52 WEEKS – WHAKAMANATIA TE REO

16. Kei Te Pēhea …?

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Kaupapa

We are going to learn to ask ‘how’ someone or something is.

For your Kete

Waiata & Karakia
Rangahau: Have you learnt yet the school waiata and karakia from your Kura Kāinga? Local waiata and karakia are an important aspect of localised curriculum. Learning them not only increases our local knowledge but also demonstrates whakamana and esteem.  

In preparation for class this week, create a resource to share with a small group. It should include as many of the following as you can:

  • The words for the waiata and karakia
  • The values and ideas behind the waiata and karakia (This could be a translation.)
  • A link to a recording of each – this could be of other people or of you!

Kōrero / Whakarongo: In class we will work in small groups to share what we have learnt.

Whakataukī
Review our whakataukī from “6. Whakamanawa / Encouragement”. It is a great one for encouraging students:

Ka mahi te tawa uho ki te riri
Well done, you whose courage is like the heart of the tawa tree.

Kupu Hou

pai                                      good
tino pai!                              very good
koa                                     happy
māuiui                                sick
ngenge                               tired
pōuri                                   sad
riri                                       angry
hiakai                                 hungry
hiainu                                 thirsty
kaumingomingo                 confused
hoha                                   annoyed
paki                                     fine
wera                                    hot
makariri                               cold
hukapapa                            snowy
ua                                        rainy
mahana                               warm
marangai                             stormy
mākū                                    wet
tau te kohu                          foggy
pupuhi te hau                      windy (the wind is blowing)

Wetereo

In te reo the question of ‘how’ someone or something is, is asked using the verbal sentence structure.

Like the other question structures that we have learnt, the question can be answered by replacing the question word.

Tuhia: Use the kupu hou above to write some more questions and answers to these questions.

Wero: Write questions and use them  in your classroom!

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