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He Kōrero Moana

Te Reo Māori • 1 • 20 students • Created with AI following Aligned with New Zealand Curriculum

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Te Reo Māori
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20 students
12 August 2026

Teaching Instructions

I want my students to read a simple story on Te Moana and have some follow up comprehension questions and activities all in te reo maori all in te reo maori, then work in pairs to sequence illustrated events from the story and retell them orally using simple sentence frames. Finish by sharing one sentence about how the story shows a relationship with Te Moana.

Overview

He akoranga poto tēnei mō te pānui me te mārama ki tētahi kōrero māmā mō Te Moana. Ka pānui ngā ākonga i te kōrero, ka kimi i ngā kōrero matua, ka whakaraupapa i ngā whakaahua, ka taki anō ā-waha, ā, ka whakaaro ki te whanaungatanga ki Te Moana. Nā te kotahi meneti anake, he putanga tino tere tēnei; mō te ako hōhonu ake, me whakawhānui ki te 20–30 meneti.

Learning intentions

  • Ka pānui mātou i tētahi kōrero poto mō Te Moana.
  • Ka kimi mātou i ngā taipitopito me te tikanga whānui o te kōrero.
  • Ka whakaraupapa mātou i ngā mahi o te kōrero.
  • Ka taki anō mātou i te kōrero mā ngā rerenga kōrero māmā.
  • Ka whakamārama mātou i te hononga o te tangata ki Te Moana.

Success criteria

  • Ka taea e au te tohu i te kaupapa matua o te kōrero.
  • Ka taea e au te whakautu i ngā pātai mō wai, he aha, kei hea, ā, āhea.
  • Ka taea e au te whakaraupapa tika i ngā whakaahua.
  • Ka taea e au te whakamahi i ngā rerenga kōrero hei taki anō.
  • Ka taea e au te kī kotahi rerenga mō te hononga ki Te Moana.

Curriculum links

  • Te Mātaiaho Te Reo Māori — Receptive skills: Pānui: te mārama ki te tikanga whānui me ngā taipitopito o ngā tuhinga poto e whakamahi ana i te reo e mōhiotia ana.
  • Te Mātaiaho Te Reo Māori — Receptive skills: Pānui: te tīmata ki te mārama ki ngā tuhinga poto kei roto ētahi kupu hou.
  • Te Mātaiaho Te Reo Māori — Productive skills: Kōrero ā tuhi: te whakarite me te tuhi i ngā tuhinga poto mō ngā kaupapa e mōhiotia ana.
  • Te Mātaiaho Te Reo Māori — Cultural and sociolinguistic knowledge: Visual story arts: ka taea te kawe i ngā kōrero me te mātauranga mā ngā toi ā-kanohi, pērā i te whakairo, te raranga me te tukutuku.

Lesson structure (1 meneti)

  1. 0–10 hēkona · Kupu whakaoho. Ka whakaatu te kaiako i tētahi whakaahua o te moana i roto i ngā kiriata whakaoho me te kōrero ka pātai, “He aha tā tātou hononga ki Te Moana?” Ka kōrero tahi ngā ākonga ki te hoa kotahi kupu, kotahi whakaaro rānei.

  2. 10–25 hēkona · Pānui tere. Ka tohaina e te kaiako te pepa kōrero, ngā pātai mārama me ngā anga rerenga kōrero; ka pānui te kaiako i te kōrero, ā, ka whai kanohi ngā ākonga i ngā kupu. Ka whakarongo ngā ākonga mō ngā kupu matua: Te Moana, ngā tamariki, te para, te tiaki.

Kōrero: I haere a Maia rāua ko Hemi ki Te Moana. I kite rāua i te para i te takutai. Ka kohia e rāua te para, ā, ka maka ki te ipu tika. Ka ora, ka mā hoki Te Moana. Ka mea a Maia, “Ko Te Moana tō tātou hoa.”

  1. 25–35 hēkona · Pātai mārama. Ka whakaatu te kaiako i ngā pātai ki ngā kiriata pātai mārama: “Ko wai i haere ki Te Moana?”, “He aha i kitea?”, “He aha te mahi a Maia rāua ko Hemi?” Ka tohu, ka whakautu ā-waha rānei ngā ākonga i te whakautu tika ki te pepa.

  2. 35–47 hēkona · Whakaraupapa takirua. Ka tono te kaiako kia mahi takirua ngā ākonga, ā, ka whakamahi i ngā whakaahua e whā kei te pepa kōrero, ngā pātai mārama me ngā anga rerenga kōrero hei whakaraupapa i ngā kaupapa. Ka tohu ngā hoa i te raupapa 1–4: haere ki te moana, kite i te para, kohi para, tiaki i Te Moana.

  3. 47–55 hēkona · Taki anō. Ka whakaatu te kaiako i ngā kiriata whakaraupapa me ngā anga taki anō. Ka whakamahi ia i ngā anga, ā, ka taki ngā ākonga ki te hoa: “Tuatahi, …”, “Kātahi, …”, “Whai muri, …”, “Hei whakamutunga, …”.

  4. 55–60 hēkona · Whakakapi. Ka tono te kaiako kia kōrero ia ākonga ki tana hoa i tētahi rerenga: “E whakaatu ana te kōrero he hononga tō tātou ki Te Moana nā te mea …” Ka kohi te kaiako i ngā whakautu, ka kī: “Me tiaki tātou i tō tātou hoa, i Te Moana.”

Resources

  • te kohinga kiriata mō te akoranga katoa
  • te pepa kōrero, ngā pātai mārama me ngā anga rerenga kōrero
  • He whakaahua o Te Moana
  • He taputapu whakaatu, he mata rānei
  • He pene, he pene rākau rānei
  • He hoa mahi mō ia ākonga

Assessment

  • Ka whakarongo te kaiako ki ngā whakautu mō “Ko wai?”, “He aha?” me “He aha te mahi?” hei aromatawai i te mārama ki te tikanga whānui me ngā taipitopito.
  • Ka tirohia te raupapa whakaahua me te whakamahi a ngā ākonga i ngā kupu tuatahi, kātahi, whai muri, me hei whakamutunga.
  • Ko te rerenga whakamutunga mō te hononga ki Te Moana hei aromatawai tere i te māramatanga ahurea me te āheinga kōrero.

Differentiation

  • Mā ngā ākonga tīmatanga, ka pānui anō te kaiako i ia rerenga, ka tohu ki ngā whakaahua, ka hoatu ngā anga: “I kite au i …” me “Ka …”.
  • Mā ngā ākonga e hiahia tautoko ana, ka whakaae ki te tohu whakaahua, ki te whakahoki kupu kotahi, ki te kōrero tahi me te hoa, kaua ko te tuhituhi anake.
  • Mā ngā ākonga matatau, ka tono kia tāpirihia he take: “Me tiaki tātou i Te Moana nā te mea …”
  • Mā ngā ākonga ako i te reo Ingarihi, ka whakamahi i ngā whakaahua, ngā tohu ā-ringa me te tauira reo i mua i te whakautu.

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