Multiple choice
Create some multi-choice descriptions to go with pictures of celebrations. Get the students to work out which description best applies to which picture.
With a picture of the constellation Matariki, you could consolidate some number words by, for example, getting the students to choose between:
| Maori vocabulary | English translation |
|---|---|
| E ono ngā whetū i te rangi. | There are six stars in the sky. |
| E iwa ngā whetū i te rangi. | There are nine stars in the sky. |
| E whitu ngā whetū i te rangi. | There are seven stars in the sky. |
| Tekau ngā whetū i te rangi. | There are ten stars in the sky. |
You could use one of the illustrations in the He Purapura book Kua Puta a Matariki for this activity. (Note: while the illustrations in Kua Puta a Matariki do show seven stars, most people can only see six in the night sky without the help of a telescope.)