🌅 Karakia Timatanga - Opening Karakia

Kia hora te marino
(May peace be widespread)

Kia whakapapa pounamu te moana
(May the sea glisten like greenstone)

Kia tere te kārohirohi
(May the shimmer of light dance)

I mua i tō aroaro
(Across your pathway)

Āmine

1. When do we say this karakia?

At the beginning of our learning

At lunchtime

When we go home

2. What does "Kia hora te marino" mean?

🌿 Understanding Our Karakia

3. Circle the Māori words you can find in the karakia:

marino (peace)

moana (sea)

aroaro (pathway)

apple

4. Fill in the missing word:

Kia hora te _____________ (May peace be widespread)

5. Why is it important to say karakia before we start learning?

6. Draw a picture of something peaceful that the karakia makes you think of:

7. How does saying karakia together help our class work like the Treaty of Waitangi?

It helps us respect each other

It makes us work together

Both of these

8. Complete this sentence about our classroom:

When we say karakia together, we show _____________ and _____________.

9. Write one way you will show respect in our classroom today: