🧮 Part 1: Te Reo Māori Operations

1. Match each Te Reo Māori term with its English meaning:

1. Tapiri

2. Tango

3. Whakawehe

4. Whakarea

A. Division

B. Addition

C. Multiplication

D. Subtraction

2. Fill in the missing symbols for each operation:

Tapiri uses the _____ symbol

Tango uses the _____ symbol

Whakawehe uses the _____ symbol

Whakarea uses the _____ symbol

➕ Part 2: Tapiri (Addition) Problems

3. Solve these tapiri equations:

a) 7 + 5 = _____

b) 12 + 8 = _____

c) 6 + _____ = 15

d) _____ + 9 = 17

4. Circle the correct answer for this tapiri problem: 14 + 6 = ?

18

20

22

24

➖ Part 3: Tango (Subtraction) Problems

5. Solve these tango equations:

a) 15 - 7 = _____

b) 20 - 12 = _____

c) 18 - _____ = 9

d) _____ - 6 = 11

6. True or False? Tick the correct boxes:

16 - 8 = 8 (True)

25 - 10 = 14 (True)

19 - 7 = 12 (True)

30 - 15 = 16 (True)

✖️ Part 4: Whakawehe (Multiplication) Problems

7. Solve these whakawehe equations:

a) 4 × 3 = _____

b) 7 × 2 = _____

c) 5 × _____ = 25

d) _____ × 6 = 24

8. Draw arrays to show these multiplication problems:

Draw 3 × 4 as an array:

Draw 2 × 5 as an array:

➗ Part 5: Whakarea (Division) Problems

9. Solve these whakarea equations:

a) 16 ÷ 4 = _____

b) 21 ÷ 3 = _____

c) 24 ÷ _____ = 6

d) _____ ÷ 5 = 8

10. Circle the correct answer for this sharing problem: If 18 lollies are shared equally among 6 children, how many lollies does each child get?

2 lollies

3 lollies

4 lollies

6 lollies

🎯 Part 6: Mixed Operations Challenge

11. Solve these mixed operation problems. Show your working:

a) 8 + 4 - 3 = _____

b) 5 × 2 + 6 = _____

c) 20 ÷ 4 + 7 = _____

d) 15 - 3 × 2 = _____

12. Word Problem: Sarah has 12 stickers. She gives 4 stickers to her brother, then buys 2 packs of 3 stickers each. How many stickers does Sarah have now?

Answer: Sarah has _____ stickers.

13. Create your own equation using all four operations (tapiri, tango, whakawehe, whakarea):

🌟 Part 7: Extension Activities

14. Which operations are commutative (give the same answer when you swap the numbers)? Check all that apply:

Tapiri (Addition) - Example: 5 + 3 = 3 + 5

Tango (Subtraction) - Example: 8 - 2 = 2 - 8

Whakawehe (Multiplication) - Example: 4 × 6 = 6 × 4

Whakarea (Division) - Example: 12 ÷ 3 = 3 ÷ 12

15. Real-life problem: At the school fair, there are 8 game stalls. Each stall has 6 prizes. If 15 prizes are won in the first hour, how many prizes are left?

Step 1: Total prizes = _____ × _____ = _____

Step 2: Prizes left = _____ - _____ = _____

Answer: There are _____ prizes left.

16. Reflection: Write one sentence about which operation (tapiri, tango, whakawehe, or whakarea) you find most interesting and why: