Using te reo Māori, understanding words, and finding reliable information#

By the end of Tau 4, mokopuna will try to use multi-syllable words in their writing. They will learn that language has rules. Mokopuna will also know how to figure out new words when reading and understand that some information is true, while other information is not. 

Mokopuna are learning Te Reo Rangatira in 4 different learning strands called ‘whenu’.

Find out more about whenu.

Te Reo Rangatira whenu
 

Whenu: Kia Tika #

Kia Mataara#

By the end of Tau 4, at kura your mokopuna need to be making near-correct attempts at using words with multiple syllables in their writing.

Mokopuna are learning that language has rules and conventions.

Ideas for whānau activities#

Help your mokopuna identify and write words with 2 or more syllables. 

Name an object

Choose an indoor or outdoor space and hunt for objects. Ask your mokopuna to say the object's name aloud and clap the syllables – for example, nohoanga → "no-ho-a-nga" – 4 syllables. Then, write down the word and count how many syllables it has.

Learn words through waiata

Encourage your mokopuna to recognise and write words with multiple syllables through song. Pick a favourite waiata | song and find multi-syllable words in the lyrics. Then:

• sing the words slowly and clap each syllable
• write the words down and decorate them with drawings.

Write longer words

Strengthen writing with longer words by using a fun writing challenge. Choose a 'Kupu o te Wiki' with 3 or more syllables. Each day, mokopuna write a sentence using that word. Celebrate their effort by sharing their sentences.

Whenu: Kia Mārama #

Kia Mataara#

By the end of Tau 4, at kura your mokopuna need to have a selection of strategies to derive meaning from new words when reading.

Mokopuna are learning that some information is reliable and other information is inaccurate.

Ideas for whānau activities#

Share stories (pūrākau) and explain the meanings of specific words or phrases within the context of the pūrākau by:

• encouraging your mokopuna to ask questions about new kupu
• inviting kaumātua (elders) to share stories or personal anecdotes with your mokopuna, particularly ones that contain rich vocabulary
• explaining the meaning of certain words and help build connections.
• reading with your mokopuna and pausing when a new kupu appears.
• discussing the kupu meaning by looking at the sentence structure and the context in which is it used.