Matariki mā Puanga

Learning story prompts

Five learning story prompts to help you get involved with learning through play during Matariki!

  1. Today, while exploring Matariki at Playcentre, I _____ with _____.
  2. Working alongside my friends and whānau, I learned _____.
  3. The Matariki stars inspire me to _____.
  4. During our Matariki celebrations, we showed manaakitanga by _____.
  5. Today we remembered _____ by _____.

You can use these to begin learning stories, artwork reflections, or display contributions.

Check out our new Matariki playlist!

Waiata Matariki https://open.spotify.com/playlist/38FGyGi2RZCY3v5UrppqPu?si=b9e7504d849444f8

Playcentre Waiata

The Hataitai Playcentre CD: Ngā Waiata O Te Taniwha is now available to stream on most online platforms including iTunes, YouTube and Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/6MdjtWFXGvI0OzMQtqCncv

Hard copies and the ukulele cord booklets are available to purchase from the Playcentre shop or directly from Hataitai Playcentre taniwha@gmail.com

Matariki mā Puanga Whakataetae 

Share how you’re celebrating Matariki mā Puanga at your centre.  Entries close 1pm Friday 24 July.

We’re excited to give you the chance to win one of three $150 Playcentre Shop vouchers to be spent towards embedding te reo me ona tikanga Māori in your centre!

To enter, simply share how your Playcentre is celebrating Matariki mā Puanga. Send your videos, photos or learning stories to askteaomaori@playcentre.org.nz or post on your centre’s social media and tag us in.

Some ideas:

  • learn about mana whenua
  • make Matariki the theme for your next whānau event
  • get involved in a community festival
  • connect with your natural environment

The important bits:

  • Entries close Friday 24 July
  • All entries go into the draw to win
  • If sharing on social media, make sure you tag us in to enter
  • Vouchers are to be spent on te reo me ona tikanga Māori resources
  • By submitting an entry, you give permission for Playcentre Aotearoa to share the video/images/quotes publicly and internally
  • Please ensure you have consent to use any photos of people and comply with copyright regulations for images and music