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Bilingual Powelliphanta Vocabulary Cards

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Bilingual Powelliphanta Vocabulary Cards

Powelliphanta snail with spiral shell

🐌 Part 1: Powelliphanta Vocabulary Cards

Instructions: Cut out each card along the dotted lines. Practice saying each word in English and te reo Māori.

Card 1: Powelliphanta Snail
English: Powelliphanta (pow-ell-ih-FAN-ta)
Te Reo Māori: Pūpū (POO-poo)
Meaning: A large native snail of Aotearoa with a beautiful spiral shell
Card 2: Shell
English: Shell
Te Reo Māori: Anga (AH-nga)
Meaning: The hard covering that protects the snail
Card 3: Spiral Pattern
English: Spiral
Te Reo Māori: Koru (KOR-oo)
Meaning: A curving pattern that goes round and round like a circle
Card 4: Forest Home
English: Forest
Te Reo Māori: Ngahere (nga-HEH-reh)
Meaning: Where trees grow together and animals live
Card 5: Treasure
English: Treasure
Te Reo Māori: Taonga (tah-ONG-ah)
Meaning: Something very special and precious to care for

🔍 Part 2: Vocabulary Practice

1. Match the English word to its te reo Māori translation:
Shell
Forest
Spiral
Koru
Anga
Ngahere
2. Fill in the missing words using your vocabulary cards:

The Powelliphanta snail lives in the _____________ (ngahere).

Its _____________ (anga) has a beautiful _____________ (koru) pattern.

We must protect this _____________ (taonga) of Aotearoa.

3. Circle the correct pronunciation:

Taonga sounds like:

tah-ONG-ah
TAH-on-ga

Koru sounds like:

KOR-oo
ko-ROO

🎨 Part 3: Extension Activities

4. Draw your own koru (spiral) pattern like Kauri's shell:
5. For Advanced Learners: Write a sentence using two vocabulary words:
6. Success Criteria Check: Tick what you can do:

I can say "pūpū" correctly

I can find spiral patterns

I know what makes Powelliphanta special

I can use one te reo Māori word in a sentence

Teacher Notes: Differentiation: Provide picture cues for diverse learners. Advanced learners can create additional vocabulary cards for habitat words like "leaf litter" (rau pirau) or "native plants" (tipu taketake).

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