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Te Reo Māori • 45 • 10 students • Created with AI following Aligned with New Zealand Curriculum

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Te Reo Māori
45
10 students
27 July 2026

Teaching Instructions

This is lesson 1 of 9 in the unit "Embracing Māori Narratives". Lesson Title: Introduction to Cultural Narratives Lesson Description: WALT: Understand the importance of Māori cultural narratives. Explore various Māori stories, focusing on their themes and teachings. Success Criteria: Students can identify and summarize key themes in at least two Māori narratives. Differentiation: Provide audio versions of stories for auditory learners. Extension: Create a mind map linking themes from narratives. Dyslexia-friendly: Use text-to-speech for story excerpts.

Whakarāpopototanga

Ko tēnei akoranga 45-meneti te roa, ko te tuatahi i roto i te raupapa akoranga e 9, arā ko "Te Whakauru ki ngā Pūrākau Māori" mō ngā ākonga Tau 10. Ko te aronga matua he whakauru i ngā ākonga ki te hiranga o ngā pūrākau ahurea Māori, te torotoro i ētahi pūrākau kua tohua, me te whai wāhi hohonu ki ā rātou kaupapa me ngā akoranga, i raro i te anga o Te Marautanga o Aotearoa me te hono ki ngā taumata 1-3 o Te Reo Māori me Te Reo Rangatira Kaupae 1 me 2.



Whakarite Marautanga

  • Ngā aronga ako o Te Marautanga o Aotearoa:
  • Te whakawhanake i ngā pūkenga ā-waha mā te kōrero pūrākau me te whakaaturanga.
  • Te mārama me te whai wāhi ki ngā tikanga ā-waha Māori me ngā pūrākau ahurea.
  • Te mārama me te tātaritanga o ngā tuhinga Māori, tae atu ki te hanganga pūrākau, ngā kaupapa, me ngā akoranga.
  • Te whakamahi i te whakaaro ā-waha me te tātari whaiaro e hāngai ana ki Te Reo Rangatira Kaupae 1 me 2.
  • Ngā Pūkenga Matua:
  • Te Whakaaroaro – te whakamārama i ngā pūrākau Māori, te tautuhi i ngā kaupapa me ngā akoranga.
  • Te whakamahi i te reo, ngā tohu, me ngā tuhinga – te whakarāpopoto me te kōrero mō ngā pūrākau me te reo tika me ngā hanganga rerenga kōrero.
  • Te hono ki ētahi atu – te whakawhiti whakaaro, te whakarongo kaha, me te whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro whai whakaaro i ngā korerorero.
  • Te whakahaere i a koe anō – te whakahaere i tō whai wāhi me te whakaaroaro ki te ako.


Ngā Whāinga Ako (WALT)

  • Mārama ki te hiranga o ngā pūrākau ahurea Māori (ā-waha, ā-tuhi hoki).
  • Torotoro me te tautuhi i ngā kaupapa matua me ngā akoranga i roto i ngā pūrākau Māori.
  • Whakawhanake i ngā pūkenga ā-waha me te mārama mā te whakarāpopoto i ngā pūrākau.


Ngā Paearu Angitu

  • Ka taea e ngā ākonga te tautuhi me te whakarāpopoto i ngā kaupapa matua e rua o ngā pūrākau Māori.
  • Ka whai wāhi ngā ākonga ki ngā korerorero ā-rōpū, āta whakamārama ana i tō rātou māramatanga.
  • Ka whakaaroaro ngā ākonga ki te hiranga ahurea o ngā pūrākau.


Rauemi

  • Ngā pūrākau Māori kua tohua (ngā pūrākau i te āhua tā me te oro, pērā i ngā pūrākau).
  • Ngā pūrere oro, rorohiko rānei mō te whakarongo ki ngā pūrākau.
  • Ngā tautoko ā-visual pērā i ngā mahere pūrākau, ngā tauira mahere hinengaro rānei.
  • He pepa me ngā pene tae mō te mahi mahere hinengaro (mahi torotoro).
  • Ngā pūmanawa reo ki te kōrero (text-to-speech) mō te āhei o te hunga he mate pānui (dyslexia).


Whakarāpopototanga Mahere Akoranga



1. Whakawhanaungatanga (5 meneti)

  • Mahi: Waiata poto, pepeha rānei hei pōwhiri i te akomanga, hei hono i ngā ākonga ki te kaupapa.
  • Whakamāramahia te kaupapa o te raupapa akoranga: te hiranga o te whakapapa me ngā pūrākau i roto i te ahurea Māori.
  • Whakauruhia te WALT me ngā paearu angitu.


