Ka Mau te Wehi!

- Overview

Unit Name Suggest Learning Intentions New Words He Kōrero Supporting stories and
ed Whakamārama - songs
Curricul Explanations
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Preface Summarises contents of Ka
Mau te Wehi! resource
Introduction to Establishing environment to
teaching encourage use of Māori,
te reo Māori managing mixed-level
classes, using tasks and
activities, recommended
lesson procedure

Unit 1 1.1 Learn pronunciation, Māori Kia ora, tēnā koe, ata mārie, ka kite anō, Clip 1 Why ask, Song: Te Arapū Māori
Ata mārie – alphabet, basic greetings e hoa, haere rā tamariki mā, e noho rā, “Where are you
Good morning whaea, matua, tō, taku, kai, parakuihi from?”

Unit 2 1.2, 1.5, Learn how to introduce
Kei te haere 2.5 people and greet others,
ki te kura – respond to greetings,
Going to school express feelings
Introduce idioms
Learn Māori names for New
Zealand, North and South
Islands
Clip 2 What is a
macron?
Ko [name] tēnei, Ko [name] au, kei te Clip 4 Kīwaha: e kī Story: Te Ika-a-Māui
pēhea, kōrua, kaumātua, e ki rā!, hiamoe, rā
pōuri, harikoa, hiakai, makariri, riri, aroha ka mau te wehi!
mai, haere, tātou, Aotearoa, Te Ika-a- tumeke
Māui, Te Waka-a-Māui, Te Wai Pounamu,
Te matau-a-Māui, Te tuarā o te ika, Te
manawa o te ika, Te hiku o te ika, Te
upoko o te ika, Te karu o te ika, Te punga
o te waka-a-Māui

Unit 3 1.2, 1.7 Learn to say ‘yes’ and ‘no’, Ko wai tō kaiako? Kia tere! taihoa, nē? ā, Clip 5 Use of nē
Nō hea tō terms of address, idiom, kāo, kaore, Clip 6 Use of whāea
whānau? – express likes he pai a [name] ki a koe, kaore i te pai a Clip 18 Use of
Where is your [name] ki au matua
family from?
Unit 4 1.4, 1.7 Learn how to count from 1 – Tahi, rua, toru, whā, rima, ono, whitu, Clip 4 Use of
Waea mai – 100 waru, iwa, tekau, tekau mā tahi, rua waea pūkoro
Ring me Learn how to ask who and tekau, kotahi rau, ko wai? tēnei/tēnā, ko
where someone is [name] tēnei/tēnā Clip 9 Use of mā
Learn how to say this and
that

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Unit 5 1.3, 2.4 Learn about time - days of Rāhina, Rātū, Rāapa, Rāpare, Rāmere, Clip 8 The Māori Song:
Āwhea te week, months of year, Rāhoroi, Rātapu, Kohitātea, Hui-Tanguru, calendar Rā Whanau ki a Koe
kanikani? – telling the time, birthdays Poutū-te-rangi, Paenga-whāwhā, Haratua, months, days
When’s the Pipiri, Hōngongoi, Here-turi-kōkā, Mahuru,
dance? Whiringa-ā-nuku, Whiringa-ā-rangi,
Hakihea, Āhea tō rā whānau? te taima,
karaka, hāwhe pāhi i te … ,

Unit 6 1.4, 1.5, Learn how to ask where Kei hea? Kei runga i … , homai, anei, kia Clip 10 Use of Song: A ha ka ma
Kei hea tō 1.7 something is, ask for and ora, pukapuka, tēpu, pene, pene rākau, tangohia
pukapuka? – give something, say thank rūri, pepa, ūkui, pahi/pēke Clip 13 Use of
Where’s your you, classroom objects, Nō hea tō whānau? homai
book? pronunciation, ask where
your family is from,
Learn some Māori place
names
Unit 7 2.1, 2.3 Learn names of colours, Kōwhai, kākāriki, pango, whero, Clip 9 Use of Story: Uenuku and Hine-
He aha ō names of articles of kahurangi, mā, pākākā, māwhero, karaka, tuakana/teina pūkohu-rangi
kākahu mō te clothing, and how to tawa, kanikani, kākahu, tarau, hāte, hū,
kanikani? – express likes and dislikes panekoti, pōtae, koti, tōkena, hingareti, Clip 11 Removing Song: Mā is White
What are you tangohia tō kāri shoes
wearing to the Song: Te Kōpere
dance?
Unit 8 1.6, 1.7 Asking and giving prices of E hia te utu? tāra, rawe, rāua, kata,
Titiro ki things, look at this, what is tapawhā, pai rawa atu, titiro ki tēnei, he
tēnei! – Look this, express likes, dual aha tēnei?
at this! pronoun

Unit 9 2.5 Learn names of sports, Hākinakina, pahikara mōrearea, kauhoe,

Ko wai te toa? buying clothing, words for mirihau, netipōro, poitūkohu, rīki, tēnehi,
– Who is the woman/man, sportsperson whakaheke ngaru, whana poikiri,
winner? whutupōro, kanikani karetao, retihuka, he
pai ki au te [sport]
he tino pai ki au te [sport], he tino rawe ki
au te [sport], he aha te hākinakina pai
rawa atu ki a koe?
Ka hoko au i te [clothing],

