Week 3 Challenge

Karawhiua - Give it a Go!

Kia ora tamariki

Here is a fun 'scavenger hunt' style challenge for you to have a go at. 
Time yourself and see how long it takes for you to find the following:
1. Find something that is kōwhai
2. Find something that has the number        rima on it.
3. Find something that makes you koa.
4. Find some of your favourite kai.        

5. Find something that is ātaahua.

Scroll down for help with Te Reo meanings.
Perhaps you could collect the items and photograph them for me to post on the blog.   


Tahi, Rua, Toru.....Haere!
(One, Two, Three....Go!)






Te Reo Meanings
kōwhai - yellow
rima - five
koa - happy
kai - food
ātaahua - beautiful

Indie Jaksic from Room 11 took 59 seconds to find the following items:

She also searched the Maori dictionary online to learn the

Maori word for each item and all of her kupu (words) are correct.

We can also use the word tuakana for older sister.

Kowhai (yellow) - Paper (pukapuka)

Rima (five) - Card (kari)

Koa (Happy)  - Her new Puppy Frankie - (papi)

Kai(Food) - Banana (panana)

Ataahua (beautiful) - My older sister (kauaemua) Tu Meke Indie - Kau ma te wehi! How awesome!
Jayan Patel of Room 19 has also managed for find the 5 items....ka pai! Love the kai you picked too! Your cat makes you koa (happy) and is ātaahua (beautiful) too!

Challenge yourself

Karawhiua - Give it a go! 

Kia ora tamariki 

Here are 3 fun ideas of ways in which you could help improve your Te Reo and Tikanga Māori (Māori language and custom)

Koru Whānau
Have a go at the Hokey Tokey with your whānau. It will help you to learn your body parts.

Remember:                             
Ringa - arms/hand                       Roto - in
Ūpoko - head                               Waho - out 
Waewae - legs/feet                      Rurirurihia - shake it about
Puku - tummy                              Hope hope - swing your hips
Kumu - bottom                             Huri huri - turn around
Tinana - whole body                    Paki paki - clap

Kowhai Whānau
Have a go at this rākau challenge. Roll up some newspapers or find yourself something that could work as rākau (sticks). Find a  partner in your whānau and see how many times you can pass the rākau without dropping it. It's great fun and will test your hand eye co-ordination. 

Kauri Whānau
Once you have learnt the basic ten numbers, it is very easy to count up to one hundred and beyond. All numbers from 11 follow a basic pattern. 
For example to say twenty-two, simply say 20 - rua tekau, and then mā rua - and two Rua tekau mā rua. So all you have to do is learn the numbers from 1 - 10 and then the words for 10, 20, 30, 40 and so on.
Use the chart below to help you.

Kia ora! (Good luck)

Olive Tainui from Room 13 has been doing some great Te Reo work - MAHI PAI OLIVE!

She has made a poi and has been practicing some waiata as well as taking up te rakau challenge with her dad!

My daughter Indigo and I had a go at te rakau challenge. We managed 15 throws before I mucked it up!!! Admittedly we were setting them on the ground between each throw but we will get better.