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Shapes and Colours Bilingual

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Shapes and Colours Bilingual

Shapes and Colours Bilingual

Colourful 2D shapes including triangle, square, circle, rectangle and pentagon

🔺 Part 1: Shape Recognition

1. Circle the correct te reo Māori name for each shape:

Triangle:

Tapatoru

Porowhita

Tapawhā rite

Square:

Tapawhā roa

Tapawhā rite

Rima taha

Circle:

Tapatoru

Porowhita

Tapawhā roa

🌈 Part 2: Colour Vocabulary

2. Match the English colour names with their te reo Māori translations:
1. Red
2. Blue
3. Yellow
4. Green
5. Black
A. Kākāriki
B. Whero
C. Pango
D. Kōwhai
E. Kahurangi

📐 Part 3: Shape Properties

3. Fill in the blanks about shape properties:

A triangle (tapatoru) has _______ sides and _______ corners.

A square (tapawhā rite) has _______ equal sides and _______ corners.

A circle (porowhita) has _______ sides and _______ corners.

A rectangle (tapawhā roa) has _______ sides and _______ corners.

4. Which shapes have 4 sides? Tick all that apply:

Triangle (Tapatoru)

Square (Tapawhā rite)

Circle (Porowhita)

Rectangle (Tapawhā roa)

Pentagon (Rima taha)

🎨 Part 4: Drawing and Description

5. Draw the following shapes in the box below:

Draw a whero tapatoru (red triangle), a kahurangi porowhita (blue circle), and a kōwhai tapawhā rite (yellow square)

6. Describe a shape you can see in your classroom using both English and te reo Māori:

🔍 Part 5: Shape Hunt Challenge

7. Complete these sentences about shapes and colours you might find:

The classroom clock is a _____________ (porowhita/circle) and it is _____________ (colour in te reo Māori).

The whiteboard is a _____________ (tapawhā roa/rectangle) and it is _____________ (colour in English).

A stop sign is a _____________ (shape in English) and it is _____________ (whero/red).

8. Write one sentence using a shape name and colour in both English and te reo Māori:

⭐ Part 6: Reflection

9. What was your favourite shape or colour word to learn in te reo Māori today? Why?
10. Draw a picture using at least 3 different shapes and label them in both English and te reo Māori:

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