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Turangawaewae Comprehension Worksheet

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Turangawaewae Comprehension Worksheet

Mountain and river landscape

🎯 WALT (We Are Learning To)

We are learning to understand turangawaewae and identify Māori vocabulary words.

📖 Read the Poem

My Special Place

This is my turangawaewae,
Where my feet can stand so free.
By the flowing awa bright,
Near the maunga tall and white.

On this precious whenua here,
With my whānau always near.
All the tangata that I know,
Help my roots and spirit grow.

📝 Comprehension Questions

1. What does the poem say flows brightly?

The maunga

The awa

The whenua

2. In the poem, what is described as "tall and white"?
3. Who helps the person's roots and spirit grow?
4. What do you think turangawaewae means? (Hint: where your feet can stand)

🔗 Vocabulary Matching

Draw lines to match the Māori words with their English meanings:

turangawaewae
awa
maunga
whenua
tangata
people
land
river
mountain
place to stand

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