Ngā Whetū o Matariki

Te Kura: Te Kōhanga Reo — Ngā Tau 0–4

Wā: 120 min
Ākonga: 25
Horopaki: Matariki — Ngā whetū me tōna hiranga
Reo: Te Reo Māori anake
Marautanga: Te Marautanga o Aotearoa
Wāhanga Ako: Te Reo Māori / Tikanga ā-Iwi
Tāumata: 1 (Te Marautanga o Aotearoa - Te Reo Māori immersion, Levels 1–2)

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WALT – We Are Learning To:

• Mōhio ki ngā āhua me ngā ingoa o ngā whetū o Matariki
• Whakarongo me te kōrero i te reo Māori mō ngā whetū o Matariki
• Waihanga i tētahi mahi toi hei whakaatu i ngā whetū

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Success Criteria:

• Ka taea e te ākonga te whakaatu i te whetū kotahi, neke atu rānei o te kāhui Matariki.
• Ka whai wāhi ngā ākonga ki te mahi pāhekoheko, pā-ā-ringa, i te reo Māori.
• Ka kaha te ākonga ki te tautuhi i te āhua o te rangi me te wā o te tau (takurua).

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Rauemi matua:

• Pēneti, pepa māmā, kāpia, rārangi whetū
• Pouaka mamao ngākau whakamīharo e kanapa ana hei whetū (LED stars)
• Pūtē rongoā — wow activity (marasare me ngā rongoā rongo taketake)
• Rākau kāri reo Māori (karatia ngā whetū)
• He kuputohi oro māmā mō te hunga pānui-pōturi me ngā ākonga e mate reorua ana (te whakamāramatanga ā-āhua me ngā pikitia)
• He tauera papatipu mō ngā ākonga kāore e kōrero ana

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Tīmatanga (20 mins)

Whakarite me te Whakataki – Matariki kei te tae mai!

✔ Ngā Mahi:

• Hui ā-whānau i te papa — Kōrero pōwhiri e pā ana ki te Matariki.
• Whakamahia he maramataka rangi kei te pātu – whakaatu i te tae mai o te Takurua.
• Waiata: "Tipu, tipu, Matariki" (He waiata māmā: ki te pārekareka me ngā mahi tīnana)
• Tohungia ngā ingoa o ngā whetū e toru i te tuatahi – Matariki, Pōhutukawa, Waitī.
  • Tāutuhia me ngā tohu mai i te rangi (magic light stars inside dark cloth box).
  • Whakawhiti tohutohu mā te ringa (gesture) me te tohu atu.

✔ Differentiation:

• Ākonga non-verbal: Whakamahia te tohu ā-ringa ki te whakaatu i ngā whetū - ka whiwhi i ngā rākau papa hei tohu i ngā ingoa.
• Ākonga takawaenga: Ka whiwhi i ngā kāri kupu hei tohu, ka pānui hautai hoki.
• Ākonga pānui-pōturi: Ngā kuputohi me ngā pikitia nui, he oro māmā, he tae rerekē ki te tautoko i te pānui.

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Wāhanga Waenga (60 mins)

Ngā Whetū i te Rangi

Ngā mahi whaiwhakaaro, pāhekoheko me te mahi-ā-ringa.

Activity 1: Pepa Whetū (30 mins)

• Ngā mahi: Waihanga whetū mā te tapahi pepa whetū, tā ki te pene arā atu anō.
  • Ka hiahia ngā ākonga ki te whiriwhiri i tētahi whetū hei hanga, ka pānui i te ingoa.
  • Ka tuhi i te whetū ki runga pepa me te tā i te tae e hāngai ana.

Differentiation

• Ākonga matua: Ka hanga i ngā whetū katoa 9 o Matariki hei whārangi kōrero.
• Ākonga support needed: Ka mahi i runga i te pepa i tāia kē, me te awhina a te kaiako/kaiāwhina.
• Extension: Ka hanga he pānui mō ia whetū — ko wai te whetū, he aha tana mahi?

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Activity 2: Waka o ngā Whetū (30 mins)

• He mahi-a-ringaringa e hanga ai ngā ākonga i te waka nuku-nuku (e tohu ana i te haerenga o ngā tīpuna).
• Ka whakamahi i te rākau me te raupō me ngā whetū pepa i hangaia i mua hei whakapaipai.

✔ Tuhinga o te Whetū (Optional Literacy): Mō ia whetū, ka kōrero te kaiako i te whakapapa me te mahi. He tauera kupu hei āwhina i te hunga kei te ako te reo.

✔ Non-verbal Student Support: Ka whiwhi pepa tino nui kia taea ai te whakaatu ā-tinana. Ka mahi i te taha o te kaiāwhina, ka whakamahi tohu ā-ringa hei tautoko.

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Whakakapinga (30 mins)

Whakaatu Mahi me te Waiata-ā-Rōpū

• Ka whakaatu ngā ākonga i ā rātou whetū: “Ko tēnei whetū ko ___”
• Ka waiata tātou i te waiata "Ngā Whetū o Matariki" - he waiata nā te kaiako i whakarite mō ngā whetū e iwa.
• Ka tākaro kōrero: 'Kei hea a...? Kei konei a ___!' (Whakawhiti tohu me ngā whetū i runga i te papa)

Reflection Circle (Hei mutunga):
Kei te pai koe ki tēhea whetū? He aha i pēnā ai? (Awhina me ngā karu kanohi, ngā tohu me ngā mea pērā.)

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Rauemi Hei Tautoko:

• Rārangi kupu mō ngā hunga pānui-pōturi: Kupu e māramatia ana e ngā tauira ataata + pikitia. (Tauira: Matariki – whetū matua, Pōhutukawa – mahara ki te hunga mate)
• Kāri mahi rerehua: Me tētahi āhuatanga ā-reo hei tohu, whakato rerehua (dyslexia-friendly font me ngā rārangi torotika)
• Phrase board mō te ākonga non-verbal: Hei tohutohu i te ingoa o te whetū me te rahi.

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Mahi Āpōpō / Kainga (Extension/Home Learning):

• Ka tiki i tētahi pepa kāinga hei kī atu ki te whānau: “Tēnā, patai atu ki tō māmā/pāpā/kui ko tēhea whetū pai ki a rātou, ā, he aha.” Kōrero ā-waha, ā, tōhua e te tamaiti ki te whakapakoko (pepa/rākau).

• Ngā ākonga e hiahia ana i ngā mahi taumata rahi ake: Ka tuhi i tētahi kōrero poto mō tētahi whetū, ka tuhi pūrākau māna ake.

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Whakataukī mō te Rā:

Matariki hunga nui, Matariki ahunga nui.
(Matariki of many people, Matariki that brings great abundance.)

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Summary for Teachers:

This lesson is a hands-on, inclusive, and fully immersive Te Reo Māori experience designed for tamariki aged 0–4 within a kōhanga reo setting. It supports the exploration of Matariki through arts, waiata, storytelling, and student-led creation. The learning is scaffolded to accommodate diverse needs, including non-verbal and dyslexic learners, through visual tools, gesture-based communication, and simplified resources. Teachers are encouraged to stay responsive to ākonga cues and interests, making each activity joyful and deeply connected to the whakapapa of Aotearoa.