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Te Reo Time Place

Te Reo Time Place

Māori clock and places illustration

📚 Part 1: Te Reo Māori Vocabulary - Time and Place

Learn these important words:

🕐 Time Words (Taima)

ata - morning

awatea - daytime

ahiahi - evening

- night

- day

wiki - week

marama - month

tau - year

🏠 Place Words (Wāhi)

kāinga - home

kura - school

whare - house

papa tākaro - playground

toa - shop

whare pukapuka - library

taone - town

moana - sea/ocean

🔄 Part 2: Matching Time Words

1. Match the Māori time words with their English meanings:
1. ata
2. ahiahi
3. pō
4. awatea
A. night
B. morning
C. evening
D. daytime
2. Match the Māori place words with their English meanings:
1. kura
2. kāinga
3. whare
4. moana
A. house
B. home
C. school
D. sea

✏️ Part 3: Fill in the Blanks

3. Complete these sentences with the correct Māori time words:

I wake up in the ________ (ata/pō).

We eat dinner in the ________ (ahiahi/ata).

I sleep at ________ (pō/awatea).

We play outside during ________ (awatea/pō).

4. Complete these sentences with the correct Māori place words:

I learn at ________ (kura/moana).

My family lives at our ________ (kāinga/toa).

We buy food at the ________ (whare/toa).

I read books at the ________ (whare pukapuka/papa tākaro).

5. Fill in the missing Māori words:

In the morning (________), I go to school (________).

At night (________), I stay at home (________).

During the day (________), I play at the playground (________ ________).

🎯 Part 4: Multiple Choice

6. What is the Māori word for "morning"?

ata

ahiahi

7. What is the Māori word for "school"?

whare

kura

kāinga

8. What is the Māori word for "night"?

awatea

ata

9. What is the Māori word for "home"?

kāinga

taone

toa

10. What is the Māori word for "playground"?

whare pukapuka

papa tākaro

moana

☑️ Part 5: Check All That Apply

11. Which of these are Māori words for times of day?

ata

kura

ahiahi

whare

12. Which of these are Māori words for places?

moana

awatea

kāinga

toa

ata

13. Which words mean places where you can learn?

kura

whare pukapuka

papa tākaro

toa

✍️ Part 6: Writing Simple Sentences

14. Write a sentence using "ata" (morning) and "kura" (school):
15. Write a sentence using "ahiahi" (evening) and "kāinga" (home):
16. Write a sentence using "awatea" (daytime) and "papa tākaro" (playground):
17. Write a sentence using "pō" (night) and "whare" (house):

🎨 Part 7: Drawing and Labelling

18. Draw a picture of your kura (school) and label it in te reo Māori:
19. Draw a picture of your kāinga (home) and label it in te reo Māori:
20. Draw what you do in the ata (morning):

🗣️ Part 8: Creating Conversations

21. Complete this conversation using Māori time and place words:

Person 1: "Where do you go in the ata?"

Person 2: "I go to ________."

Person 1: "What do you do in the ahiahi?"

Person 2: "I stay at my ________."

22. Write your own short conversation using at least 3 Māori words:

🧩 Part 9: Word Puzzles

23. Unscramble these Māori words:

TAA = ________ (morning)

ARUK = ________ (school)

OP = ________ (night)

GNAAIK = ________ (home)

24. Which word doesn't belong? Circle it:

ata (morning)

kura (school)

pō (night)

ahiahi (evening)

25. Which word doesn't belong? Circle it:

whare (house)

awatea (daytime)

kāinga (home)

kura (school)

📖 Part 10: Reading and Understanding

26. Read this story and answer the questions:

"In the ata, Hemi goes to kura. During awatea, he plays at the papa tākaro. In the ahiahi, he goes to his kāinga. At pō, he sleeps in his whare."

Where does Hemi go in the morning?
When does Hemi play at the playground?
27. What does Hemi do at night?
28. Write your own short story using at least 4 Māori time and place words:

🌟 Part 11: Challenge Questions

29. Create a daily schedule using only Māori words for times and places:
30. Imagine you are teaching a friend these Māori words. Write down 3 tips to help them remember the difference between time words and place words:

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