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Matariki Choral Poem

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Matariki Choral Poem

Matariki stars and celebration

🌟 WALT: We Are Learning To recite and understand a Matariki poem

Our Matariki Choral Poem

Read this poem together as a class. Practice saying it with expression!

Seven Stars Rise High

Matariki rises in the winter sky,

Seven bright stars twinkling way up high.

New year is coming, time to celebrate,

Families gather, food upon our plate.

Birds are singing in the native trees,

Gentle winter wind whispers through the leaves.

Stories shared around the warming fire,

Dreams and wishes lifting ever higher.

Māori new year brings us hope and light,

Matariki stars shine through the longest night.

Together we stand, together we grow,

Matariki's magic helps our spirits glow!

📝 Understanding Our Poem

1. How many stars are in Matariki?

Five stars

Seven stars

Nine stars

2. What season does Matariki happen in?

Summer

Winter

Spring

3. Tick all the things mentioned in our poem:

Stars

Food

Fire

Ocean

Trees

4. Find and write down THREE rhyming pairs from the poem:

Example: sky / high

5. What does "Matariki's magic helps our spirits glow" mean to you?

🎨 Creative Extension Activities

6. For Everyone: Draw a picture of Matariki in the night sky with your family celebrating below:
7. Challenge Activity: Write your own verse (2-4 lines) about Matariki to add to our class poem:
8. Success Criteria - Tick when you can do this:

I can recite the poem with my class

I understand what Matariki celebrates

I can find rhyming words in the poem

I can explain what the poem means

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