Developing Kaiako confidence is key to ensuring that our aakonga are engaging in relevant and authentic learning. Before taking Ngaa Pou into your spaces, it is vital that you spend time, as a staff, unpacking the koorero within each pou.
In small groups, read the story, Te Koopu Maania, in Te Reo Maaori.
Highlight the kupu (words) that you know.
Highlight the kupu that are unknown.
Use Te Aka to translate the words.
Use these translations to try to make sense of the story.
Check your translation against the English version of the story.
Use drama, music, blocks, or drawing to represent the key ideas in the story.
Use the Te Tuia model to further your own learning about Te Koopu Maania.
Explore the Cambridge Histories website.
Visit Te Koopu Maania marae in Hamilton, or explore the information presented throughout Tamahere village on signposts, art works, and in Tamahere Reserve.
Visit a kura/centre who has used Te Koopu Maania in their space.
Last updated May 2024