Friday, March 30, 2018

using e to instruct

the action being performed by this person - to instruct


e  Rewi, turituri ( Rewi, keep quiet)
e Tama, e noho (Tama, sit down)
e Marana, e waiata (Marama, sing)

using e before a verb

using e before work / mahi or a (verb) = used to show an action

e kai
e haere
e noho
e tu
e waiata

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Building language proficiency




Increasing vocabulary for learning Te Reo Māori starts with kupu hou, vocabulary, gaining the proficiency of both familiar and unfamiliar texts. Department goal 1: to increase the vocabulary of student reading ability and word recognition at each sustained level by 50%.

See the guide to texts and Work books. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dU4NYCLumCIa5ujsfFMN6GssFFxkTyxVPEeDcLoo6ww/edit#


Tuesday, March 27, 2018

How to teach ko and a

teaching students when and where to use the ko and a

Ko Rewi

Ko + persons name + pronoun
Ko Rewi ia

Ko+Rewi +verb
Ko Rewi te kaiwaiata


a Rewi
Te pukapuka a Rewi possessional who's book?   Rewi's book

Ko matua Wally te kaikōrero
Ko te Poho o Tamaki te turangawaewae  a matua Wally .


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