He rauemi reo Māori mō ngā rākau – Te reo Māori plant resources
Kia whai mātauranga tātou mō ō tātou rākau mā te reo Māori.
Learn about our trees in te reo Māori!
In this recorded professional learning session, join Greta Dromgool and Manaaki Whenua researcher Dr Norm Mason as we share and discuss bilingual resources created through the collaboration of students, educators, botanists and te reo Māori experts.
Awesome mahi, thanks for all the rauemi.
In 2022 Te Wharekura o Te Rau Aroha worked with botanist Norm Mason to learn to describe native tree species and to communicate this information to their peers and whānau. From this work a suite of articles was developed to support kaiako and akonga to learn about rākau trees.
The articles present the fundamentals of plant biology in a way that is accessible to anyone who may have limited prior knowledge of botany. These resources are extensively illustrated with images and bilingual diagrams, including the stunning botanical illustrations of the late Audrey Eagle.
The key science concepts covered in the articles include:
pollination and seed dispersal
seeds and germination
leaf structure and photosynthesis
classification and identification.
This session will be valuable for both primary and secondary school educators.
Amazing resources! I'll be sharing these links widely.
You can download the video and slideshow presentation.
