**Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori** Flag Bundle

I am so happy to be able to offer these 5 products as a bundle!

They are a real fun activity, with the possibility of learning 52 words ncluded from the curriculum, 100 words every New Zealander should know and New Zealand cultural items!

“Te Whenua” are a collection of 18 landform or whenua flags, in both te reo Māori/English and te reo Māori only.

These words are components of many of our Aotearoa/New Zealand place names.

Learners will illustrate the kupu on the flag. Could be completed as a group activity and presented to the class.

Flags, banners, ensigns, haki, maitairangi, kara call them what you like. Tamariki love these and seeing them displayed around the classroom is empowering and represents a bicultural commitment to your learners enriching your teaching environment.

These would work well for any age group, primary, intermediate or secondary.

Te Whenua

• Whenua-land
• Motu-island
• Horowai-waterfall
• Ngahere-forest
• Awa-river
• Roto-lake
• Moana-sea
• Manga-stream
• Puke-hill
• Ara-path
• Rangi-sky
• Papatūānuku-earth mother
• Wai-water
• Whanga-harbour
• Puna- water spring
• One-sand/earth
• Mata-headland
• Maunga-mountain

#miniinqury #placenames #tūrangawaewae #myplace #tewhenua

These are weather words and phrases from Achievement Objective 2.2 from Te Aho Arataki Marau mō te Ako i Te Reo Māori - Kura Auraki
Curriculum Guidelines for Teaching and Learning Te Reo Māori in English-medium Schools: Years 1-13.

Whether you are learning these kupu or reinforcing them this will be a popular activity.

Ākonga choose a weather word and decorate the flag (adding other illustrations or phrases if they would like).

It is yet another simple way of adding more reo in to your learning environment.

Te Huarere-The weather phrases

• He aha te āhua o te rangi? -What’s the weather like?
• Kei te pēhea te āhua o te rangi? -What’s the weather like?

Kupu

• Kapua-cloud
• Hukarere-snow
• Āniwaniwa-rainbow
• Ua-rain
• Uira-lightning
• Hau-wind
• Āwhā-storm
• Paki-fine
• Makariri-cold
• Wera-hot
• Mākū-wet

Both te reo Māori only and te reo Māori-English

Locations-Tūwāhi

These are te reo Māori location words and phrases from Achievement Objective 1.5 from Te Aho Arataki Marau mō te Ako i Te Reo Māori - Kura Auraki
Curriculum Guidelines for Teaching and Learning Te Reo Māori in English-medium Schools: Years 1-13.

1.5 Communicate about location

Whether you are learning these kupu or reinforcing them this will be a popular activity-especially with taniwha as the main character!

Ākonga choose a location word and decorate the flag (adding other illustrations or phrases if they would like). There is a blank flag where they can say the taniwha is.

It is yet another simple way of adding more reo in to your learning environment.

Tūwāhi-Location

• Kei hea te taniwha? -Where is the taniwha??
• Kei (location) i te (object)? -What’s the weather like?

Tūwāhi

• Roto-in
• Waho-out
• Runga-above/up
• Raro below/down
• Mua-in front of
• Muri-behind

Te reo Māori only and te reo Māori/English

Aotearoa-Ngā Taonga-Flags

These bilingual flags have both the te reo Māori and English kupu.

This set of Aotearoa national Māori icons could inspire your learners to find out more information in an inquiry unit. They are words we should all know and have cultural relevance for everyone learning in a New Zealand school.

Flags include:

• Wharenui-meeting house
• Nguru-flute
• Pūtōrino-flute
• Heru-combs
• Kahu kiwi-kiwi cloak
• Wakahuia-treasure box
• Hue-gourds
• Poi
• Matau-fish hook
• Huruhuru huia-huia feather
• Taonga tuku iho-treasures passed down
• Piupiu
• Tiki
• Kete-kit
• Harakeke-flax
• Waka-canoe/hoe-paddle
• Taiaha-spear

These will inspire your ākonga to find out about some of our treasures. They can then string them up and decorate their space.

10 Whakataukī

The whakataukī are:

**Although small it is precious

**The bird that partakes in the miro owns the bush, the bird that partakes in knowledge owns the world

**The world is yours

**A person with narrow vision has restricted horizon
A person with wide vision has plenty of opportunities

**If you pluck out the centre shoot of the flax where will the bellbird sit?
If you ask me “What is the most important thing in the world?” I will tell you. “It is people. people people.

**The food of chiefs is dialogue

**Hold fast to faith, hope and love

**With my food basket and your food basket the people will be nourished

**Let me soar to the heavens so that I may reach my potential

**Only a small thing, given with love

The whakataukī have been carefully selected as they relate to growth mindset and values.

These are a print and go resource which means they require little preparation for the teacher :-) with a huge reward when they are completed.

Last but definitely not least awesome whakatauki in the form of a banner . Akonga can take home at the end of the week to display or gift!

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