Te reo Māori Days of the Week, Months & Seasons

This te reo Māori Seasons, Months & Days of the Week, is a free downloadable resource, but works best to add depth to the visual learning within Paitu's Seasonal Wheel – an illustrated learning resource designed as a circular calendar.

• Features art based on the Southern Hemisphere seasons.
• Encourages tamariki to visually observe how each season flows into the next, in an ongoing cycle of nature, and passing of time.
• It is designed with te reo Māori months, seasons and days of the week, helping to bring these kupu / words into every day use and strengthen learning in te reo Māori.

Both the perpetual calendar and this free resource are designed to use alongside a maramataka to deepen learning – for both children and adults alike!

This ngā marama o te tau / months of the year teaching resource includes: 

• BASIC PRONUNCIATION IN TE REO MĀORI Includes clickable links to listen and learn.
  
• NGĀ WĀHANGA O TE TAU / TE REO MĀORI SEASONS OF THE YEAR An introduction to the modern Māori version of the seasons of the year in Māori with English translation: Hōtoke, Kōanga, Raumati, Ngahuru as well as alternate versions of the Māori season names.
  
• NGĀ MARAMA O TE TAU / MĀORI MONTHS OF THE YEAR An introduction to the modern Māori version of the months of the year:
  Pipiri, Hōngongoi, Here-turi-kōkā, Mahuru, Whiringa-ā-nuku, Whiringa-ā-rangi, Hakihea, Kohitātea, Hui-tanguru, Poutū-te-rangi, Paenga-whāwhā, Haratua
  as well as an older version of the Maori months of the year – kupu arotau / loan words.
  
• NGĀ RĀ O TE WIKI / DAYS OF THE WEEK An introduction to the modern Māori version of the days of the week:
  Rāhina, Rātū, Rāapa, Rāpare, Rāmere, Rāhoroi, Rātapu
  as well as an older version of the Māori days of the week – kupu arotau / loan words.
  
• TE REO MĀORI LESSON PLAN Links to a Ministry of Education lesson plan relating to to learning today’s date.
  
• HOW TO ASK “WHAT DAY IS THIS?” IN MĀORI Laid out in a graphical Q & A format to assist with quicker learning.
  
• REFERENCES AND LINKS TO FURTHER LEARNING

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