Learning Māori Vowel Sounds

This ICT starter idea written by teachers, for teachers, describes how students could use a presentation program to create a resource to help people learn Māori vowel sounds.

Curriculum reference
Māori / English.

Prerequisites
Know and be able to pronounce the five vowel sounds.

Resources
A presentation tool, for example, Kid Pix slideshow, Hyper Studio, or PowerPoint

Possible context

• Te Reo Kori
• Song/waiata

Suggested process

1. Storyboard plan for presentation.
2. Create it.
3. Present it to the audience.
4. Evaluate.

Other suggestions

• Tell it as a story, for example, a narrative or creative story.
• Create other resources to help people, for example, procedures around the school/community, safety, or dialing 111.

Authors
Rob Clarke robclarke@xtra.co.nz
Janet Ackerley room4@richmond.school.nz

October 2000