Māori High Frequency Words – Park the car

A set of ‘Park the car’ activity sheets for 350 high frequency Māori words.

A great hands-on literacy activity that will engage many of your students (particularly your boys). Drive a toy car and park it on the correct word.

There are 35 carparks (A4 sheets) that list the words in frequency order.

Included:
♦ Set 1 – white carparks
♦ Set 2 – grey carparks
♦ Blank templates included so you can custom design a car park for your students.
♦ Car pictures (these may be used as a temporary solution if you don’t have any toy cars)
♦ Teacher notes / suggestions for use.

Words are written with the NZ Basic Script font.

• More than one car park can be lined up to make it more challenging.
• The sheets are numbered from 1-35.
• You can send a ‘car park’ home with your students as an alternative way of reinforcing high frequency word learning at home.
• Reluctant readers may feel more encouraged to participate if they bring in a toy car from home to use. Perhaps link it to a writing activity as well.
• It doesn’t have to be a toy car … it could be a truck, motorbike, horse etc.

This resource has been created to support Māori medium education in Aotearoa. A helpful resource for full immersion and bilingual classes.

Examples of words used: ngā, tētahi, mahi, reira, waka, whenua, pikitia, rua, tuatahi, rongo, karanga, āwhina, waho, kau, hua, tamaiti, ngahere, ako, paku, māna, whakahaere.

For a full list of the words used in this resource please go to the tki website listed above. They are the first 350 words in frequency order (te to oho)

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