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Matariki Whetū Pūrākau

Pānuihia te pūrākau, kātahi ka whakaoti i ngā mahi. Whakamahia ngā kupu Māori o te pūrākau ki ō whakautu. Read the story, then complete the activities. Use words from the story in your answers.

He pūrākau mō ngā whetū | A story about the stars

I te tīmatanga o te takurua, ka ara ake a Matariki i te pae o te rangi i mua i te whitinga o te rā. Ka kite a Ria i te kāhui whetū, ka pātai atu ki tōna koroua, “He aha te tikanga o Matariki?” Ka kī mai a Koroua, “He wā tēnei hei maumahara ki te hunga kua whetūrangitia, hei whakanui i ngā taonga o nāianei, hei whakatakoto wawata mō te tau hou.” Ka kōrero rāua mō ngā whetū e hono ana ki ngā wāhanga rerekē o te taiao. E hono ana a Waitī ki ngā wai māori, ā, e hono ana a Waitā ki te moana. E tohu ana a Waipuna-ā-rangi i te ua, ko Ururangi mō ngā hau. Ka āwhina a Tupu-ā-nuku i ngā kai e tupu ana i te whenua, ā, ko Tupu-ā-rangi mō ngā kai o te wao. Ko Pōhutukawa te whetū e maumahara ai te tangata ki te hunga mate; ko Hiwa-i-te-rangi te whetū o ngā wawata. I taua pō, ka kai ngātahi te whānau a Ria, ka kōrero mō ō rātou tīpuna, ā, ka whakatō rātou i tētahi rākau. Ka tuhi a Ria i tana wawata: “Ka ako au i tētahi waiata hou.” Ka titiro anō ia ki ngā whetū, me te mōhio he wā a Matariki hei hono i ngā maharatanga, te taiao me ngā wawata.

Wāhanga 1: Te mārama ki te pūrākau

Whakautua ngā pātai ki te reo Māori, ki te reo Pākehā rānei. Answer in Māori or English.

1.Kōwhiria te whakautu tika: He aha ngā take e toru i kōrero ai a Koroua mō Matariki? Choose the correct answer.

Hei maumahara ki te hunga kua whetūrangitia, hei whakanui i ngā taonga o nāianei, hei whakatakoto wawata.
Hei kimi kai, hei haere ki te moana, hei matakitaki i te ua.
Hei moe, hei mahi, hei haere ki te kura.

2.Whakakīa te āputa mā te whakamahi i ēnei kupu: moana, ua, hau. E hono ana a Waitā ki te .

3.Whakakīa te āputa mā te whakamahi i ēnei kupu: moana, ua, hau. E tohu ana a Waipuna-ā-rangi i te .

4.Whakakīa te āputa mā te whakamahi i ēnei kupu: moana, ua, hau. Ko Ururangi mō ngā .

5.Whakatauritea ia whetū ki tōna hononga. Match each star with its connection.

Waitī
Tupu-ā-nuku
Pōhutukawa
Hiwa-i-te-rangi

Ngā kai e tupu ana i te whenua
Ngā wawata
Ngā wai māori
Te hunga kua whetūrangitia

6.He aha ngā mahi e rua a Ria me tōna whānau i taua pō? Tuhia kia rua.

7.Tika, hē rānei? E ai ki te pūrākau, ko te wawata a Ria kia ako i tētahi waiata hou.

TrueFalse

8.He aha te tikanga o te kupu “whetūrangitia” i roto i te pūrākau? Whakamāramahia ki ō ake kupu.

Wāhanga 2: Te reo me te whakaaro

Whakamahia ngā taunakitanga mai i te pūrākau hei whakamārama i ō whakaaro.

9.He aha te hononga o ngā whetū o Matariki ki te taiao i roto i te pūrākau? Tautokona tō whakautu mā tētahi tauira.

10.He aha te pānga o te mahi tahi a Ria me tōna whānau ki te kaupapa o te pūrākau? Whakamāramahia mā te whakamahi i tētahi taipitopito mai i te kōrero.

11.Tuhia he kupu Māori nō te pūrākau e pā ana ki te whānau, ki te taiao rānei. Kātahi ka tuhia tōna tikanga ki te reo Pākehā, ki ō kupu Māori rānei.

Wāhanga 3: Waihanga i tō ake pūrākau

Whakamahia ngā whetū, te taiao me ngā wawata hei whakaoho i tō kōrero.

12.Waihangahia he pūrākau poto (4–6 rerenga) mō tētahi whetū o Matariki. Whakaurua te whetū, tētahi āhuatanga o te taiao, me tētahi mahi, wawata rānei. Begin with: “I tētahi pō o Matariki…”