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Kura Tikanga Bingo Game

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Kura Tikanga Bingo Game

Tikanga are values and practices that guide how people care for one another and places. Read each clue and find the matching kupu Māori on the bingo board. Mark that square. Try to complete a row, column or diagonal. Then answer the reflection questions. Tikanga and practices can differ between iwi and communities; listen respectfully and ask when you are unsure.

Kura Tikanga Bingo board

Read the meaning clues below, then mark the matching kupu. Clues: 1. Care, respect and hospitality shown to others. 2. Love, compassion and care. 3. Relationships, connection and a sense of belonging. 4. A state that is ordinary or free from restriction; meaning depends on context. 5. A dining house or place for sharing food.

manaakitanga

aroha

kaitiakitanga

whanaungatanga

tapu

noa

pōwhiri

wharenui

wharekai

1.Write the kupu from the board that best matches each clue. a) Welcoming and caring for visitors: __________ b) Looking after a stream or garden for the future: __________ c) A place where people share a meal: __________
2.A new student arrives and does not know where to go. Which action best shows manaakitanga?
  • Invite them to join you and help them find their group.
  • Ignore them so they can work it out alone.
  • Tell everyone to leave them by themselves.
3.Kaitiakitanga can include caring for a local place so it remains healthy for future generations.
TrueFalse
4.Complete the sentence with a kupu from the board: “Showing compassion and care for someone is .”
5.In your own words, explain why it is important to follow the kawa (protocol) shared by hosts during a pōwhiri.
6.You are unsure whether an area or object is tapu. What is a respectful next step?
7.Which word from the board describes relationships and a sense of belonging?
8.Name one practical way you could show kaitiakitanga at kura or in your community. Explain how it helps.
9.Choose one kupu from your board that you want to remember. Write the kupu, its meaning, and one way it could guide an action.

2 printable pages

  • A three-by-three Kura Tikanga bingo board with Māori words and brief meanings.

    Page 1

  • Tikanga-in-action questions about manaakitanga, kaitiakitanga, marae vocabulary and respectful practice.

    Page 2

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