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 | Jan 2024 | Journals, Maramataka, Moon Intentions
Printable planner: What moon phase is best for planning? The new moon has passed, and the lunar energy is rising. Gardeners know this waxing phase is the best moon phase to sow seeds – these could be for the garden; or the seeds we sow in our life, what would we...
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 | Aug 2023 | Celebrations, Maramataka, Moon Intentions, Night Sky, Seasons and Cycles
New Moon Intentions Ritual Through the ages people’s around the world have observed and connected to the energy of the moon as she travels through her phases from dark to light and back again. In each of the moon phases lies an opportune time to work with moon’s...
