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Māori Sports Vocabulary Introduction

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📚 Part 1: Vocabulary Check

WALT: We Are Learning To identify and name sports in Te Reo Māori.

Success criteria: I can list at least five sports in Te Reo Māori and use one in a short sentence.

1. Which Māori word means swimming?

kauhoe

kirikiti

rīki

2. Which Māori word means cricket?

mītanga poi

kirikiti

poi pōro

3. Match the Māori word (left) to the English sport (right). Draw lines across the gaps.
rīki
kirikiti
kauhoe
mītanga poi
poi pōro
basketball
netball
cricket
swimming
rugby

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Activity

4. Write five sports in Te Reo Māori that you remember from today (use the vocabulary bank from class):
5. Complete the sentence starter in Te Reo Māori or English:

Ko taku tino hākinakina ____________.

6. Which of these are usually team sports? (Tick all that apply)

rīki

kauhoe

kirikiti

poi pōro

mītanga poi

7. Creative task: Draw or paste a picture of your favourite sport and label it in Te Reo Māori.
Write one sentence explaining why you like this sport (in Te Reo Māori or English):

Differentiation: Use visual word banks and sentence stems if you need support. Pair with a peer for pronunciation practice.

Extension: Write a second sentence using a reason word (e.g. "He pai āku hoa" / "I enjoy the teamwork").

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