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Telling Time with Māori

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Telling Time with Māori

Te Karaka — The Clock

Analogue clock illustration

🎯 WALT: Identify parts of a clock and tell time to the hour and half-hour

✅ Success Criteria: I can name the hour and minute hands, read times to the hour and half-hour, and use Māori time words correctly.

📚 Part 1: Clock Knowledge — Multiple Choice

📝 Word Bank: pou haora (hour hand)  |  pou meneti (minute hand)  |  haora (hour)  |  meneti (minute)  |  karaka (o'clock)  |  haapene (half past)

1. The short hand on an analogue clock is called the:

Pou meneti (minute hand)

Pou haora (hour hand)

Karaka (o'clock)

2. When the minute hand points to the 12, the time is:

Half past (haapene)

Quarter past

O'clock (karaka)

3. When the minute hand points to the 6, the time is:

O'clock (karaka)

Half past (haapene)

Quarter to

4. "Toru karaka" means:

2 o'clock

3 o'clock

Half past 3

5. Which TWO hands does an analogue clock have? (Tick all that apply)

Pou haora (hour hand)

Pou rā (sun hand)

Pou meneti (minute hand)

Pou wiki (week hand)

🔗 Part 2: Matching — Māori Time Words

Draw a line to match each Māori time word to its English meaning.

Haora
Meneti
Karaka
Haapene
Rima karaka
Half past
Minute
5 o'clock
O'clock
Hour
6. Draw the hands on the clocks to show these times:

a) Whā karaka    (4 o'clock)              b) Rua haapene    (half past 2)

💡 Hint: For o'clock — minute hand points to 12. For half past — minute hand points to 6.

✏️ Part 3: Short Answer — My Daily Routine

7. Write these daily activities in time order from earliest to latest. Number them 1–4.

___ Kai (lunch) at 12:30    ___ Kura starts at 9:00    ___ Mahi (work) at 10:30    ___ Wake up at 7:00

8. What time do you wake up in the morning? Write it in English and in Māori.

English: _________________________     Māori: _________________________

9. If school starts at 9:00 (iwa karaka) and finishes 30 minutes later for morning tea, what time is morning tea?

Morning tea is at: _________________________

In Māori this is: _________________________

⭐ Extension — Quarter Past and Quarter To

For students ready for a challenge! The minute hand points to the 3 for quarter past, and to the 9 for quarter to.

10. Write the time shown when the minute hand is on the 3 and the hour hand is just past the 7.

The time is: _________________________

11. "Quarter to six" means how many minutes before 6 o'clock?

30 minutes before

15 minutes before

10 minutes before

12. 🌟 Challenge: In your own words, explain the difference between "quarter past" and "quarter to". Use the words pou meneti and pou haora in your answer.

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