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Toku Marae Worksheet

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Toku Marae Worksheet

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📚 Wāhanga Tuatahi: Reading Comprehension

1. What is the big house at the marae called?

wharenui

marae ātea

waharoa

2. What do people do at the marae? (Tick all that apply)

Meet together

Share kai (food)

Sleep

Learn about whakapapa

3. The open area in front of the wharenui is called the ____________.

Answer: _________________________

4. What happens at the beginning of the "Toku Marae" story?
5. What happens at the end of the story?

🎨 Wāhanga Tuarua: Taku Marae

6. Draw your own marae or a marae you know. Include the important parts like the wharenui, marae ātea, and waharoa.
7. Complete these sentences about your marae:

At my marae, we _________________________________

The important place is ____________________________

Under the wharenui, there is ______________________

8. Write two sentences in te reo Māori about what you can see at a marae:

🔤 Wāhanga Tuatoru: Kupu Hou (New Words)

9. Match the Māori words to their English meanings by drawing lines:
wharenui
waharoa
marae ātea
kōwhaiwhai
gateway
painted patterns
meeting house
open courtyard
10. Use each word in a sentence:

wharenui: ________________________________

marae ātea: ____________________________

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