Matariki is the Māori name for the star cluster known as Pleiades. The full name is “Ngā mata a te Ariki Tawhirimātea – the eyes of the God…
The celebration of Matariki, the Māori New Year, has grown in popularity in recent years. Read on to learn 5 ways to introduce Matariki in your classroom.
Reading of the Seven Stars of Matariki, by the author, Toni Rolleston-Cummins. This video was made by Wellington City Libraries, in association with Huia Pu...
Te Iwa o Matariki | The Nine Stars of Matariki – Kiwi Conservation Club
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Anei tetahi o nga kanikani i whakaako to matou akomanga ki nga akonga o te kura auraki. I tipu te whakaaro kia tapiri hoki te waiata me nga mahi-a-ringa ki ...
Matariki has symbols that explain its significance. I've put together this blog post to explain how to explore the Matariki stars through visual language.
Have some fun this festive season by playing some Matariki games with your NZ ECE students like this star matching game!
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Follow these instructions to make a triangular child’s kite: Figure 1: Lay the feathered toetoe stalks on top of the unfeathered stalk as shown. Bind the stalks together with string. Figure 2: Lace together dry raupō leaves in groups of six. Start at the wide ...
Matariki is the Māori name for the cluster of stars that signal the beginning of a new year.
I did not know that Matariki existed, except in the sense that it is one word for stars, until 2006 when a colleague had his kids colouring ...
Matariki is a great topic to integrate across subject areas as it easily links into social science, science, te reo Māori, drama, visual arts...and the
Integrating art ideas into a primary school classroom
Matariki is such a great time of the year. Some people have suggested that it be a national holiday. There has been an upsurge in interest in Matariki especially in the last 10 years. Just looking at the MOE resources that we see in the Ready to Read and School Journals shows us the interest in this part of New Zealand
“Matariki Ahunga Nui – Matariki is a provider of abundant resources” This recent acquisition (purchased June 2013) is a tukutuku tūrapa, or panel named ‘Matariki’. It was woven to acknowledge the Maori New Year by master weaver Sonia Snowden (Ngāti Wai, Ngāti Hine, Ngāti Whātua, Ngā Puhi). It is made of kiekie, pīngao , woven in a lattice form…
School Essentials is the one stop shop for Educational and Teaching resources that enable learning and literacy for school children Australia wide Scholastic School Essentials, Scholastic School Essentials, The Seven Kites of Matariki, Matariki, Maori, New, Year, Pleiades, seven, sisters, stars, constellations, kites, east, wind, Puriri, tree, seashells, It is a special time of year.A time when the whispering wind blows warm from the east, and a crescent moon rises in the wintry night sky.Seven little sisters make kites with eyes of seashells to celebrate the New Year. But that playfulwind whips those kites away…Matariki is here!
Manu means both bird and kite, tukutuku refers to winding out the line. Kites were flown to celebrate the start of the Māori New Year, when Matariki (the Pleiades) appeared in the mid-winter night sky. You can make your own manu tukutuku using natural resources from your backyard. You co
