Ākona te Tau - Hine Raumati
Taumata 2

The units explore festivities, food and weather that are associated with Summer and each of these themes is supported by a “puna” of traditional Māori literary forms, from which the activities have been derived. Throughout the units there are links to existing resources, and other media that will be useful. Feel free to adapt the units to suit you and your students. There is a broad overview at the beginning of each unit and ideas for assessment are included throughout the units.

Kapa Haka
Summer Food – Kānga
Beans and Corn around the World
Te Huarere o te Raumati

Kapa Haka

Wāhanga o te Kōwae	Akoranga	Ngohe	Wāhanga Ako
He Atua! He Kōrero!	Phases of the Moon	Discovering facts about the moon. Investigating the phases of the moon.	Te Reo Māori Pūtaiao
	A Hineteiwaiwa	Listen to and view the story A Hineteiwaiwa. Identifying characters and key themes. Sequencing and retelling story.	Te Reo Māori Tikanga ā-Iwi
	Whiti te Marama	Compile word lists. Play ‘Word Detectives’.	Te Reo Māori
	Tērā a Marama	Learn the karakia Tērā a Marama. Make and use story stones.	Te Reo Māori
	Me he Ōturu ngā karu	Research and learn names for phases of the moon.	Te Reo Māori Pūtaiao
Kapa Haka	Kapa Haka	Recount a kapa haka performance.	Te Reo Māori

Summer Food – Kānga

Wāhanga o te Kōwae	Akoranga	Ngohe	Wāhanga Ako
He Atua! He Kōrero!	Peaceful Words	Memory game using words that describe Rongo. Make heart cards for Valentine’s Day (or another occasion).	Te Reo Māori Tikanga ā-Iwi
	He Rourou mā Koutou	Learn the waiata He Rourou mā Koutou. Play a game using instructions that focus on koutou, mātou, tātou and rātou.	Te Reo Māori
	Nau mai e Rongo	Learn the karakia Nau mai e Rongo.	Te Reo Māori
	Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi.	Illustrate the whakataukī. Make a rourou. Practise using ‘nāku, nāu, nāna.’	Te Reo Māori

Beans and Corn around the World

Akoranga	Ngohe	Wāhanga Ako
Ngā Kōhine e Toru	Listen to the story Ngā Kōhine e Toru and compile a class word list. Sequencing the story. Paint the story.	Te Reo Māori Ngā Toi
Companion Planting	Investigate companion planting; plan and plant a garden. Germinate seeds and grow plants – observe, label and record growth.	Te Reo Māori Pūtaiao
Food Festival	Make different corn and bean recipes from around the world. Organise a food festival.	Te Reo Māori Tikanga ā-Iwi Hangarau

Summer Weather

Section	Lesson	Activities	Learning areas
He Atua! He Kōrero!	Te Whakapapa o Tamanuiterā	Learn and recite the whakapapa of Tamanuiterā. Describe the atua. Using the different atua, play the game ‘Who Am I?’.	Te Reo Māori
	Stories about Tamanuiterā	View stories about Tamanuiterā. Compose an acrostic poem.	Te Reo Māori
	Whakarongo Mai	Learn and perform waiata Whakarongo Mai.	Te Reo Māori Ngā Toi
	Te Atua Kōhikohiko	Learn the karakia Te Atua Kōhikohiko. Play an active vocabulary game (using a ball).	Te Reo Māori Hauora
	Tērā te rā e whiti ana ki tua atu Tāwauwau	Keep Gratitude Journals.	Te Reo Māori Hauora
	Sun Printing	Make artworks using the power of the sun.	Te Reo Māori Ngā Toi
	Sun-catchers	Make sun-catchers.	Te Reo Māori Ngā Toi
	Sunflowers	Grow sunflowers.	Te Reo Māori Pūtaiao
	Sunflower Seed Butter	Make sunflower seed butter.	Te Reo Māori Hangarau