2. Whakaurunga ki ngā Pūrākau Māori (10 meneti)

  • Mahi: Ka whakaurua e te kaiako te ariā o ngā pūrākau ahurea Māori me tō rātou hiranga.
  • Whakamahia ngā rerenga kōrero māmā o Te Reo Māori e hāngai ana ki Kaupae 1, 2, ā, āwhinatia te mārama mō ngā taumata katoa.
  • Whakaaturia he whakaahua, he ataata poto, he oro rānei e whakaatu ana i tētahi pūrākau Māori, pūrākau rānei e kōrerotia ana.
  • Whakaatuhia he mea nui kei roto i ēnei pūrākau, arā ko ngā akoranga (ako), ngā tikanga (tikanga), me ngā tuakiri (whakapapa).


3. Torotoro Pūrākau – Whakarongo me te Pānui (15 meneti)

  • Mahi:
  • Wehea ngā ākonga ki ngā pārua, ki ngā rōpū iti rānei.
  • Rerekētanga: Homai ngā putanga oro o ngā pūrākau Māori e rua (pūrākau) mō te hunga whakarongo, ā, ko ngā putanga tā kia riro mā te hunga pānui. Whakamahia te pūmanawa kōrero (text-to-speech) mō te hunga he mate pānui (dyslexia).
  • Whakarongo, pānui rānei ngā ākonga i ngā pūrākau āta, ā, whakamahia he tauira mahere pūrākau māmā (ngā tangata, te wāhi, te raru, te whakatau, ngā kaupapa matua).
  • Haere te kaiako huri noa hei tautoko i te reo, te kupu, me te mārama.


4. Kōrerorero ā-Rōpū me te Tautuhi Kaupapa (10 meneti)

  • Mahi:
  • Ārahi i tētahi korerorero ā-whānui mā ngā pātai:
  • He aha ngā kaupapa matua i roto i ngā pūrākau?
  • He aha ngā akoranga, ngā kaupapa rānei i kitea e koe? (hei tauira, te whakaute i te taiao, ngā uara whānau, te māia)
  • Whakamahia ngā rerenga kōrero i Te Reo Māori hei tautoko i te kōrero (hei tauira, Ko te kaupapa matua o te pūrākau nei...).
  • Me whakarāpopoto ngā ākonga i ngā kaupapa matua i roto i ngā pārua, ā, ka tukuna ki te akomanga katoa.


5. Torotoro Atu me te Whakarāpopototanga (5 meneti)

  • Torotoro Atu:
  • Waihanga he mahere hinengaro māmā ngā ākonga e hono ana i ngā kaupapa o ngā pūrākau e rua mā te whakamahi pene tae ki runga pepa, rorohiko rānei mēnā e wātea ana.
  • Whakamātauhia ngā ākonga matatau ki te hono i ngā kaupapa ki ō rātou ake wheako, ki ētahi atu mōhiotanga mō te ahurea Māori.
  • Whakaaroaro poto ngā ākonga mō te hiranga o ēnei pūrākau ki te ahurea Māori.


Rautaki Rerekētanga

  • Ngā ākonga whakarongo: Ngā rekoata oro o ngā pūrākau Māori hei āwhina i te mārama ki ngā pūrākau.
  • Ngā ākonga ā-visual: Ngā mahere pūrākau me ngā mahere hinengaro hei āwhina i te whakarite i ngā mōhiohio ā-visual.
  • Ngā ākonga he mate pānui (dyslexia): Te whakamahi pūmanawa kōrero (text-to-speech) mō ngā tuhinga pūrākau; ngā momotuhi mārama, te wāhi i waenganui, me te whakamahi whakaahua.
  • Tautoko mō ngā ākonga reo tuarua me ngā ākonga whai taumata iti: Ngā rerenga kōrero ārahi, ngā pātai ārahi, me te ako kupu i mua e pā ana ki ngā kaupapa me ngā wāhanga pūrākau.


Assessment Opportunities

  • Observation of participation in discussions and accuracy in identifying themes.
  • Reviewing completed story maps and mind maps for understanding of narrative structure and thematic content.
  • Informal formative check-ins during paired and group work.

Language and Vocabulary Focus

  • Narrative-related vocabulary (e.g., pūrākau, kaupapa, kīanga, whakaahua).
  • Key phrases for summarising and discussing themes (e.g., Ko te kaupapa o te pūrākau nei..., He akoranga nui tēnei mō...).
  • Encouragement of Te Reo Māori sentence structures at levels 1-3 and Rangatira Kaupae 1-2 proficiency.

This lesson balances cultural understanding, language learning, and the development of narrative skills within the parameters of Te Marautanga o Aotearoa and respects diverse learners' needs through targeted differentiation and dyslexia-friendly practices. It introduces students to the rich world of Māori narratives while supporting them to engage critically and reflectively.


If you would like, I can also prepare the following lessons in the unit or provide detailed lesson examples for the audio stories and the mind-mapping template in Te Reo Māori.

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