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Māori Sea Life Wordfind
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Māori Sea Life Wordfind
🌊 Wordfind Grid
Instructions: Find and circle the 16 Māori sea life words hidden in the grid below. Words can be found horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
K O R O P Ū P Ū M A N G Ō T K
A U T A T U A K U A K A I U R
I T K A R E H U W H E K E N A
P Ā P A K A T Ā M U R E A I K
K I N A T U A T U A K O U R A
T Ā K A P U K Ō R E R O A U A
H E A R M A N G Ō P U P U T K
W H E K E T A M U R E K I N A
K O U R A T A K A P U A U A M
T U A T U A K A R E H U K A I
P A P A K A K O R O H E A R T
K U A K A W H E K E M A N G O
T A M U R E K I N A K O U R A
A U A T A K A P U P U P U K M
M A N G O K A I K O R O T U A
🐟 Word List
Find these 16 Māori sea life words:
kai (food/eat)
koro (grandfather)
hear (to listen)
kōrero (to speak/talk)
pūpū (shell/conch)
pāpaka (crab)
tuatua (type of shellfish)
kuaka (godwit bird)
karehu (stingray)
wheke (octopus)
koura (crayfish)
tāmure (snapper fish)
kina (sea urchin)
tākapu (gannet bird)
aua (yellow-eyed mullet)
mangō (shark)
🎨 Bonus Activity
Draw your favourite sea creature from the word list and write its Māori name below:
Māori name: ________________________
Write one sentence about this sea creature:
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