Date: 31/8/17
Staff PD: Wai Ako - Learning Songs, PD with Roimata Smail
Everyone has trouble with pronunciation of Te Reo Maori - fear of getting it wrong is what holds a lot of people / teachers back.
Resource created to help teachers teach children and get words right.
You can’t learn Te Reo just by learning individual words - red, white, dog etc.
Songs to teach different aspect of Te Reo.
Te Reo Maori Curriculum has 8 levels to be taught at Years 1-13. Two levels to be taught at primary school.
Would need to learn about 6 songs a year to cover the curriculum over the course of primary school, which works out about 1 ½ songs a term.
To incorporate it into your classroom, try adding the Ata Marie song and using the greetings at roll time.
Website: Waiako.com
Contains the songs, notes for teachers, links to MoE lesson plans, how to incorporate it into your classroom routine, how to review learning and peer assessment.
How can the whole school and community support the learning of Te Reo? You may find there are people in the community who are able to support you in school.
