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Te Reo Greetings Challenge

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Te Reo Greetings Challenge

Te Reo Greetings Challenge

Māori greeting illustration

🌅 Part 1: Greeting Scenarios

1. Match each scenario with the most appropriate te reo Māori greeting:
1. Meeting your teacher in the morning
2. Seeing a friend at lunchtime
3. Welcoming visitors to your school
4. Greeting an elder respectfully
5. Saying goodbye at the end of the day
A. Haere mai
B. Tēnā koe
C. Kia ora
D. Mōrena
E. Haere rā

🗣️ Part 2: Quick Response Challenge

2. Circle the best greeting for each situation:

Scenario: You arrive at school and see your kaiako (teacher) at 8:30am

Kia ora

Mōrena

Haere rā

3. Your friend waves to you across the playground. Circle your response:

Tēnā koe

Kia ora

Haere mai

4. A group of visitors enters your classroom. Circle the most welcoming greeting:

Mōrena

Haere mai

Haere rā

🎭 Part 3: Cultural Context

5. Check all the non-verbal communication elements that are important when greeting in te reo Māori:

Eye contact

Appropriate facial expressions

Looking at the ground

Respectful body language

Appropriate volume and tone

Speaking very quietly

6. Fill in the blanks about tikanga (cultural protocols) in greetings:

When greeting a _____________ (elder), it is important to show extra _____________ and use formal language. The traditional Māori greeting that involves touching _____________ together is called a _____________.

📝 Part 4: Team Challenge Reflection

7. Describe a scenario where you would use "Tēnā koe" instead of "Kia ora":
8. Complete these sentence stems about your learning:

I noticed that... _________________________________

I liked when... ___________________________________

Next time I want to try... ___________________________

9. Write three different ways to say goodbye in te reo Māori:

🎨 Part 5: Creative Expression

10. Draw yourself demonstrating appropriate body language for a respectful Māori greeting:
11. Create your own greeting scenario and write the most appropriate te reo Māori response:

My scenario: ________________________________

Best greeting to use: ___________________________

Why this greeting is appropriate: ___________________

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