Exploring te ao kori – Resource collection
Te ao kori (the world of movement) is a Māori celebration and expression of life through movement. The resource collection includes learning experiences that spring from te ao Māori, and integrates health, physical education, and the arts. Te ao kori also offers ideas for planning activities to meet the identified learning needs of ākonga.
The activities are organised into activity collections. They are aimed at teachers of all levels. Adapt and develop them to meet the needs of ākonga in your context and setting.
Activity collections
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Te taiao – Activity collection
Explore the tikanga of caring for the environment and collecting natural resources.
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Tākaro ā-ringa – Activity collection
Play tākaro ā-ringa | hand games: hipitoitoi, hei tama tū tama, and whakaropiropi ai, and explore their whakapapa and tikanga.
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Ngā mahi a te rēhia – Activity collection
Learn ngā mahi ā te rēhia (games and pastimes): manu aute (kite making), kōruru (knuckle bones), pōtaka (spinning tops), and poutoti (stilts).
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Whai – Activity collection
Play whai, and learn about their whakapapa and tikanga.
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Ngā mahi poi – Activity collection
Learn about he poi roa, tapatahi (single long poi) and hē kanikani mā te poi (poi choreography), and the whakapapa and tikanga of poi.
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Tī rākau – Activity collection
Play tī rākau and explore their whakapapa and tikanga.
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Te kori me te puoro – Activity collection
Research, choreograph, and perform dances, tauira whakaraka (stepping patterns), and te hanga raupapa (movement sequences).
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Te reo kori me te nekehanga – Activity collection
Choreograph and perform waiata-ā-ringa (action songs), and compose and perform a haka.
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Te āta whakaaroaro i te ao kori
Give ākonga the opportunity to consider their feelings about participating in the te ao kori activities, and express this as a chant.