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Māori Shapes and Colours

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Māori Shapes and Colours

Māori Shapes and Colours

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🔺 Part 1: Shape Recognition

1. Match the English shape names with their te reo Māori names:
1. Circle
2. Triangle
3. Square
4. Rectangle
A. Tapatoru
B. Porohita
C. Tapawhā rite
D. Tapawhā roa
2. Circle the correct te reo Māori name for a triangle:

Porohita

Tapatoru

Tapawhā rite

🌈 Part 2: Colour Knowledge

3. Fill in the blanks with the correct te reo Māori colour names:

Red = ____________

Blue = ____________

Green = ____________

Yellow = ____________

Black = ____________

White = ____________

4. Which colours would you use to describe a kiwi bird? (Check all that apply)

Mangu (black)

Awa (brown)

Whero (red)

Kākāriki (green)

🎨 Part 3: Drawing and Describing

5. Draw a tapatoru (triangle) and colour it kōwhai (yellow):
6. Draw a porohita (circle) and colour it whero (red):
7. Complete this sentence in te reo Māori:

He ____________ ____________ tēnei. (This is a blue square)

📝 Part 4: Sentence Building

8. Write the complete sentence in te reo Māori for each description:

Example: This is a green triangle = He tapatoru kākāriki tēnei

This is a red circle:

This is a yellow square:

This is a blue rectangle:

9. Choose your favourite shape and colour combination and write about it:

Ko te ____________ ____________ taku tino pai.

(My favourite is the ____________ ____________.)

🔍 Part 5: Shape Hunt

10. Look around your classroom. Find objects that match these shapes and colours, then write what you found:

Porohita whero (red circle): ____________

Tapawhā rite kākāriki (green square): ____________

Tapatoru kōwhai (yellow triangle): ____________

11. Circle the correct answer: How many sides does a tapatoru have?

2

3

4

5

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