Ka Mau te Wehi! Unit 3 Where is your family from

The purpose of this unit of work is to continue the use of introductions, greetings and responses, and to learn the words for yes and no. The students will be introduced to the words whaea and nē.

About this resource

This unit focuses on:

Suggested curriculum links: 1.2, 1.7
Learning intentions: Learn to say “yes” and “no”, terms of address, idiom, express likes
New words: Ko wai tō kaiako? Kia tere! taihoa, nē? ā, kāo, kāore, he pai a [name] ki a koe, kāore i te pai a [name] ki au

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Ka Mau te Wehi! Unit 3: Where is your family from

See Materials that come with this resource to download Unit 3 Nō hea tō whānau – Where is your family from (.pdf)

Learning intentions

In this unit ākonga will:

consolidate their previous knowledge of greetings and introductions
learn how to say yes and no
understand the use of the words whāea and matua as terms of address
understand the idiom nē.

Success criteria

Before commencing the unit, the kaiako will discuss the learning intentions with ākonga and together agree on appropriate success criteria.

Activity 1

Learning intention

Ākonga will revise vocabulary already learned in previous units.
Tell ākonga that the questions and answers that Hana and Haami are using have all been introduced in previous units.

Watch: Unit 3 Scene 1 – Haami talks to Hana at school

Haami talks to Hana and asks her a few questions. Jo interrupts. Ask ākonga to identify the questions and sentences that are about where people are from.

Rewatch the video Unit 3 Scene 1: Haami talks to Hana at school. Pause the video clip after the first sentence that Hana says and ask ākonga to translate what the characters are saying into English.

Continue this process with each sentence until Hana asks Haami who his teacher is.

Play the next five sentences and ask ākonga to predict, in English, what the conversation might be.
Write the new sentences on the board:

Ko wai tō kaiako? – Who is your teacher?
Kia tere! – Hurry up!
Taihoa – Hang on / wait.

Activity 2

Learning intention

Ākonga will learn about the use of nē, whāea and matua. Three short videos will explain the use of these.

Watch: He kōrero whakamārama – Use of nē

This video explains the use of nē – isn’t it.

Watch: He kōrero whakamārama – Use of whāea

This video clip explains the use of whāea – Miss / Ms / Mrs (teacher), Mum, aunt.

Watch: He kōrero whakamārama Use of matua

This video explains the use of Matua – Mr (teacher), sir, or uncle.

Rewatch Unit 3 Scene 1  where Hana talks to Haami.
Explain the word nē and how it is used in much the same way as "eh" or "aye" is used in English.

Ask ākonga if they are familiar with the term whāea, and if possible, ask a student to explain its meaning.
You may want to show them He kōrero whakamārama – Use of whāea again, which talks about this.

Activity 3

Watch: Unit 3 Scene 2 – Jo teases Hana about Haami

Learning intention

Ākonga will learn the words for “yes” and “no”.

Ask ākonga to identify the words for yes and no:

Āe – yes
kāo or kāore – no

Introduce ākonga to the phrase in te reo Māori that asks, “Do you like?” and show them how to answer that question:

He pai a Haami ki a koe? – Do you like Haami?
Āe. He pai a Haami ki au. – Yes, I like Haami.
Kāore i te pai a Haami ki au. – No, I don’t like Haami.

Prepare ten questions about Aotearoa – New Zealand that require a yes or no answer. Ask ākonga to write the numbers from one to five down the margin of their Wehi  books, and the numbers from six to ten down the middle of the page.

Read out the questions and ask ākonga to answer the questions by writing:

āe – correct, or
kāo – not correct

For example, “Is the stretch of water between the North and the South Islands called Foveaux Strait?”

Activity 4

Learning intention

Ākonga will create a crossword puzzle using the vocabulary learnt so far.

Watch Unit 3 Scene 3 – He’s hot!

In this scene, Haami talks to Hana at the netball courts.

Ākonga will create a crossword puzzle using the vocabulary learnt so far.

Discuss any new vocabulary and encourage ākonga to write any new words in their Wehi books, using pictures instead of English words where possible.

Tell ākonga to create a simple crossword using vocabulary that they have learned in Units 1, 2, and 3. The clues could be pictures or words in English, and the answers should be in Māori. When they have completed their blank crossword, photocopy several copies of each crossword for other ākonga to complete.

Activity 5

Learning intention

Ākonga will write a script using vocabulary learnt so far.

Tell ākonga to write a simple script in Māori that will be performed as a play. The script should be set out like a play. For example:

Character’s name:	Dialogue in Māori (action in English)
Hone	Kia ora, ko Hone au. (Hone comes out of his house.)

There should be no more than five characters and each character should speak at least twice. The dialogue should be written in Māori, but the actions can be written in English.

When the scripts are completed, ask ākonga to form groups and practise the plays. When they feel confident with the speaking roles, they could perform the plays to the class.