Matariki and Puanga celebrate the Māori New Year.
To some iwi Puanga is visible before Matariki signalling the time for celebrations.
Where to start:
- Decorate your akomanga with Matariki star flags
- KWL charts (why not use a chart with te reo headings?) MPA
- Complete a Matariki or Puanga collaborative, then complete the KWL chart, (looking at the visual symbols)
- Matariki PowerPoint –Puanga PowerPoint
- The Story of Matariki. Ngā mata o te Ariki Tāwhirimātea. The Eyes of the God Tāwhirimātea.
- Ngā Whetū o Matariki-The Stars of Matariki. These are the whetū represented as Pou with a word wall. Great activity for grouping and labelling.
- Matariki Star Posters can be put around the Learning space.
Matariki PowerPoint
WALHT:
- Say a whakataukī related to Matariki
- Say a short karakia related to Matariki
- Count to 9 in te reo
- Answer the question “E hia ngā whetū o Matariki?” with “E iwa ngā whetū” (Nine stars)
- Answer the question “Ko wai ahau?” “Who am I?”
- Answer the question “He aha tēnei?” “What is this?” with the sentence starter “He…”.
- The PowerPoint is a collection of information on each of the nine whetū.
Extensions
“Ko (star name) koe. You are (star name).
“Ko (star name) ia. He/she is (star name).
“Ko (star name) tēnei”. This is (star name).
“Ko (star name) tēnā. (That is (star name).
“Ko (star name) koe. You are (star name).
“Ko (star name) ia. He/she is (star name).
“Ko (star name) tēnei”. This is (star name).
“Ko (star name) tēnā. (That is (star name).
Games for Learning or Reinforcement
- Matariki Bingo will reinforce and add some information to the PowerPoint
- Snakes and Ladders (with playing cards) will add even more information through an interactive activity
- I have, who has activity will reinforce Matariki kupu from Matariki Bingo and Snakes and Ladders game cards. It is scaffolded so you can then play the game in te reo only.
Activities-Research and written activities
- Matariki Stars-Ball decorations
- Mini Collaborative posters with task cards (Individual or groups)
- Matariki Concertina book
- Matariki Story-Ngā Mata o te Ariki Tāwhirimātea -magnetic picture. Learners can re-tell and re-write their own
Art and Craft
Collaborative Posters
- Matariki-featuring pictures relating to Matariki
- Puanga-pictures relating to Puanga
- Matariki story-Ngā mata o te Ariki Tāwhirimātea. Retell the story through the collaborative.
Other Activities
- Make a star card
- How to draw Poupou
- Make a Matariki Book
- Matariki Fortune Teller
- Whakataukī and Activity pages
- Kite template
- Kite Reading & Slide show- How Manurewa Got its Name
Reading in Te Reo
- Make your own read along book ALL in te reo. This is a simple repetitive text with only the name of each whetū changing on each page.
