Te Whāinga Pātai

Lesson Overview

Curriculum Area: Mathematics and Statistics
Year Level: Years 0–2
Te Marautanga o Aotearoa Level: Tauanga Tau - Paetae Level 1 (Tau 1–2)
Focus Strand: Tauanga (Number)
Key Focus: Counting and addition within 20 using storytelling, pattern recognition, and collaborative play
Time: 30 minutes
Class Size: 10 students
Language of Instruction: Te Reo Māori (Full immersion)

---

Ngā Whāinga Ako (Learning Intentions)

• Ka taea e ngā ākonga te kaute mai i te 1 ki te 20.
• Ka āhei ngā ākonga ki te whakatū pātiki tau hei whakaatu te tāpiritanga o ngā nama iti.
• Ka whakamahi ngā ākonga i te kōrero paki hei whakamārama i te tāpiritanga.

---

Ākonga Outputs (Success Criteria)

By the end of this session, ākonga will:

• Count forwards and backwards within 20 with confidence.
• Solve basic addition problems using real-life contexts in Te Reo Māori.
• Represent addition problems through story-based play and manipulatives.

---

Tikanga Ako (Teaching Approach)

This session uses ngā pūrākau Māori, ngā taputapu tākaro (manipulatives), and group collaboration to teach numeracy in a culturally responsive and age-appropriate way. Activities are kinaesthetic and visual, designed to reinforce understanding through movement, storytelling, and tactile materials.

---

Rauemi (Resources)

• Rākau pātiki (counting sticks)
• Kākahu Māori (to be used in role-play)
• Manu felt pieces (to represent birds in a story)
• He papa mahi (individual whiteboards)
• Whāriki rānei (mat or rug for hui group settings)
• He pukapuka paki (large picture book to match the story theme)
• Waiata tau (Number song in te reo Māori)

---

Te Hātepe Ako (Lesson Sequence)

📍 1. Mihi Whakatau & Whakawhanaungatanga (5 minutes)

Purpose: Create a calm, safe, familiar environment where tamariki feel seen and cared for.

• Begin with a karakia timatanga and brief mihimihi round.
• Ask tamariki to share their favourite manu (bird) in te reo (e.g., “Ko taku manu pai ko te kererū.”)

---

📘 2. Paki Waituhi — Te Rā o Ngā Manu (8 minutes)

Purpose: Use storytelling to introduce a context for counting and grouping.

• Read aloud a short pūrākau: “Te Rā o Ngā Manu” — about a group of native birds flying into a māra kai. As each bird arrives (1 at a time), stop and have tamariki count aloud using their rākau pātiki.

  Example: “E rima ngā kererū, ā, e toru ngā piwakawaka. Tokohia ngā manu katoa?”

• Use manipulatives (felt birds) on a flannel board to represent the birds as the story progresses.

Curriculum Link: Tau — using grouping and counting strategies to solve addition problems.

---

🎮 3. Pahekoheko Play: Tāpiritanga i te Ngahere (10 minutes)

Purpose: Reinforce addition and grouping through physical movement and teamwork.

• Create 3 'trees' using cushions or cones with numeric symbols.

• Divide class into two teams with bird tokens or rākau.

• Call out problems (e.g. “E whā ngā manu kei runga i tētahi rākau. Ka tae mai anō e rua. Tokohia?”) and tamariki race to deliver the correct number of birds to the right tree.

  Variations:

  • One student represents the problem using digits or tally marks on a mini whiteboard after action ends.
  • Encourage tamariki to say their working aloud in Te Reo: “E whā, tāpirihia e rua, ka ono katoa!”

Curriculum Link: Choose and apply counting strategies with numbers up to 20.

---

🧠 4. Whakatā & Whakaaroaro (Reflection - 5 minutes)

Purpose: Encourage tamariki to reflect on their learning while embedding counting in everyday life.

• Gather tamariki in a circle on the whāriki.
• Ask: “He aha ngā tau i whakamahia e koe i te kēmu?” — “What numbers did you use in the game?”
• Quickfire round: Each ākonga says a number between 1–20 and demonstrates it on their fingers or with rākau.
• End with a number waiata in te reo Māori (e.g. “Tahi, rua, toru, whā…”)

Curriculum Link: Develop number recognition and fluency

---

Whaiwhakaaro Mā Te Pouako (Teacher Notes)

• Reposition tamariki as mathematical storytellers. Encourage them to use mathematical language during the activity – e.g., tāpiri, he nui ake, tōpū.
• Prompt with sentence frames:
  • “E hia ngā manu katoa?” “Tāpirihia te ___ me te ___.”
• Be flexible: If energy dips, introduce waiata or physical claps to revitalise transitions.
• Encourage the use of full sentences in te reo Māori throughout – support may be scaffolded based on class fluency levels.

---

Ka Muri (Next Steps)

• Extend next time by introducing heke tau (subtraction) through the same pūrākau but with manu flying away.
• Incorporate written numerals alongside rākau for digit-symbol recognition.
• Capture student voice via recorded retellings or drawings of the pūrākau with attached number sentences.

---

Whakataukī o te Rā

“Mā te huruhuru, ka rere te manu.”
With feathers, a bird can fly.
(With knowledge and support, our tamariki will soar in their learning.)

---

He akoranga hou, he whai wāhi hou ki te tipu.