He Kohikohinga 37
Whakamārama
This is the online version of Mā te pouako, Teachers' notes for He Kohikohinga 37, which was originally published by Learning Media for the Ministry of Education in 2002.
The stories and ideas in He Kohikohinga are designed to support reading and writing programmes. The stories model appropriate language structures and features that students can use in their own writing. All the ideas in these teachers' notes are suggestions only, and teachers and students are encouraged to adapt them to suit their own learning contexts, needs, and interests. The continuation of a reading support character named Hukatara in this collection provides students with other ways of thinking about and engaging with the text.
Te marautanga reo Māori:
He Kohikohinga 37 targets students in years 3–5, from middle to senior primary school (Kōeke 2–3, Te Reo Māori i roto i te Marautanga o Aotearoa), and is written specifically but not exclusively for students in Māori immersion contexts. He Kohikohinga aims to appeal to students' interests and experiences while enhancing their knowledge of te ao Māori and te ao whanui. This collection of writing focuses on te hōtoke, with examples of writing from both the Poetic writing (Tuhinga auaha) and Transactional writing (Tuhinga whakawhiti mohiohio) strands.
Please note:
To gain full benefit from He Kohikohinga 37 it is advisable that teachers attempt to work with some of the language features and ideas contained within these. The more students work with words both in reading, writing, and talking the greater their retention and later use of these features. The authors cannot emphasise enough the importance of providing a language rich environment by which students can experiment with, and practise freely newly acquired skills and ideas. Another important feature of a good reading program is the planning and preparing for linking both reading and writing.