Manu māori-one of the names for native birds. Do you know the difference between Māori and māori? (If not you may find these useful.)They are so fascinating and beautiful-and yes there’s the odd cheeky one too. Some of them have … Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Thanks to those of you that kept asking when this rauemi would be finished. As some of you know it has taken much longer than anticipated.“Pai tū pai hinga na wai rā….ka oti” My mantra…..keep going. You will finish…lots of … Read More
