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 | May 2024 | Māori Seasons, Maramataka, Matariki, Winter
Here are some teaching resources for Matariki to deepen learning for tamariki (children), kaiako (teachers), and whanau (family) in the classroom, ece, or homeschool setting. We embrace this opportunity to learn of te Ao Māori at any time, and during Matariki learning...
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 | 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 | Jul 2023 | Celebrations, Māori Seasons, Maramataka, Matariki, Winter
Matariki is a season. That’s how we celebrate in our home and that’s the essence of what I was taught. A festive season with important themes. I’m proud that Matariki is recognised as a national day, and I hope it brings connection, reverence,...
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...