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Te Wā Vocabulary

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Te Wā Vocabulary

Te Wā Vocabulary

Clock showing time with Māori vocabulary

🕐 Part 1: Te Wā Vocabulary Matching

1. Match the Te Reo Māori words with their English meanings:
1. Haora
2. Meneti
3. Rā
4. Pō
5. Ata
6. Ahiahi
A. Night
B. Morning
C. Hour
D. Evening
E. Day
F. Minute

⏰ Part 2: Time Knowledge

2. Circle the correct answer:

How many minutes are in one hour?

30 meneti

60 meneti

100 meneti

24 meneti

3. Circle the correct answer:

How many hours are in one day?

12 haora

20 haora

24 haora

30 haora

🌅 Part 3: Daily Routines - Ngā Mahi o ia Rā

4. Fill in the blanks with the correct Te Reo Māori time words:

I wake up in the __________ (ata/pō). I have lunch in the afternoon which is __________. At night time or __________, I go to sleep. One __________ has 24 __________.

5. Check all the times of day when you might eat kai (food):

Ata (morning)

Ahiarā (afternoon)

Ahiahi (evening)

Pō (night)

📝 Part 4: Writing Practice

6. Write three activities you do in the ata (morning) using Te Reo Māori time vocabulary:
7. Complete this sentence in Te Reo Māori:

"Kotahi te rā he _____ ngā haora" (One day has _____ hours)

8. Why is time (wā) important in our daily lives? Write your answer in English or Te Reo Māori:

🎨 Part 5: Creative Activity

9. Draw a clock face and label it with Te Reo Māori words for different times of day (ata, ahiarā, ahiahi, pō):
10. Create your own daily timetable using Te Reo Māori time vocabulary. Include at least 4 activities:

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