Wahanga Tuatahi
Term One
Term One
Taumata 1 Level 1
Students should be able to:
1.1 greet, farewell, and acknowledge people and respond to greetings and acknowledgments
1.2 introduce themselves and others and respond to introductions
1.3 communicate about numbers, using days of the week, months and dates
1.4 communicate about personal information, such as name, parents’ and grandparents’ names, iwi, hapū, mountain and river, or home town and place of family origin
1.5 communicate about location
1.6 understand and use simple polite conventions, for example, ways of acknowledging people, expressing regret and complimenting people
1.7 use and respond to simple classroom language (including asking for the word to express something in te reo Māori).
Possible Learning and Assessment Activities Level 1
Taumata 1
Taumata 2 Level 2
Students should be able to:
2.1 communicate about relationships between people
2.2 communicate about possessions
2.3 communicate about likes and dislikes, giving reasons where appropriate
2.4 communicate about time, weather, and seasons
2.5 communicate about physical characteristics, personality, and feelings.
Taumata 2
Taumata 3 Level 3
Students should be able to:
3.1 communicate, including comparing and contrasting, about habits, routines and customs
3.2 communicate about events and where they take place
3.3 give and follow directions
3.4 communicate, including comparing and contrasting, about how people travel
3.5 communicate about immediate past activities.
Possible Learning and Assessment Activities Level 3
Taumata 4 Level 4
Students should be able to:
4.1 request, offer, accept, and decline things, invitations and suggestions
4.2 communicate about plans for the immediate future
4.3 communicate about obligations and responsibilities
4.4 give and seek permission or agreement
4.5 communicate about the quality, quantity and cost of things.