Te Ao Māori

Te Reo Māori with Whaea Amy

Kei te pēwhea koe?

LISTEN: to and watch this video about how to ask and answer "Kei te pēwhea koe?

TALK: with your whanau about how you feel today. Is it the same as yesterday?

DO: Practice asking a person at your house how they are in Te Reo Māori. Pause at the end of the video for some ideas.

SHARE: Take a video or photo of yourself showing how you are feeling today. Send it to your teacher with the sentence "Kei te _______ ahau.

Tatau ki Tekau - Counting to 10

WATCH: Whaea Amy's video - counting to 10 in Te Reo Māori

TALK: with your whanau about things you could count at your house. Teach them to count in Te Reo Māori.

DO: Count objects around your home in Te Reo Māori - how many toothbrushes? Apples? People?

SHARE: Take a photo or video of your expert counting in Te Reo Maori!

Counting - Teen and -Ty

WATCH: Listen to and watch Whaea Amy's video about counting teen numbers and skip counting in tens in Te Reo Māori.

TALK: about how Te Reo teen numbers fit in with place value - tens and ones with your whanau.

DO: Find some things to count with a total greater than 10. Count them i Te Reo Māori.

SHARE: Take a photo or short video of yourself to share with your teacher.

Te Anuhe Tino Hiakai


WATCH: listen to and watch He Anuhe Tino Hiakai by Eric Carl read by Whaea Amy

TALK: What else is tino ataahua (very beautiful) around your house?

DO: Design your own tino ataahua purerehua (butterfly) using any resources which you have at home. Think about the kai that it might like to eat.

SHARE: Take a photo of your purerehua and share with your teacher!

Kei te Pēwhea te Huarere i Tenei Rangi?

WATCH: Listen to and watch Whaea Amy talk about the weather in Te Reo Māori.

TALK: What is your favourite type of weather? Why?

DO: Take a photo of the weather at your house today. Practice asking and answering the question in the video - kei te pēwhea te huarere i tenei range? Kei te......... Maybe you could call a whanau member or friend and ask them about the weather at their house too.

SHARE: Send your photo and sentence to your teacher.

Kei Whea te Taika?


WATCH: this video about how to ask and answer where things are in Te Reo Māori.

TALK: about kupu wahi (location words) with your whanau.

DO: Practice hiding an object in places around your home, and using the sentence structure "Kei whea te _______? and "kei _____ i te _____.

SHARE: Take a photo of your object and write a sentence which tells your teacher where it is. Use the early screens in the video to help you if you need.

Peter Gossage Maui Series

Watch and read along to the Maui stories with an adult or older sibling. More stories will be added weekly.

The Fish of Maui

How Maui Slowed the Sun

How Maui Found his Mother