by PaituAdmin | Sep 2024 | Learning resources, Māori Seasons, Maramataka, Matariki, New Zealand Seasons
Looking for some Wiki o te reo Māori / Māori language week activities for kids? These activities are designed for tamariki, making them great in the school classroom, ECE, or homeschool setting. They would also be wonderful resources for Maori Language Week activities...
by PaituAdmin | Apr 2024 | Learning resources, Māori Seasons, Maramataka, Matariki
What is the Maramataka? Many schools and ECE’s in NZ are taking interest in the Maramataka, the Māori lunar calendar. Maramataka translates to the turning of the moon. It observes the phases of marama (the moon) within in a lunar month. This is how days...
by PaituAdmin | Oct 2023 | Learning resources, Nature crafts, Nature kids, NZ Forest School Resources, NZ Homeschool Resources
Painting wooden peg dolls at a busy time of year is probably not what I needed to be doing. I don’t know why I do this to myself sometimes, when time feels eternally short. Oh, actually yes I do, because she LOVES them. And I want her to play in the magic for as long...
by PaituAdmin | Sep 2023 | Journals, Learning resources, Māori Seasons, Maramataka, Matariki
Teaching resources for Wiki o te reo Māori We embrace this opportunity to learn te reo Māori at anytime, and during te Wiki o te reo Māori, there is extra special focus. Here are some teaching resources for Wiki o te reo Māori that we are bringing into our week...
by PaituAdmin | May 2023 | Learning resources, Māori Seasons, NZ Homeschool Resources, Seasons and Cycles
Maori Days of the Week – Ngā Rā o te Wiki – printable resource This Maori Days of the Week – Ngā Rā o te Wiki – teaching resource is a free printable resource that was put together to compliment NZ Seasonal Perpetual Calendar HOW TO USE: Print...
by PaituAdmin | May 2023 | Learning resources, Māori Seasons, Maramataka, NZ Homeschool Resources
Māori days of the week, months and seasons – How to learn and teach Learning te reo Māori (or any language, or any skill…) becomes easier the more we practice. Which means we have to practice often, and the most effective way to do this is to speak...
