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
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
This Matariki freebie printable may challenge you. By playing it over again you will quickly improve. Try it. There are so many games and activities that can be played/ included in the reo classroom. I will include them in … Read More
and no I don’t just mean the tamariki! YOU TOO…. because how many of us find ourselves in charge of kapa haka. This is often because we: have shown a little bit of interest can play the guitar (even if … Read More
Ngā mihi mō te tau hōu Māori! My favourite time of year and I’m glad to say this post is very late because I have been staying on a marae, (over) eating Māori kai, and doing all those things that … Read More
I had the privilege of being invited to Manurewa Central School and one of the first topics for discussion was this-correct pronunciation of te reo Māori. For so many of us we have tried unsuccessfully to pronounce te reo correctly, … Read More
Tūāhua-Statives Last week at Te Aupikitanga we were re-united with tūāhua. Here is some explanation and a link below to tōku reo for some whakaharatau. 1. Stative verbs in Māori are words that indicate a state, condition or quality (rather than an activity or an event-adjectives used … Read More
Fixed mindset vs growth mindset. As a teacher I practice growth mindset in the akomanga but as I am discovering I have been holding many fixed growth mindset thoughts as a learner. This year I decided to embark on a … Read More
