Environmental Guardianship Vocabulary

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📚 Part 1: Vocabulary Understanding

1. Match each Māori word with its meaning. Draw a line to connect them:

kaitiaki

whānau

taonga

rohe

rangatiratanga

family/extended family

leadership/responsibility

guardian/protector

treasure/something precious

local area/territory

2. Choose the best answer. What is environmental guardianship?

Only protecting animals

Taking care of our natural environment

Cleaning your house

Growing vegetables

3. Which of these are examples of being a kaitiaki? (Choose all that apply)

Picking up rubbish in your rohe

Protecting native birds

Wasting water

Teaching whānau about nature

Littering in parks

4. Complete the sentence: A kaitiaki shows _____________ by taking care of their environment.

Word bank: rangatiratanga, whānau, taonga, rohe

📖 Part 2: Reading Comprehension

Read this text from "Ngā Kawatau me ngā Tūmanakotanga o Te Tauihu":

"The kaitiaki role means we must protect our taonga for future generations. Our whānau teaches us that the land, water, and animals in our rohe are precious gifts. When we show rangatiratanga, we take responsibility for caring for these treasures."

5. According to the text, who do kaitiaki protect taonga for?

6. What does the text say whānau teaches us?

How to make money

That land, water, and animals are precious gifts

How to build houses

How to use technology

7. Why do you think rangatiratanga is important for environmental protection? Use the text to help explain your answer.

Sentence starter: Rangatiratanga is important because ________________________

✏️ Part 3: Personal Reflection

8. Think about your own rohe (local area). Complete these sentences about being a kaitiaki:

a) In my rohe, I can protect the environment by _________________________________

b) One taonga (treasure) in my local area is ___________________________________

c) My whānau and I can show rangatiratanga by _______________________________

9. Writing Task: Write a short paragraph (3-4 sentences) about how you can be a kaitiaki in your daily life. Use at least 2 Māori words from today's lesson.

Helpful sentence starters:

• I can be a kaitiaki by...

• In my rohe, I will...

• My whānau can help by...

• This taonga is important because...

Sources:

• "Ngā Kawatau me ngā Tūmanakotanga o Te Tauihu" - adapted excerpts

• New Zealand Curriculum English Learning Area Level 6

• NCEA Level 1 Literacy Achievement Standards