🌟 WALT: Use sentence stems to build simple sentences in te reo Māori

Success Criteria: I can use greetings and build sentences with a subject and verb

Part 1: Basic Sentence Stems (Green = Subject, Blue = Verb)

a) _______ Sarah. (I am Sarah)

b) _______ pai koe? (Are you well?)

c) _______ haere au ki te kura. (I am going to school)

d) _______ kaiako koe? (Are you a teacher?)

Part 2: Building Complete Sentences

Ko au + your name:

Kei te + action word (haere/kai/kōrero):

He + describing word (pai/hou/roa):

When introducing yourself:

When saying what you're doing:

Part 3: Extension Activity - Time and Place Words

Time words: ināianei (now), ā muri (later)

Place words: anei rā (over here), ki konei (to here)

Example: Kei te haere au ki te kura ināianei. (I am going to school now.)

Your turn - create a sentence with a time or place word:

🎯 Instructions for Pair Activities:

Step 1: Pick a sentence stem card

Step 2: Add a word to complete your sentence

Step 3: Say your sentence to your partner

Step 4: Your partner responds with "Kei te pai!" (Good!)

Step 5: Swap roles and repeat