MARAMATAKA + TE REO MĀORI

Te reo Maori Seasons, Months & Days

Download the free, printable teaching resource containing Māori days, months and seasons of the year.

TEACHING RESOURCE

Te reo Maori Days of the Week,
Months & Seasons

This te reo Māori Seasons, Months & Days of the Week, is a free printable resource that was put together to compliment Paitu’s Seasonal Wheel.

This resource is free to download, but works best to add depth to the visual learning within the Seasonal Wheel – an illustrated learning resource designed as a perpetual calendar. It features art based on the Southern Hemisphere and NZ Māori Seasons, encouraging tamariki to connect visually with the seasons, helping to observe how each flow into each other in an ongoing cycle of nature and view the passing of time.

Both the perpetual calendar and this free resource are designed to use alongside a maramataka to deepen learning – for both children and adults alike!

This ngā marama o te tau / months of the year teaching resource includes:

BASIC PRONUNCIATION IN TE REO MĀORI

Includes clickable links to listen and learn.
NGĀ WĀHANGA O TE TAU / TE REO MĀORI SEASONS OF THE YEAR

An introduction to the modern Māori version of the seasons of the year in Māori with English translation: Hōtoke, Kōanga, Raumati, Ngahuru as well as alternate versions of the Māori season names.
NGĀ MARAMA O TE TAU / MĀORI MONTHS OF THE YEAR

An introduction to the modern Māori version of the months of the year:
Pipiri, Hōngongoi, Here-turi-kōkā, Mahuru, Whiringa-ā-nuku, Whiringa-ā-rangi,
Hakihea, Kohitātea, Hui-tanguru, Poutū-te-rangi, Paenga-whāwhā, Haratua
as well as an older version of the Maori months of the year – kupu arotau / loan words.
NGĀ RĀ O TE WIKI / DAYS OF THE WEEK

An introduction to the modern Māori version of the days of the week:
Rāhina, Rātū, Rāapa, Rāpare, Rāmere, Rāhoroi, Rātapu
as well as an older version of the Māori days of the week – kupu arotau / loan words.
TE REO MĀORI LESSON PLAN

Links to a Ministry of Education lesson plan relating to to learning today’s date.
HOW TO ASK “WHAT DAY IS THIS?” IN MĀORI

Laid out in a graphical Q & A format to assist with quicker learning.
REFERENCES AND LINKS TO FURTHER LEARNING