37. Note how a 'he aha - what' sentence has been combined with a 'kei - location' sentence to ask - 'what is located at a specific location?'
2. Copy the 4 pictures and sentences from Te Whakamārama 2.8 into your book.
3. Using the Te Mātāpuna textbook, complete the Hei Mahi on page 37-38.
4. In pairs, each of you need to find 4 x classroom or personal items, and put them somewhere around where you are sitting. You must then write a 'he aha....kei....' question and answer sentence about each of the 4 items your partner has positioned for you.

Te Mātāpuna Workbook:

• Complete exercise 9.1 on page 22.

He aha te utu? / What is the price?

E.g. He aha te utu mō te ika? - What is the price for the fish?

E rua tāra te utu mō te ika - The fish costs two dollars ($2.00)

Hei mahi:

1. Follow this link and read through the notes on how to ask and answer what the price of something is.
2. Copy the 'Hei Tauira' (examples) and some notes into your book. You mate re-write the notes from the web page in your own words. Once you have written the notes and examples into your book, complete the activity below. Once you have finished the activity, copy 4 of the examples (English & Māori) into your book below your notes.
3. Using the Te Mātāpuna textbook, look at the notes on page 106 about how to say how much something costs. Take note of the vocab for dollar and cents, and add them to your Kupu booklet if they are new words to you.
4. Look at the examples of the 'he aha te utu' questions and answers on page 107, then copy 4 of the questions and answers into your book. Now, translate the 4 questions and answers into English.
5. Complete the Hei Mahi on pages 108 and 109 in your book. Once finished, go through your answers with a classmate and check that they are all correct. The teacher will also go through the answers with you.

Workbook/extras:

• Te Mātāpuna Workbook Page 57
• This video provides an explanation of the question and answer structure, plus a short role play of examples.

He aha te wā/tāima? - What is the time?

E.g. He aha te wā? Rua tekau karaka te wā / What is the time? The time is 2 o'clock

He aha te wā? Tekau meneti mai i te toru karaka te wā / The time is ten minutes to three.

Hei mahi:

1. Follow this link to a page of notes and examples of how to tell the time. Read through the notes and familiarise yourself with the structures.
2. Copy the notes and examples into your book.
3. Using the Te Pūkaki textbook, complete the time telling activities from page 124 -131. For each activity you need to study the Te Whakamārama (example/explanation) and cop 2 examples from the Te Whakamārama into your book, then complete the following Hei Mahi (activity in the red section). Refer back to your notes if you get stuck. You may work with a neighbour, but you must complete all exercises in your own book.