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
Nau mai, haere mai ki te wiki o te reo Māori. Hope you are having a successful week whatever your goals are.Ākitia te reo–encourage the language. If you haven’t seen the great resources from Te Taurawhiri here they are. (I love that they have … Read More
I am working on a package that I think (hope) will be pretty fun for the tamariki. Most kura will be involved with heaps of activities (in english) and it’s always great to be able to have some really engaging … 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
As teachers of te reo we need to provide students with many opportunities to use the language they are learning. However, students often do not get enough opportunity to use the language. I remember a wise person saying to me … Read More
I often get asked of digital tools to introduce topics or demonstrate the learning experience in the te reo Māori classroom. Here are three of my favourites that are pretty easy to use. Seriously, if I can use them anyone can. … Read More
