Whakangahautia Te Reo
Ignite The Language
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“E RERE TE HUATA, KAPOHIA!”
“When the spear flies, grab it.”
Whakangahautia Te Reo – Ignite the Language invites ākonga to celebrate and bring te reo Māori to life through creativity, expression, and performance. Designed for learners transitioning toward more flexible communication, this kaupapa strengthens confidence while extending familiar language patterns into everyday teenage contexts.
Through voice, movement, rhythm, and expressive kōrero, ākonga learn to communicate about recent events, future plans, school life, and social interactions with growing spontaneity. Language becomes something to enjoy and share, not simply rehearse.
Creative tasks, collaborative performances, and real-life scenarios support fluency development while reinforcing cultural integrity and respectful participation.
This unit empowers learners to seize opportunities to kōrero, build pride in their reo journey, and experience te reo Māori as a living language of energy, identity, and connection in Aotearoa.
🌱 Years 9–11
📚 NZC Levels 3–4
🕒 30+ Hours
💲$799 + GST
WHĀINGA PAETAE Achievement Objectives
At Levels 3 and 4 of the New Zealand Curriculum, ākonga extend their communicative competence into a wider range of familiar, everyday contexts.
In this unit, learners discuss events and where they take place, describe recent activities, share plans for the near future, and communicate about quality, quantity, and cost.
These Achievement Objectives guide learning within Whakangahautia Te Reo and align with Te Tupuranga – Developing Communication Skills in Te Reo Māori.
At Levels 3 and 4 of the New Zealand Curriculum, ākonga extend their communicative competence into a wider range of familiar, everyday contexts.
In this unit, learners discuss events and where they take place, describe recent activities, share plans for the near future, and communicate about quality, quantity, and cost.
These Achievement Objectives guide learning within Whakangahautia Te Reo and align with Te Tupuranga – Developing Communication Skills in Te Reo Māori.
🌱 LEVEL 3
3.2 Communicate about events and where they take place
3.5 Communicate about immediate past activities
🌱 LEVEL 4
4.2 Communicate about plans for the immediate future
4.5 Communicate about the quality, quantity, and cost of things.
PUTANGA AKO Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes describe what ākonga will be able to demonstrate by the end of the unit. They focus on communicative competence, cultural participation, confidence, and relational growth, ensuring learning extends beyond language recall to meaningful application.
By the end of this unit, ākonga will be able to demonstrate the following skills at a beginner's level:
Use te reo Māori more naturally in a growing range of everyday contexts
Take risks and seize opportunities to speak reo with confidence
Communicate about recent activities, events, and future plans
Express humour, emotion, and identity through spoken reo
Participate in creative and performance-based language tasks
Strengthen cultural awareness through respectful and authentic reo use
WHAKAPŪMAUTANGA Assessments
This unit includes a feature-style recorded presentation assessment designed to be engaging, achievable, and confidence-building. Learning is scaffolded to ensure ākonga absorb language meaningfully before producing it through expressive tasks.
Aligned with NZC Levels 3–4 and the Pou Reo framework — Kia Tika, Kia Rere, Kia Māori, and Kia Ora te Reo — assessment prioritises clarity, fluency, cultural integrity, and learner wellbeing. The focus is on authentic communication rather than technical perfection, encouraging courageous and enthusiastic reo use.
Performance-Based Presentation Task
Ākonga create and deliver a short recorded or live presentation that draws on familiar language structures extended into expressive contexts.
Learners communicate about events, plans, routines, or social situations using past, present, and future markers. They demonstrate confidence through voice, delivery, and natural flow, highlighting growth in fluency and spontaneity.
Comprehension & Applied Language Tasks
Structured listening and reading tasks reinforce understanding of new vocabulary, tense markers, linking words, and descriptive language.
Ākonga respond to spoken instructions, interpret contextual meaning, and apply language patterns in short written responses, strengthening flexibility and independence across multiple language modes.
NGĀ PĀINGA Unit Benefits
🌱MĀ NGĀ ĀKONGA
Builds confidence to speak more spontaneously
Encourages creativity and expressive reo use
Strengthens fluency through performance and repetition
Connects language learning to real teenage contexts
Develops pride and enthusiasm for continued reo growth
🎓 MĀ NGĀ KAIAKO
Structured progression toward NZC Levels 3–4
Clear scaffolding from absorption to production
Integrates creativity with curriculum alignment
Supports culturally grounded performance contexts
Provides ready-to-use assessment tasks and guidance
NGĀ HUA Ō ROTO What's Included
Within this unit you will have everything you need to confidently deliver a high-quality, engaging te reo Māori unit - thoughtfully designed to reduce planning time while strengthening learning outcomes.
Each component is structured, practical, and aligned to curriculum expectations, ensuring clarity for kaiako and meaningful progression for ākonga.
📋 MĀHERE AKO – FULL UNIT PLAN
A comprehensive unit plan including curriculum alignment, learning outcomes, Be–Do–Know framework, Ngā Pou Reo integration, and cultural grounding.
📚 LESSON SLIDES & SEQUENCING
Ready-to-use, structured lesson slides with clear modelling, scaffolded practice, and expressive learning tasks.
🎯 INTEGRATED LANGUAGE MODES
Balanced learning across whakarongo, kōrero, tuhituhi, pānui, mātakitaki, and whakaatu to support communicative flexibility.
🧩 INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES & GAMES
Collaborative tasks, identity-based activities, oral practice structures, and creative projects that reinforce repeated and meaningful language use.
📊 ASSESSMENT TASKS & RUBRICS
Low-risk, engaging assessment structures aligned to NZC Levels 3–4 and Ngā Pou Reo expectations.
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📝 ĀKONGA EVALUATION & REFLECTION TOOLS
Pre-unit diagnostics, ongoing aro tere reflections, and post-unit evaluation templates to inform teaching and support learner growth.
TONOA MAI How to Order
These units are available for purchase by kaiako reo within secondary schools. Products are licensed to the purchasing kura for classroom use.
Complete the online order request form.
We confirm your request and issue an invoice within 48 hours.
A licensing agreement is sent for completion.