Maori Alphabet - write and wipe cards

A comprehensive pack of cards for junior students to learn to write the Māori alphabet.

Many options available …. simply print the ones you would like for your classroom.

Designed to be laminated. Students ‘write and wipe’.

Great for a literacy centre / daily 5 activity.


The font:
The font used is the 'New Zealand Basic Script'. The letter shapes are identical to those recommended in the NZ Ministry of Education Handbook - ‘Teaching Handwriting’.

The font styles:
♦ regular
♦ outline
♦ dotty

The font colours:
♦ black
♦ light grey

The selection of cards:
♦ lower case alphabet
♦ upper case alphabet
♦ numbers 0-9
♦ upper and lower case alphabet, vowel macrons, numbers

’Start here’ dots:
You can select a card with or without a ‘start here’ dot on each letter/number.
This is available on: lower case alphabet, upper case alphabet, and number strips. It is not available for the cards that have both upper/lower case and numbers on it.

So much choice!:
With all of the variations listed above, you can select the appropriate alphabet cards for your students. For example, you might decide to print …. A lower case alphabet card in grey outline font with ‘start here’ dots. Or perhaps you need …. A number strip in black regular font to assist a student in maths. Whatever you need, it should be here.

All alphabet cards are A4 size and they have a coloured border.
The numbers are ‘strips’ with 3 on each A4 page.

Alphabet: a e i o u h k m n p r t w wh ng


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