🎯 WALT – We Are Learning To

✅ Form simple sentences in te reo Māori using the pattern: Tense – Verb – Agent – Connector – Place/Object – Time

✅ Use past (I / Kua), present (E / Kei te), and future (Ka) tense markers correctly

✅ Choose the correct connector: ki te (place) or i te (object)

✅ Give and use peer feedback to improve our sentences

📋 Sentence Pattern

TENSE  →  VERB  →  AGENT  →  CONNECTOR  →  PLACE / OBJECT  →  TIME

🔗 Connector Guide

ki te = going to a place  |  i te = doing something with an object

Example: Kua haere ahau ki te kāinga inanahi.  (I went to home yesterday.)

Example: E pānui ana rātou i te pukapuka aakuanei.  (They are reading the book soon.)

📖 Word Bank

Tense markers: I  |  Kua  |  E…ana / Kei te  |  Ka

Verbs: haere (go)  |  hikoi (walk)  |  mahi (work/do)  |  pānui (read)

Agents: ahau / au (I/me)  |  māua (we two, excl.)  |  rāua (they two)  |  mātou (we, excl.)  |  tātou (we all, incl.)  |  rātou (they, 3+)

Places: kāinga (home)  |  kura (school)

Objects: pukapuka (book)

Time: inanahi (yesterday)  |  āpōpō (tomorrow)  |  aakuanei (soon/shortly)

✂️ Part 1: Word Card Ordering

Cut out or write the words below in the correct sentence order. Use the pattern: Tense – Verb – Agent – Connector – Place/Object – Time.

Word cards:   inanahi  |  ahau  |  Kua  |  ki te  |  haere  |  kura

Word cards:   aakuanei  |  rātou  |  E…ana  |  i te  |  pānui  |  pukapuka

Word cards:   āpōpō  |  māua  |  Ka  |  ki te  |  hikoi  |  kāinga

✏️ Part 2: Fill in the Blanks

Complete each sentence using words from the Word Bank above. Underline the tense marker in each sentence.

I  __________  ahau  ki te  __________  inanahi.

(Hint: choose a verb and a place)

Kei te  mahi  __________  i te  __________  aakuanei.

(Hint: choose an agent and an object)

Ka  __________  rātou  __________  kura  āpōpō.

(Hint: choose a verb and a connector)

a) Hemi is going to school:   

b) Āria is reading a book:   

📝 Part 3: Write Your Own Sentences

Write one sentence for each tense using the pattern. Use a different agent in each sentence. Underline the tense marker.

🌟 Support: Use the sentence starters below if you need them.

Starter: Kua haere __________ ki te __________ inanahi.

Starter: E __________ ana __________ i te __________ aakuanei.

Starter: Ka __________ __________ ki te __________ āpōpō.

🤝 Peer Feedback

Swap your worksheet with a partner. Check their three sentences using the checklist below. Tick each box if they have done it correctly.

🌟 Extension: Complex Sentences

For students ready for a challenge — include both a place (ki te) and an object (i te) in each sentence, and use a different agent each time.

✅ Success Criteria – Check Yourself!