🎵 Part 1: Learning About Koauau

1. What is a koauau?

A Māori drum

A Māori flute

A Māori guitar

2. Which materials were traditionally used to make koauau? (Tick all that apply)

Rākau (wood)

Kōiwi (bone)

Pounamu (greenstone)

Plastic

3. What was the koauau used for in Māori culture?

Only for dancing

Signalling and expressing emotions

Cooking food

4. The Māori word for music or musical instrument is:

Mōteatea

Puoro

Rākau

✏️ Part 2: Vocabulary and Understanding

5. Match the Te Reo Māori words with their English meanings by drawing lines:

Koauau

Rākau

Kōiwi

Pounamu

Bone

Greenstone

Māori flute

Wood

6. Fill in the blanks using words from the box:

Word box: koauau, Māori, materials, music

The _____________ is a traditional _____________ flute. It was made from natural _____________ and used to make beautiful _____________.

7. What is one new thing you learned about the koauau today?

🎨 Part 3: Creative Activity

8. Draw and design your own koauau in the box below. Label what material you would use.

9. What sounds do you think a koauau might make? Write three describing words:

1. _________________ 2. _________________ 3. _________________

Koauau Māori Flute Introduction

Koauau Māori Flute Introduction

🎵 Part 1: Learning About Koauau

✏️ Part 2: Vocabulary and Understanding

🎨 Part 3: Creative Activity

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