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Programme overview – Ka Mau te Wehi!

This overview summarises curriculum links, Learning intentions, new vocabulary, explanations of specific language features and useful information about tikanga (customary practices) for the units of work in Ka Mau te Wehi!

Unit 1: Ata mārie – Good morning

Suggested curriculum link

1.1

Learning intentions

Learn pronunciation, Māori alphabet, basic greetings

New words

Kia ora, tēnā koe, ata mārie, ka kite anō, e hoa, haeretamariki mā, e noho rā, whaea, matua, tō, taku, kai, parakuihi

He kōrero whakamārama – Explanations

Why ask, “Where are you from?”
What is a macron?

Supporting stories and songs

Song: Te Arapū Māori

Unit 2: Kei te haere ki te kura – Going to school

Suggested curriculum links

1.2, 1.5, 2.5

Learning intentions

Learn how to introduce people and greet others, respond to greetings, express feelings
Introduce idioms
Learn Māori names for New Zealand, North and South Islands

New words

Ko [name] tēnei, Ko [name] au, kei te pēhea, kōrua, kaumātua, e kī rā!, hiamoe, pōuri, harikoa, hiakai, makariri, riri, aroha mai, haere, tātou, Aotearoa, Te Ika-a-Māui, Te Waka-a-Māui, Te Wai Pounamu, Te matau-a-Māui, Te tuarā o te ika, Te manawa o te ika, Te hiku o te ika, Te upoko o te ika, Te karu o te ika, Te punga o te waka-a-Māui

He kōrero whakamārama – Explanations

Kīwaha: e kī rā, ka mau te wehi!, tūmeke!

Supporting stories and songs

Story: Te Ika-a-Māui

Unit 3: Nō hea tō whānau? – Where is your family from?

Suggested curriculum links

1.2, 1.7

Learning intentions

Learn to say “yes” and “no”, terms of address, idiom, express likes

New words

Ko wai tō kaiako? Kia tere! taihoa, nē? ā, kāo, kāore, he pai a [name] ki a koe, kāore i te pai a [name] ki au

He kōrero whakamārama – Explanations

Use of nē
Use of whāea
Use of matua

Unit 4: Waea mai – Ring me

Suggested curriculum links

1.4, 1.7

Learning intentions

Learn how to count from 1 to 100
Learn how to ask who and where someone is
Learn how to say this and that

New words

Tahi, rua, toru, whā, rima, ono, whitu, waru, iwa, tekau, tekau mā tahi, rua tekau, kotahi rau, ko wai? tēnei/tēnā, ko [name] tēnei/tēnā

He kōrero whakamārama – Explanations

Use of waea pūkoro

Unit 5: Āwhea te kanikani? – When is the dance?

Suggested curriculum links

1.3, 2.4

Learning intentions

Learn about time – days of week, months of year, telling the time, birthdays

New words

Rāhina, Rātū, Rāapa, Rāpare, Rāmere, Rāhoroi, Rātapu, Kohitātea, Hui-Tanguru, Poutū-terangi, Paenga-whāwhā, Haratua, Pipiri, Hōngongoi, Here-turikōkā, Mahuru, Whiringa-ā-nuku, Whiringa-ā-rangi, Hakihea, Āhea tō rā whānau?, te taima, karaka, hāwhe pāhi i te …

He kōrero whakamārama – Explanations

The Māori calendar – months

The Māori calendar - days

Supporting stories and songs

Song: Rā Whānau ki a Koe

Unit 6: Kei hea tō pukapuka? – Where is your book?

Suggested curriculum links

1.4, 1.5, 1.7

Learning intentions

Learn how to ask where something is, ask for and give something, say thank you, classroom objects, pronunciation, ask where your family is from
Learn some Māori place names

New words

Kei hea? Kei runga i … , homai, anei, kia ora, pukapuka, tēpu, pene, pene rākau, rūri, pepa, ūkui, pāhi/pēke
Nō hea tō whānau?

He kōrero whakamārama – Explanations

Use of tangohia
Use of homai

Supporting stories and songs

Song: A ha ka ma

Unit 7: He aha ō kākahu mō te kanikani? – What are you wearing to the dance?

Suggested curriculum links

2.1, 2.3

Learning intentions

Learn names of colours, names of articles of clothing, and how to express likes and dislikes

New words

Kōwhai, kākāriki, pango, whero, kahurangi, mā, pākākā, māwhero, karaka, tawa, kanikani, kākahu, tarau, hāte, hū, panekoti, pōtae, koti, tōkena, hingareti, tangohia tō kāri

Supporting stories and songs

Story: Uenuku and Hinepūkohu-rangi
Song: Mā is White
Song: Te Kōpere

Unit 8: Titiro ki tēnei! – Look at this!

Suggested curriculum links

1.6, 1.7

Learning intentions

Asking and giving prices of things, look at this, what is this, express likes, dual pronoun

New words

E hia te utu? tāra, rawe, rāua, kata, tapawhā, pai rawa atu, titiro ki tēnei, he aha tēnei?

Unit 9: Ko wai te toa? – Who is the winner?

Suggested curriculum link

2.5

Learning intentions

Learn names of sports, buying clothing, words for woman/ man, sportsperson

New words

Hākinakina, pahikara mōrearea, kauhoe, mirihau, netipōro, poitūkohu, rīki, tēnehi, whakaheke ngaru, whana poikiri, whutupōro, kanikani karetao, retihuka, he pai ki au te [sport] he tino pai ki au te [sport], he tino rawe ki au te [sport], he aha te hākinakina pai rawa atu ki a koe?
Ka hoko au i te [clothing]

Unit 10: Autaia koe! – You are a champion!

