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Papatūānuku Whai Ora

Te Reo Māori • 30 • 7 students • Created with AI following Aligned with New Zealand Curriculum

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Te Reo Māori
30
7 students
27 July 2026

Teaching Instructions

I want my plan based on papatūānuku

Overview

I tēnei akoranga ka rangona, ka kōrero, ka whakarite hoki i ngā kōrero māmā mō Papatūānuku—ko wai ia, he aha tana mahi, me pēhea e tiaki ai tātou. Ka whai i tētahi mahere māmā hei whakaraupapa whakaaro kia mārama ai te anga o te tuhinga me ngā kōrero ā-waha.

Learning intentions

  • WALT: ka mārama au ki te anga o ngā momo kōrero Māori mō Papatūānuku.
  • WALT: ka whakamahi au i tētahi mahere māmā hei whakaraupapa i ngā whakaaro.
  • WALT: ka whakamahi au i te reo ā-waha me te reo ā-tinana hei tautoko i te kōrero.
  • WALT: ka hanga au i tētahi rerenga kōrero poto e pā ana ki te tiaki i a Papatūānuku.

Success criteria

  • I can kōrero au mō Papatūānuku mā te whakamahi i ngā rerenga kōrero poto.
  • I can whakarite i ōku whakaaro ki runga i tētahi mahere māmā (pēnei: “Ko wai / He aha / Me pēhea”).
  • I can whakamahi au i ngā kupu me ngā tohu ā-ringa i taku whakaaturanga ā-waha.
  • I can whakamārama au i tētahi mahi atawhai mō te whenua (kia 2–3 rerenga poto).

Curriculum links

  • Te Reo Māori Taumata 3: Ka mārama ki te anga o ngā momo kōrero Māori ake nei.
  • Te Reo Māori Taumata 3: Ka whakamahi mahere hei whakatakoto, hei whakaraupapa i ngā whakaaro.
  • Te Reo Māori Taumata 4 (whakakaha atu): Ka whakamahia e te reo ā-waha me te reo ā-tinana ki te kaupapa.
  • Te Reo Māori Taumata 1 (whakapakari reo): Ka whakaputa pātai māmā hei rapu mōhiohio.

Lesson structure (30 minutes)

  1. 0–5 min · Whakaoho (Hook). Ka whakaatu te kaiako i tētahi whakaahua o te whenua me te pātai: “Ko wai a Papatūānuku?” ka whakaputa tohu ā-ringa e rite ana ki te whenua (tapatapa ringa ki raro). Ka whakahoki ngā ākonga mā te kōrero poto, mā te tohu ā-ringa, ā ka whakahoki anō i te rerenga kotahi: “Ko Papatūānuku te whenua.”

  2. 5–12 min · Whakarongo me te whai (Direct teach). Ka kōrero te kaiako i tētahi kōrero poto 3 rerenga (poto rawa, āwhina kupu) mā te whakamahi i te reo ā-waha me te reo ā-tinana:

  • “Ko Papatūānuku te whenua.”
  • “Kei runga i a ia ngā tipu me ngā kararehe.”
  • “Ka tiaki tātou i te whenua.” Ka tuhi i ia kupu matua ki te pepa nui (pērā i: Papatūānuku, whenua, tipu, kararehe, tiaki). Ka whai ngā ākonga i te kōrero mā te tukurua (choral response) me te whai i ngā tohu ā-ringa i ia rerenga.
  1. 12–18 min · Mahere māmā (Planning with a map). Ka whakaatu te kaiako i tētahi mahere māmā e 3 pou (he pepa A4):
  • Pou 1: “Ko wai?”
  • Pou 2: “He aha?”
  • Pou 3: “Me pēhea?” Ka whakakī tahi i tētahi tauira: “Ko wai? Ko Papatūānuku”; “He aha? He kainga tipu me kararehe”; “Me pēhea? Mā te tiaki: kaua e para, tiaki ngā rākau.” Ka whiriwhiri ngā ākonga (takirua, kotahi te tangata e tuhi) i ngā whakaaro mō rātou ake mō tētahi “mahi tiaki” kotahi, ka whakatakoto ki te mahere.
  1. 18–25 min · Whakaaturanga ā-waha (Practice). Ka whakamārama: mā ia ākonga e kōrero e 2–3 rerenga mā runga i tōna mahere, ā me whakauru kia 1–2 tohu ā-ringa. Ka tuku tauira pātai māmā: “He aha tā tātou e mahi?” Ka mahi ngā ākonga i te porowhita: ētahi ka kōrero, ētahi ka tuku tautoko (whakahoki i te kupu matua), ā ka pātai paku anō: “Me pēhea?” “Ka tiaki tātou…”.

  2. 25–30 min · Putanga (Exit ticket + closure). Ka hoatu te kaiako i tētahi pepa iti kotahi-whārangi:

  • “Ko wai a Papatūānuku?” (whakautu 1 rerenga)
  • “Me pēhea tā tātou tiaki?” (whakautu kupu-rua, pērā i: kaua e para) Ka kati: ka whakanōhia te kōrero pai (kōrero whakamoemiti) me te tukurua katoa i te rerenga matua kotahi.

Resources

  • Whakaahua nui o te whenua me Papatūānuku (kāri whakaahua)
  • Pepa nui kupu matua: Papatūānuku, whenua, tipu, kararehe, tiaki
  • Mahere māmā 3 pou (Ko wai / He aha / Me pēhea) mō ia ākonga
  • Pepa iti exit ticket (2 pātai poto)
  • Pene, pene wai rānei, kāri āwhina kupu iti
  • He wāhi mō ngā tohu ā-ringa (kāore he taputapu motuhake)

Assessment

  • Aroturuki ā-akomanga i te tukurua o ngā rerenga (whakarongo me te whai).
  • Tirohia te mahere māmā: kei reira ngā wāhanga “Ko wai / He aha / Me pēhea”?
  • Mātakitaki i te whakaaturanga ā-waha: 2–3 rerenga poto e hāngai ana ki te mahere.
  • Exit ticket: whakautu poto tika me te mārama (1 rerenga mō te “Ko wai”, 1 kōwhiringa mō te “Me pēhea”).

Differentiation

  • Tautoko: whakapae kupu (word bank) ki te pepa, me ngā tauira rerenga kua oti (sentence strips) kia kape ngā ākonga mō te rerenga 1.
  • Tautoko anō: tuku kōwhiringa mō te “Me pēhea” (pērā i: kaua e para / whakatō rākau / penapena wai) kia iti ai te uaua.
  • Toronga: mō te hunga tere, tono kia tāpiri i tētahi kōrero atu (1 rerenga anō) pēnei “He mea nui ia mō…” (whenua mō tipu/kararehe).
  • Āta whakaaro mō te EAL/SEN: tuku kōrero ā-ringa hei wāhanga o te tohu angitu (mehemea kāore anō i tino pakari te kupu), ā whakaae ki te whakautu poto rawa i te tuatahi.

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