Kia Ora! Let’s Trade

Curriculum Area:

Social Sciences – Levels 3 and 4
Key Achievement Objective: Understand how people make choices to meet their needs and wants and how these decisions influence the allocation of resources.

Mathematics and Statistics – Level 3
Key Achievement Objective: Use addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to solve problems; interact with money values, including giving change.

Te Ao Māori Integration: Learn basic transactional language in te reo Māori.

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Lesson Overview

In this highly interactive lesson, students will role-play as shopkeepers and customers in a mock marketplace to:

1. Practise buying and selling items using New Zealand currency.
2. Hone their skills in calculating and giving change.
3. Use te reo Māori phrases for common transactional language.

By the end of this lesson, ākonga (students) will confidently manage simple transactions while integrating basic Māori vocabulary into their learning.

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Learning Goals

1. For Students: Develop a deeper understanding of money transactions, including giving and receiving change.
2. For Teachers: Foster engagement by merging practical financial and language skills into an energetic activity that connects learning with real-life skills.

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Resources

• Play money (New Zealand currency).
• Small objects to "sell" (e.g., toys, pencils, fruit – use laminated pictures if no real objects are available).
• ‘Price tags’ in te reo Māori (e.g., "He aha te utu? [$2]").
• Worksheets for addition and subtraction problems for wrap-up activity.
• Whiteboard or digital board.

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Lesson Breakdown (30 Minutes)

1. Introduction (5 minutes)

• Greet students with "Kia ora, tamariki mā!"
• Briefly introduce the lesson: "Today, we are going to practise being shoppers and shopkeepers, learning to buy items, calculate change, and use te reo Māori phrases for shopping."
• Define key phrases and write them on the board for reference:
  • He aha te utu? = What is the price?
  • E hia? = How much?
  • Anei tō moni = Here is your money.
  • Anei tō huri = Here is your change.

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2. Teacher Demonstration (5 minutes)

• Set up a simple “shop” using a desk, play money, and an item with a price tag.
• Act as both customer and shopkeeper, demonstrating:
  1. Asking about the item's price using He aha te utu?
  2. Paying the price (use coins and notes).
  3. The seller calculating and providing the correct change while saying, Anei tō huri.
  4. Customer saying "Ngā mihi!" (thank you).
• Involve the class by asking individuals for translation or help to count out change.

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3. Group Activity (15 minutes)

Activity Name: Te Toa o te Akomanga (The Classroom Store)

1. Set-Up (3 minutes):

   • Divide students into 6 groups of 10 (each group forms a small "store").
   • Assign roles within each group:
     • 2 shopkeepers
     • 8 customers (they’ll get a turn as shopkeeper later on).
   • Distribute items, price tags (in te reo Māori), and play money to each group.

2. Marketplace Activity (10 minutes)

   • Groups act out transactions within their mini-shops.
   • Customers approach shopkeepers, ask for prices using He aha te utu?, and pay using their supplied play money.
   • Shopkeepers respond with Anei tō huri as they calculate and give change.
   • After 5 minutes, swap roles so everyone gets a turn as a shopkeeper.

   Teacher’s Role During Activity:

   • Move between groups, check accuracy of calculations, and encourage correct use of te reo phrases. Provide hints or scaffold where necessary.

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4. Wrap-Up Reflection (5 minutes)

• Bring the entire class together and discuss:
  1. What did you learn?
  2. What was challenging?
  3. Who could confidently say "Anei tō huri"?
• As extra practice, put a few simple addition/subtraction problems on the board related to giving change and solve them together.

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Extension Ideas

1. Real-World Link: Arrange for a class visit to a nearby shop where students can practise their skills in a real setting.
2. Cross-Curricular: Learn additional te reo Māori phrases for other real-world scenarios like ordering food at a café.
3. Math Challenge: Have students calculate percentages for discounts in future lessons.

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Assessment

1. Observe students engaging in the shop activity: Are they able to calculate change correctly? Do they effectively use te reo Māori phrases?
2. Can students confidently use at least 3 new te reo Māori phrases related to transactions by the end of the session?
3. Use the worksheet at the end to check understanding of the mathematics curriculum objectives.

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Teacher Tip

Bring a class item shopping list for props – something silly like a classroom “snack store” using fake fruit, or even ask students to bring in small recyclable items like empty cereal boxes they can "sell." Giving real-world context makes the activity engaging and relatable.

Ngā mihi mahana (Warm regards) for your mahi (work) in bringing te reo Māori and business skills alive in your class!