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Māori Plants Exploration Worksheet

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Māori Plants Exploration Worksheet

Read the plant descriptions. Point, talk, draw or ask an adult to help you. We can learn about plants without picking them.

Look and notice

Read each description. Kawakawa has heart-shaped leaves. Kōwhai has bright yellow flowers. Mānuka has tiny white flowers. Tatarāmoa has prickly, thorny stems. What colours and shapes can you notice?

1.Which plant has heart-shaped leaves?
2.Kōwhai has bright flowers. Which colour are its flowers?
  • Yellow
  • Blue
  • Pink
3.Which plant has tiny white flowers?
4.Which plant has prickly, thorny stems?
  • Tatarāmoa
  • Kōwhai
  • Kawakawa

Plants need care

Plants are living things. They need what is around them to help them grow.

5.What helps a plant grow? Choose the answer with two things.
  • Water and sunshine
  • A toy and a blanket
  • Shoes and a hat
6.A little plant is thirsty. What could you do to help it?
7.Kaitiakitanga means caring for the natural world. Which action is kind to plants?
  • Look carefully and leave flowers growing
  • Pull up the plants
  • Stamp on the garden
8.Show one way you can care for a plant. Draw it in the box.
Draw a native plant. Add a colour or shape you remember.

3 printable pages

  • Māori Plants Exploration Worksheet, page 1 of 3: Look and notice

    Page 1

  • Māori Plants Exploration Worksheet, page 2 of 3: Plants need care

    Page 2

  • Māori Plants Exploration Worksheet, page 3 of 3: Draw a native plant. Add a colour or shape you remember.

    Page 3

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