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Kupu Hou Vocabulary

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Kupu Hou Vocabulary

Kupu Hou Vocabulary

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🎯 Wāhanga 1: Kupu me ngā Whakaahua (Words and Pictures)

1. Match the kupu (words) with their correct whakaahua (pictures). Draw lines to connect them.
1. kai
2. peke
3. oma
4. haere
5. pānui
6. tuhituhi
A. [Picture: person running]
B. [Picture: person eating]
C. [Picture: person writing]
D. [Picture: person jumping]
E. [Picture: person walking]
F. [Picture: person reading]

📝 Wāhanga 2: Whakakī i ngā Awa (Fill in the Blanks)

2. Complete the sentences using the kupu from the box below:

Kupu Box: kai, oma, haere, pānui, tuhituhi, peke

a) I like to ________ pukapuka (read books).

b) We ________ to kura (school) every day.

c) The tamariki ________ in the papa tākaro (playground).

d) I ________ my homework every night.

e) We ________ our kai at 12 o'clock.

f) The kurī can ________ very high.

✅ Wāhanga 3: Kōwhiri Tika (Multiple Choice)

3. Circle the correct English meaning for each kupu:

kai

to sleep

to eat

to sing

oma

to walk

to jump

to run

pānui

to read

to write

to draw

4. Which activities do you do at kura (school)? Check all that apply:

pānui (read)

tuhituhi (write)

oma (run)

kai (eat)

peke (jump)

🎨 Wāhanga 4: Waihanga me te Tuhi (Create and Write)

5. Draw yourself doing one of the activities from today's kupu:
6. Write the kupu for the activity you drew:
7. Write a simple sentence using your chosen kupu (you can use English and te reo Māori together):

🌟 Wāhanga 5: Whakaaro (Reflection)

8. Which kupu was the easiest for you to remember? Why?
9. How will you use these kupu outside of class? Give one example:
10. Rate how confident you feel using these new kupu (circle one):

Very confident 😊

Quite confident 🙂

Need more practice 😐

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