🏠 Part 1: Whānau (Family) Vocabulary

1. Match the te reo Māori words with their English meanings:

1. matua

2. whaea

3. tāne

4. tamariki

5. tūpuna

A. children

B. father

C. ancestors

D. parent

E. mother

2. Fill in the blanks with the correct te reo Māori words:

My __________ (mother) and __________ (father) are my __________ (parents). They look after all the __________ (children) in our whānau.

🏫 Part 2: Kura (School) Vocabulary

3. Circle the correct te reo Māori word for each English word:

School:

kura

rūma

tari

Teacher:

pukapuka

kaiako

rūma

Book:

tari

kura

pukapuka

4. Complete this sentence in te reo Māori:

I go to __________ (school) where my __________ (teacher) reads from a __________ (book) in the __________ (room).

🌿 Part 3: Taiao (Nature) Vocabulary

5. Check all the te reo Māori words that relate to nature:

rākau (tree)

kaiako (teacher)

awa (river)

manu (bird)

pukapuka (book)

maunga (mountain)

moana (sea)

tāne (father)

6. Draw and label three things from nature using te reo Māori words:

✍️ Part 4: Personal Vocabulary Practice

7. Create your own sentences using at least 3 new te reo Māori words from today's lesson:

8. Which three new words do you feel most confident using? Explain why:

9. Write one word from each category (whānau, kura, taiao) and use it in a sentence:

Whānau word: ________________

Sentence: _________________________________________________

Kura word: ________________

Sentence: _________________________________________________

Taiao word: ________________

Sentence: _________________________________________________

🎯 Part 5: Vocabulary Challenge

10. Fill in the missing te reo Māori words to complete this story:

Yesterday, I walked with my __________ (mother) to the __________ (school). We saw a beautiful __________ (tree) by the __________ (river). A __________ (bird) was singing in its branches. My __________ (teacher) told us that our __________ (ancestors) used to gather food near the __________ (mountain). After school, we read a __________ (book) about the __________ (sea) in our __________ (room).

11. List 5 new te reo Māori words you learned today and rate your confidence using them (1-5, where 5 = very confident):