Suggested curriculum link

2.3

Learning intentions

Discuss different types of music
Revise greetings, introductions, food, colours, clothing, directions, numbers

New words

He pai ake ki au…, he kaiwaiata pai a [name], kāore i te pai ki a [name] ngā waiata, tino pai rawa atu, āhua pai, kei te aha koe? kei te [verb] ahau

He kōrero whakamārama – Explanations

Removing shoes

Unit 11: Kapa haka – Culture club

Suggested curriculum link

2.4

Learning intentions

Revise telling the time, plan daily activities, practise and perform kapa haka

New words

He aha te wā? me hoki, ka haere, i taua wā tonu, ka tīmata, maranga, ka tae mai, ki te kura

He kōrero whakamārama – Explanations

Use of whaea
Kapa haka tikanga
Waiata tikanga
The story of Tūtira Mai
Use of matua
Use of hoki and haere

Supporting stories and songs

Song: Kua Rongo Mai Koe
Song: Tūtira Mai

Unit 12: Kia kaha Aotearoa! – Go New Zealand!

Suggested curriculum link

2.1

Learning intentions

Learn the Māori words to the national anthem
Learn about tribal areas

New words

Oma, peke, kaha, tere, kaitākaro, hoki (also), rāua, iwi, hapū, waiata, kanikani, manaaki, ahi, kauhoe, tuhi kōrero, pānui pukapuka, kōrero pakiwaitara

Supporting stories and songs

Song: E Ihoa Atua

Unit 13: Ko te hui-ā-whānau – The family reunion

Suggested curriculum link

2.1

Learning intentions

Learn different words for family members, where family comes from, ask about other families

New words

Taku whānau, Nō [place], whakapapa, koro, kuia, tuakana, teina, tungāne, tuahine, ingoa, haere, hoki, marae tikanga, paepae

He kōrero whakamārama – Explanations

Use of tuakana/teina
Whānau and kinship
Use of hoki and haere
The paepae
Features of a marae

Unit 14: Tō tātou maunga – Our mountain

Suggested curriculum links

1.4, 2.1

Learning intentions

Prepare and deliver a mihi, research local iwi

New words

Mihi, hongi, maunga, awa, moana, tēnā koutou katoa, waka, tūpuna rongonui, tumuaki

He kōrero whakamārama – Explanations

Customs do vary
The hongi
The mihimihi

Unit 15: Te tākaro pā whutupōro – Playing touch rugby

Suggested curriculum link

2.4

Learning intentions

Revise and extend sporting vocabulary, talk about weather, research, learn and retell Māori legends, kīwaha (colloquialisms)

New words

Paohia, tukuna, whanaia, hopukina, makaia, whiua, kōkiritia, kurua, he rangi ātaahua, tino makariri, heke te ua, wera, mākū, mahana, rā paki, hukarere, ua whatu, hau kaha, kapua, kīwaha, tē tere hoki, hoki atu, hoki atu!

He kōrero whakamārama – Explanations

Use of “e tangi ana a Ranginui”
Kīwaha: tē tere hoki
Kīwaha: hoki atu, hoki atu!

Supporting stories and songs

Story: Ranginui and Papatūānuku

Unit 16: He kōrero aroha – A love story

Suggested curriculum links

1.1, 1.4, 1.6, 2.1

Learning intentions

Talk about a love story – iwi (personal) information, farewell and thank people

New words

Waka, tangata whenua, manuhiri, marae ātea, poroporoaki, wharenui, wharekai, karanga, waiata, whaikōrero, hongi, manaaki

He kōrero whakamārama – Explanations

Use of rūpahu
Use of tō koutou kāinga
Features of speech making

Supporting stories and songs

Story: Tūrongo and Mahinaarangi

Song: Ehara i te Mea (PDF, 288 kB)

Song: Ko Tōku Marae Tēnei

Unit 17: Kua reri kōrua? – Are you two ready?

Suggested curriculum links

1.2, 1.5, 1.6, 2.3

Learning intentions

Learn about offering food and drink, names of foods, ask for and give things, plan and perform a show

New words

Hiainu, hiakai, hiamoe, hiawai, homai, anei, āporo, ārani, panana, merengi, pea, kua reri koe? kei hea? kia tere, tahuri mai, menemene, tīkiti, makawe, pūkoro, rūma, tēpu, kāpata, moenga

He kōrero whakamārama – Explanations

Language similarities – Māori and Samoan
Kīwaha: tino kino te reka

Unit 18: Te kanikani – The dance

Suggested curriculum links

2.3, 2.5

Learning intentions

Discuss activities people prefer and use of word for “tomorrow”

New words

Āpōpō, ngā toa, hoko, mākete, kia kaha te kōrero, waea atu/ mai, kōrero mai, kōtiro, kōrua, rārangi, kupu

Supporting stories and songs

Song: Maumahara Noa Ahau

Unit 19: Haere mai ki te mākete – Come to the market

Suggested curriculum link

2.3

Learning intentions

Learn more names of food and drink, making compliments, favourite foods

New words

Raranga, whāriki, he aha māu? noa iho, kai, tōhi, tīhi, paināporo, kānga, tōmato, huawhenua, taupoki, rētehi, heihei, poaka, poaka paoa, ika, parāoa, hanawiti, hēki, tote, kuku, pihikete, tino kino te reka!

He kōrero whakamārama – Explanations

Kīwaha: tino kino te reka

Unit 20: Mā wai te haka e tātaki? – Who will lead the haka?

Suggested curriculum links

1.1, 1.7, 2.1

Learning intentions

Plan, practise and perform a class concert

New words

Hui whakangahau, wāhi, kāore he utu

He kōrero whakamārama – Explanations

Use of mā
Kapa haka tikanga

Supporting stories and songs

Song: Tōia Mai
Haka: Ka Mate



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