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Te Reo Directions Worksheet

Te Reo Directions Worksheet

Māori directional movements illustration

🎯 Part 1: Te Reo Directions Vocabulary

1. Match the Te Reo Māori words with their English meanings:
1. Haere whakamua
2. Haere whakamuri
3. Peke
4. Peke nui
5. Whakamauī
6. Whakamatau
A. Jump
B. Walk backwards
C. Left
D. Right
E. Walk forward
F. Hop
2. Circle the correct Te Reo word for each movement:

Walk forward:

Haere whakamuri

Haere whakamua

Peke nui

Turn left:

Whakamatau

Whakamauī

Peke

🗺️ Part 2: Following Directions

3. Read the Te Reo directions below and draw the path on the grid:

Start at the X. Follow these commands:

1. Haere whakamua (3 steps)

2. Whakamatau (turn right)

3. Haere whakamua (2 steps)

4. Whakamauī (turn left)

5. Haere whakamua (1 step)

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

To move backwards, I say "____________ ____________".

When I want someone to hop, I say "____________".

To turn right, the command is "____________".

A big jump is called "____________ ____________".

🎮 Part 3: Creating Your Own Directions

5. Write a sequence of 4 movement commands in Te Reo Māori for a friend to follow:
6. Draw yourself doing one of these movements and label it in Te Reo Māori:

My movement is: ________________________

🤔 Part 4: Understanding and Reflection

7. Check all the movements that involve changing direction:

Haere whakamua

Whakamauī

Peke

Whakamatau

Haere whakamuri

Peke nui

8. Why is it important to learn directions in Te Reo Māori? Write your answer:
9. Which Te Reo direction word was the hardest for you to remember? How will you practise it?

🏆 Part 5: Challenge Activity

10. Create a treasure map with Te Reo directions. Draw your map and write the directions to find the treasure:

Directions to the treasure:

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