Kupe-he’s the man!
Back to school and there will be no stopping after next week with plenty of’ mahi to get through!I spent last weekend up at Paihia and it was just exciting watching the preparations for Waitangi day begin.. I had heaps … Read More
Te Reo Maaori Story Book Recordings Online!
This is great! You may have these pukapuka in your resource room or library.The recordings are really good and all in te reo Māori. Something to put in your reading program next year! Short and sweet blog today 🙂 But … Read More
Te Reo, Whakataukii and Growth Mindset
The question I hear most often is “How can I incorporate more te reo into my classroom when I’m still learning myself?” It is a question I love! I have discussed games and activities, waiata and videos/apps. There are many … Read More
Ka taea e koe……you can!
One of my favourite phrases! YOU CAN! You CAN-(I know you can) or YOU can (see I knew you could) Oh my goodness it’s great to be back blogging again. I have spent three weeks in Asia and on return … Read More
Flips and flaps
I have always loved putting a “flap” on top of pictures,words puzzles etc. This is one of the pages in a “Ngā tae” colour scrapbook I made. It is one of the large scrappies and every page has a compilation … Read More
Te Reo Taumaahekeheke Challenge
The Challenge Let’s bring these kupu into mainstream kōrero e hoa mā. Whether it’s in the akomanga (classroom) tari (office) papa tākaro (playground) or on the bus/train-let’s make these kupu Māori everyday language.By playing this “fortune teller/cootie catcher” game we … Read More
Ana hii! Karawhiua!
I had a teaching session taking a friends class to introduce them to Taumāhekeheke o te Ao. I wanted to try out my resources to get some feedback from the tamariki and see whether the activities were engaging. We watched … Read More
Olympics-let’s not forget the teina!
For our teina or to complement the senior resource is this one. The good thing about making resources over and over is that I now know all the kupu for the Olympic sports.In fact, the beauty of teaching te reo … Read More
Whakatauki for Olympians!
Whakataukī in Olympic resource I love beginning any topic with a whakataukī (proverb). They are so wise and often have several layers of meaning. As part of the Olympic resource I chose the good old “Whāia te iti kahurangi ki te … Read More
