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Te Reo Feelings Vocabulary

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Te Reo Feelings Vocabulary

Māori children expressing different emotions

🎯 WALT: Express feelings in Te Reo Māori

Success Criteria: I can match feelings words to their meanings and use them in sentences.

📚 Part 1: Matching Activity

Draw lines to match the Te Reo Māori feelings words to their English meanings:

1. ngenge
2. wera
3. makariri
4. harikoa
5. manahau
6. pai
7. pouri
a) happy/excited
b) good/well
c) tired
d) hot
e) cold
f) sad
g) worried/anxious

✏️ Part 2: Fill in the Blanks

Complete these conversations using the feelings words from Part 1:

1. Kei te pehea koe? (How are you?)

Kei te _________ au. (I am _________)

2. Your friend looks sad. Complete this sentence:

Kei te _________ ia. (He/she is _________)

3. It's a sunny day and you feel great:

Kei te _________ au. (I am _________)

4. After running around at lunch time:

Kei te _________ au. (I am _________)

5. Choose your own feeling and write a sentence:

Kei te _________ au.

🌟 Extension Activity

Draw a picture of yourself showing one of the feelings and write the Te Reo word underneath:

Kei te _________ au.

Differentiation Support:

• Use the word bank above to help you

• Ask a buddy to help you practise saying the words

• Remember: 'Kei te' means 'I am/he is/she is' + feeling word

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