Āheinga Reo | Grammar Units

This resource teaches learners how to form descriptive sentences in te reo Māori using Rereāhua structures. Ākonga build language to describe people, places, and objects using accurate word order and a strong bank of descriptive vocabulary.

• Learn the structure of descriptive sentences and how descriptions are placed in a sentence

• Use adjectives and intensifiers to upgrade simple kōrero into more detailed meaning

• Expand vocabulary for describing appearance, emotions, and environments

• Create descriptions through tasks like profile-writing, “guess who/what” challenges, and scene-based storytelling

By the end of this resource, learners can confidently describe the world around them using Rereāhua patterns.

This resource teaches learners how to use i and ki correctly across common sentence types. Ākonga learn how these particles shape meaning through location, direction, time reference, and indirect objects.

• Identify the function of i and ki in everyday sentence patterns

• Choose the correct particle based on meaning (to, at, in, toward, for)

• Apply i and ki through sentence-building, translations, and quick-fire challenges

• Use tasks such as movement instructions, mini-missions, and “where to / where at” sentence battles

By the end of this resource, learners can confidently use i and ki to strengthen sentence clarity and correctness.

This resource strengthens learner ability to talk about when things happen using Rerewā sentence structures. Ākonga learn key time expressions and how to structure sentences that communicate time clearly.

• Use vocabulary for time, days, months, seasons, and routine-based language

• Structure sentences to show when events occur and how often they happen

• Express past, present, and future meaning using clear Rerewā patterns

• Apply time language through tasks like planning a week, recounting a moment, or building a timeline of events

By the end of this resource, learners can communicate events across time using accurate Rerewā structures.

This resource supports learners to understand and form passive sentence structures using Rerehāngū patterns. Ākonga learn passive endings and how meaning shifts when passive voice is used.

• Identify passive markers such as -tia, -hia, -kia, -mia and apply them correctly

• Convert active sentences into passive forms to change sentence focus

• Understand how verbs shift and how passive changes emphasis

• Apply passive structures through tasks like news headlines, mystery case reports, “what happened here?” clues, and formal-style rewriting

By the end of this resource, learners can form passive sentences confidently using Rerehāngū structures.

This resource introduces learners to kupu whakarite and figurative reo Māori such as whakataukī, idioms, metaphor, and imagery. Ākonga learn how meaning is expressed beyond literal language.

• Recognise common figurative expressions and how they communicate layered meaning

• Understand whakataukī and idioms in context and what message they carry

• Interpret metaphor and imagery in Māori language across kōrero and written texts

• Create their own figurative lines through whakataukī matching, metaphor challenges, and creative writing prompts

By the end of this resource, learners can interpret and use figurative language to strengthen meaning and expression.

This resource supports learners to express states, feelings, and conditions using Reretūoti stative sentence structures. Ākonga learn how to describe how someone is, feels, or appears using correct patterns.

• Understand how stative sentences work and how they differ from action sentences

• Use common stative verbs and state-based language to describe emotions and condition

• Express wellbeing, energy, mood, and personal reactions accurately

• Apply stative reo through tasks like mood check-ins, character descriptions, “hot takes” statements, and reaction-style kōrero

By the end of this resource, learners can confidently describe states and feelings using Reretūoti patterns.