Unit 10 2.3 Discuss different types of He pai ake ki au …,

Autaia koe! – music he kaiwaiata pai a [name], kāore i te pai
Who is the Revise greetings, ki a [name]
champion? introductions, food, colours, ngā waiata, tino pai rawa atu, āhua pai,
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 clothing, directions, kei te aha koe? kei te [verb] ahau.
numbers

Unit 11 2.4 Revise telling the time, plan He aha te wā? me hoki, ka haere, i taua Clip 17 Story of Song: Kua Rongo Mai
Kapa haka – daily activities, practice and wā tonu, ka tīmata, maranga, ka tae mai, Tūtira Mai Koe
Culture club perform kapa haka ki te kura Clip 16 Waiata
tikanga Song: Tūtira Mai
Clip 18 Use of
matua
Clip 15 Kapa Haka
tikanga
Clip 20 Use of hoki
and haere
Unit 12 2.1 Learn the Māori words to Oma, peke, kaha, tere, kaitākaro, hoki Song: E Ihowa Atua
Kia kaha the National anthem (also), rāua, iwi, hapū, waiata, kanikani,
Aotearoa! – Learn about tribal areas manaaki, ahi, kauhoe, tuhi kōrero, pānui
Go New pukapuka, kōrero pakiwaitara
Zealand
Unit 13 2.1 Learn different words for Taku whānau, Nō [place], whakapapa, Clip 20 Use of hoki
Ko te hui-ā- family members, where koro, kuia, tuakana, teina, tūngane, and haere
whānau – The family comes from, ask tuahine, ingoa, haere, hoki, marae Clip 19 whānau and
family reunion about other families tikanga, paepae kinship
Clip 21 The paepae
Clip 3 Use of
tuakana/teina
Clip 29 Features of
a marae

Unit 14 1.4, 2.1 Prepare and deliver a mihi, Mihi, hongi, maunga, awa, moana, tēna Clip 12 Customs do
Tō tātou research local iwi koutou katoa, waka, tūpuna rongonui, vary
maunga – Our tumuaki Clip 11 Removing
mountain shoes
Clip 22 The hongi
Clip 23 The
mihimihi
Unit 15 2.4 Revise and extend sporting Paohia, tukuna, whanaia, hopukina, Clip 24 Use of e Story: Ranginui and
Te tākaro pā vocabulary, talk about makaia, whiua, kōkiritia, kurua, he rangi tangi ana a Papatūānuku
whutupōro – weather, research , learn ātaahua, tino makariri, heke te ua, wera, Ranginui
Playing touch and retell Māori legends, mākū, mahana, rā paki, hukarere, ua
rugby kīwaha (colloquialisms) whatu, hau kaha, kapua, kīwaha, tē tere Clip 25 Kīwaha tē
hoki, hoki atu, hoki atu tere hoki
Clip 26 Kīwaha hoki

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Unit 16 1.4, 1.6, Talk about a love story – iwi Waka, tangata whenua, manuhiri, marae Clip 14 Use of Story: Tūrongo and
He kōrero 1.1, 2.1 (personal) information, ātea, poroporoaki, wharenui, wharekai, rūpahu Mahinaarangi
aroha – A love farewell and thank people karanga, waiata, whaikōrero, hongi,
story manaaki Clip 27 Use of tō Song: Ehara I te Mea
koutou kāinga
Song: Ko Tōku Marae
Clip 28 Features of Tēnei
speech making
Unit 17 2.3, 1.6, Learn about offering food Hiainu, hiakai, hiamoe, hiawai, homai, Clip 30 Language
Kua reri 1.2, 1.5 and drink, names of foods, anei, āporo, ārani, panana, merengi, pea, similarities – Māori
kōrua? – Are ask for and give things, plan kua reri koe, kei hea? kia tere, tahuri mai, and Samoan
you ready? and perform a show menemene, tīkiti, makawe, pūkoro, rūma,
tēpu, kāpata, moenga

Unit 18 2.3, 2.5 Discuss activities people Āpōpō, ngā toa, hoko, mākete, kia kaha Song: Maumahara Noa
Te kanikani – prefer and use of word for te kōrero, waea atu/mai, kōrero mai, Ahau
The dance tomorrow kōtiro, kōrua, rārangi, kupu

Unit 19 2.3 Learn more names of food Raranga, whāriki, he aha māu? noa iho, Clip 31 Kīwaha: tino
Haere mai ki and drink, making kai, tōhi, tīhi, paināporo, kānga, tōmato, kino te reka
te mākete – compliments, favourite huawhenua, taupoki, rētehi, heihei,
Come to the foods poaka, poaka paoa, ika, parāoa, hanawiti,
market hēki, tote, kuku, pihikete, tino kino te
reka!

Unit 20 1.7, 2.1, Plan, practice and perform a Hui whakangahau, wāhi, kāore he utu Clip 15 Kapa Haka Song: Tōia Mai
Mā wai te 1.1 class concert tikanga
haka e tātaki? Haka: Ka Mate
– Who will lead
the haka?