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Te Reo Sentence Starters

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Te Reo Sentence Starters

Te Reo Sentence Starters

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📝 Part 1: Sentence Starters Practice

Remember our three sentence starters:

Kei te _____ (I am / It is)

He _____ (A/An)

Ka _____ (Will/Do)

1. Circle the correct sentence starter for each English meaning:

a) "I am eating" should start with:

He

Kei te

Ka

b) "A bird" should start with:

He

Kei te

Ka

c) "We will go" should start with:

He

Kei te

Ka

🔤 Part 2: Vocabulary Matching

2. Match the Te Reo words with their English meanings:
1. manu
2. kai
3. waka
4. whānau
5. kura
A. family
B. food
C. bird
D. school
E. canoe

✏️ Part 3: Complete the Sentences

3. Fill in the blanks to complete these Te Reo sentences:

a) _______ te kai au. (I am eating food)

b) He _______ tēnei. (This is a bird)

c) _______ haere mātou ki te kura. (We will go to school)

d) Kei te _______ ahau. (I am talking/speaking)

e) He _______ taku whānau. (My family is good/well)

📖 Part 4: Write Your Own Sentences

4. Write three sentences using our sentence starters and vocabulary words. Remember to start with a capital letter and end with a full stop!

Sentence 1 (using "Kei te"):

Sentence 2 (using "He"):

Sentence 3 (using "Ka"):

🎨 Part 5: Draw and Describe

5. Draw a picture of your whānau (family) and write one sentence about them using "He" or "Kei te":

My sentence about my whānau:

🌟 Part 6: Reflection

6. Which sentence starter did you like using the most?

Kei te

He

Ka

7. Write one new Te Reo word you enjoyed learning today:

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