Kei Ōtara taku kāinga - My home is at Ōtara 

Achievement objectives 

1.2 Introduce themselves and others and respond to introductions. 
1.4 Communicate about personal information such as name and home. 

Modes 

At the end of this lesson, students can: 

• Kōrero (speak): Respond appropriately to simple, familiar instructions and simple questions. 
• Pānui (read): Identify letters of the Māori alphabet (arapū), letter combinations, basic written language conventions, and simple punctuation. 
• Tuhituhi (write): Write simple, familiar words, phrases, and sentences using the conventions of written language, such as appropriate spelling and punctuation. 

Materials

See Materials that come with this resource to download: 

• Ngā-rā-o-te-wiki resource 1D (.doc) 
• Kei Ōtara taku kāinga resource sheet 1C (.doc) 
• Photos of people and places from magazines, etc (optional)

Lesson sequence 

1. Cut up Ngā ingoa Resource Sheet 1B and make copies of Kei Ōtara taku kāinga Resource Sheet 1C.

2. Place the cards of the people’s names and place names in two piles, face down in front of the group of students. Tell them to take turns selecting a name and a place card. They are to pretend to be that person and introduce themselves: 

3. Introduce these sentences in te reo Māori. 

Ko _______ taku ingoa.	My name is ________.
Kei _______ taku kāinga.	My home is in ________.

4. Ask them to introduce themselves (in their character roles) in te reo Māori, placing the names in the sentences. For example, Ko Lilo taku ingoa. Kei Ōtara taku kāinga. 

5. When the students have had the opportunity to practise saying these sentences, have them draw self-portraits. If they are able, ask them to write their real name underneath their portrait, and where they live, in te reo Māori. 

Language to use 

Ko wai tō ingoa?	What is your name?
Kei (w)hea tō kāinga?	Where is your home?

Tips 

Māori often ask where someone is from before they ask what their name is. 

Nō hea koe?	Where are you from?
Nō Taranaki ahau.	I am from Taranaki.

Variation 

Cut out characters from magazines as substitutes for written names. Ensure a broad representation of characters. 

Further learning 

Introduce questions to initiate discussion. 

Ko wai tō ingoa?	What is your name?
Kei hea tō kāinga?	Where is your home?

 

Students answer these questions in character, or simply introduce themselves, for example: 

Ko Kate taku ingoa.

Kei Smith Street taku kāinga.

 

See also: 

Te Wāhanga Tuatahi Exercises – Kōwae 1 (1:52 minutes) for an animated video that models these questions.