Teacher-only planning companion for Maramataka — Time and Mathematics. Use this page to keep the mathematics explicit while respecting maramataka as a living mātauranga Māori knowledge system.
This handout becomes stronger when students explain what the pattern helps people decide. The maths and the mātauranga Māori context should stay connected.
MATHEMATICS-46e5ff8180: Work with time and repeating cycles in ways that make intervals and comparisons visible.
The lunar-versus-solar comparison task makes cyclical time concrete and numerically discussable.
Useful when time is being taught through pattern rather than clock-only work.
LEARNING-LANGUAGES-f8418f216e: Maramataka and Matariki can be taught as living systems of knowledge that connect language, observation, season, and action.
The Matariki and seasonal-planning prompts help kaiako hold onto meaning and context while teaching the numerical pattern.
Strongest when local variation is acknowledged openly.
Aotearoa lens: maramataka is locally grounded and should not be taught as one uniform national schedule divorced from place and iwi knowledge.
Use the maths to open inquiry, then name local difference and purpose. That keeps the lesson both accurate and respectful.
Pair with astronomy or seasonal-inquiry resources when possible.
Ministry of Education. (2007). The New Zealand Curriculum. Learning Media.
Ministry of Education. (2021). Te Mātaiaho: The Refreshed New Zealand Curriculum. Ministry of Education.
Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand. (2021). Tātaiako: Cultural Competencies for Teachers of Māori Learners. Teaching Council.