Inclusion of Matauranga Maori into VLNP Language Course Design

Matariki

Teaching Ideas

Comparing New Year traditions across cultures.

Starting point for unit goal setting, using the target language future tense.

Arts and craft: stars, flax flowers. Use instructions in target language.

Matariki: about the Māori New Year and how to celebrate itMatariki is a time to gather with friends and family and reflect on the year that has been and plan for the year ahead. Here's a quick explainer.

Matariki for kids (ChCh City Library)

Matariki for kidsMatariki for tamariki Matariki is the Māori name for the star cluster known as Pleiades. The full name is "Ngā mata a te Ariki Tawhirimātea…

This website provides information on Matariki, stories and traditions about Matariki and arts and crafts. You can probably find some of the stars in the arts and craft section in your TL online.

Some free resources from

The Te Reo Māori classroom

Here you can find resources such as making a Matariki star card - you could use TL instructions to make them or add wishes and goals in the TL.

The website has more freebies for other Te Reo related topics.

Classroom resources by Te Papa

Matariki classroom resourcesDelve deeper into the meaning of Matariki through inspiring activities and lesson plans.

These classroom resources aim to raise your students’ awareness of Matariki, the Māori New Year.

They include:

information about the relevance of Matariki to Māori
practical activities for your classroom
Māori vocabulary lists to extend your students reo Māori
reo Māori Māori language
cross-curricular links with Te Whāriki, as well as The New Zealand Curriculum (Social Sciences, Science, Literacy, and Learning Languages).